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Old 04-15-2019, 06:13 AM
 
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Their strategy has been exceptional for a small market team. You just don't realize this fact.
Exceptional strategy? Over 22 seasons they have finished 1st or 2nd 5 times. World Championships 0.
Big $$ Club Boston over that same 22 seasons have finished 15 times in 1st or 2nd. World Championships 4. What fact was that again?? I have no ill will towards the rays players. They happen to play a sport with a bad business model if you are not one of the elite teams you swim in mediocrity.
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Old 04-15-2019, 11:19 AM
 
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Such a long season, franchise best start....happy for the franchise.

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Old 04-16-2019, 02:13 PM
 
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Snell goes to 10-day DL - toe fx. Too bad....
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Old 04-16-2019, 03:29 PM
 
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They ended in 3rd place in AL East last year
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Old 04-16-2019, 03:36 PM
 
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They ended in 3rd place in AL East last year
and?
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Old 04-16-2019, 05:05 PM
 
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and?
Check back when 2019 season is over
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Old 04-16-2019, 05:07 PM
 
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Check back when 2019 season is over
why?
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Old 04-17-2019, 02:13 AM
 
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That's my point Can they put together a competitive team? Yes for a short while, Then they dump the good talent and rebuild. They develop young players that walk out for bigger checks a year or two down the road.
Do you even follow baseball? The only flaw the Rays have made over the years is not trading their free agent-bound stars sooner. Who were they supposed to keep in your mind... Crawford? Price? Upton? Longoria?

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Exceptional strategy? Over 22 seasons they have finished 1st or 2nd 5 times. World Championships 0.
Big $$ Club Boston over that same 22 seasons have finished 15 times in 1st or 2nd. World Championships 4. What fact was that again??
Stats aren't helping you here buddy. See below:


The Rays and Yankees have the same number of World Series appearances in the last 15 years.

In that time the Yankees have outspent the Rays by nearly $3 billion.

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Old 04-17-2019, 03:23 AM
 
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Top MLB team draws 9k last night. Guess the Lightning game kept fans at home? Doubt it, but maybe.
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Old 04-17-2019, 10:09 AM
 
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The Rays and Yankees have the same number of World Series appearances in the last 15 years.

In that time the Yankees have outspent the Rays by nearly $3 billion.



I was never judging a team on how many championships they win. My point has been that the rays are a small club and can't play with the big boys year after year. As a sports fan, baseball is rigged against the small clubs because it has a bad business model. As a sports fan I want my team to play on a level playing field. NFL football and NHL hockey is such a sport. Every year my team has just as much chance to win as the next. If your owner and management are good they can put together a team as good as the next. Can the rays go all the way? They did it once so yes its possible. Year after year good luck. The rays have played 21 seasons. So going back 21...........................




1st or 2nd place finishes Rays 5 Yankees 18


Playoff Appearances Rays 4 Yankees 17



World Series Appearances Rays 1 Yankees 6


World Series won Rays 0 Yankees 4


Tell me again how money means nothing. I am going to make a guess and say over the last 21 years the Yankee fans have had a lot more to cheer about then the Rays. Once again I support the rays players but the owner, not so much. I support the game of baseball, MLB not so much, bad business model and bad for most fans.
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