What's up with Florida baseball fans?

[stetam]

Or lack of them apparently.

Historic low: Less than 20,000 Tampa Bay Rays fans showed up to the team's first playoff game

Despite a 99-win season, Rays' fans did not show up to their team's first playoff game, with only 19,704 fans in Tropicana Field, the fewest since 1919.

www.usatoday.com

 

[goldendreams]

I'm in connectut.. and I dont know one person here who follows baseball LITERALLY , including people my age(50) and older .. i gave up on ALL team sports.. totally turned off by them so it leaves the time for other more enjoyable things to do

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Sorry to hear that. The kids would rather sit in front of a screen than go anywhere in person.

Go O’s

 

[cellrdwellr]

I think the Wander Franco situation isn't helping, but wow that's insane! Problem with sports IMO is politics, and I'll leave it at that. There's ways to get messages across without cramming them down every viewers throat. Not to mention they keep changing the rules every year. I can understand their frustration. But hey at least their club made the post season, my team's already golfing

 

[vmc1161]

I think the Wander Franco situation isn't helping, but wow that's insane! Problem with sports IMO is politics, and I'll leave it at that. There's ways to get messages across without cramming them down every viewers throat. Not to mention they keep changing the rules every year. I can understand their frustration. But hey at least their club made the post season, my team's already golfing

Your team sucks, I can smell the suck all the way out to Newton.

 

[garviso8511]

I'm in connectut.. and I dont know one person here who follows baseball LITERALLY , including people my age(50) and older .. i gave up on ALL team sports.. totally turned off by them so it leaves the time for other more enjoyable things to do

Tried to get into baseball but it like watching grass grow .good luck marlins

 

[cellrdwellr]

Your team sucks, I can smell the suck all the way out to Newton.

That's the Charles Rivah

 

[stetam]

I've been a Phillies fan since the 60's. Loyal, exciting fans and no woke nonsense in their organization.

Steve

 

[treasure_hunter1]

Game was in the middle of the week and middle of work day and not an easy area to get to if you don't live in St Pete/Tampa area.

 

[stetam]

Not an excuse. Pitiful fans

Steve

 

[scoundrel]

We’re still boycotting moving the All-Stars to Colorado. I’m never going to watch a baseball game for the rest of my life. Not that I ever did. I would rather watch paint dry.

 

[floridabig]

I watch some baseball, I can't say I'm a devoted fan. I live about 45 minutes from Tampa and you can ask pretty much the majority of people in the area and St. Pete is a horror to try to get to. Not to mention coming from Lakeland the traffic on I 4 is God awful. Although we have the Tigers in town during the spring training and I can't say I've been to any of their games lately either.

 

[MuddyMo]

When I seen the world series was on I had to turn to it to see who was playing. We used to go to the games years ago but they got too expensive. Now the only time I listen to a game is if fishing on a river bank and that's seldom.
I'd rather go to a AA or a little kids ball game, especially tee ball, now thats entertainment.