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Rob Reed
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Re: A look at the Rays attendance and payroll numbers aside the Red Sox payroll numbers for the last ten years <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-5603">5603</a>]</b>
10/24/08, 6:59am
They will!

They finally have a good product for people to see, so I think their attendence will improve a ton. I think they will atleast average 20 to 25 thousand per game next season. The only problem with Rays fans is that a lot of Rays fans don't live in <b><i><a href="http://St.Pete" target="_blank">St.Pete</a></b></i>. They are having to drive from Tampa, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Sarasota, Ocala.

If the Trop were located in the heart of Tampa, I think they would naturally draw better. Everybody seems to make fun of the Trop, but I like the Trop. The Trop can get loud & gives the Rays a great homefield advantage when the fans show up. Moreover, it is a comfortable place to watch a baseball game. The only thing the Tampa organization needs to do is to replace the field, but the Trop is just fine. MORE COWBELL!

[drrubb from Panama City Beach/Florida]
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