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OT: Tampa Bay Rays eliminate upper deck seating

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As we know, the state of Florida is an awful pro sports state. I still cant believe David Beckham chose Miami for his MLS. Tampa Bay and Miami's MLS teams have been the only American pro teams contracted in forever. The Jax Jags will probably be on the move soon. They used to tarp and then completely eliminated an upper deck section. The Marlins (10K) and Rays (14K) had the lowest attendance in MLB last year.

So, what is TB doing? They have a stadium too big for their needs so they are eliminating upper deck seating. I've said it a million times and I'll continue to say it, Pitt does not need 70K available seats unless ND, PSU, WVU, Clemson, FSU, or a true blue blood like OSU or Michigan is in town. The upper deck endzone and non-TV view upper deck sections should be closed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn...ck-seating-reduce-capacity-25000?platform=amp
 
The Rays should play at Legends Field. It’s right sized and I could only imagine what the game day atmosphere would be like. Bryce Harper would probably sign a 10 year $150 million contract to play there.
 
kma0043 said:
Tampa needs to be eliminated as a MLB market period. I’d like to see all the pro sports contract rather than be bloated with marginal pros, but players unions will never allow that.
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I dont think TB should be contracted but I do think TB and Miami should relocate. Baseball is never going to work in those cities. As I said, terrible pro sports state and baseball, being as boring as it is just isnt going to lend itself to casual fans. I mean TB was really good for an extended period recently werent they?

If I were those franchises, I'd be looking at Nashville, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Hampton Roads, Las Vegas, etc.
 
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Sean Miller Fan said:
I dont think TB should be contracted but I do think TB and Miami should relocate. Baseball is never going to work in those cities. As I said, terrible pro sports state and baseball, being as boring as it is just isnt going to lend itself to casual fans. I mean TB was really good for an extended period recently werent they?

If I were those franchises, I'd be looking at Nashville, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Hampton Roads, Las Vegas, etc.
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Interesting list of cities; I’d put Richmond, VA in that list. Would Brooklyn support a team? I think the nyc area can support 3 MLB teams. There’s 3 nhl teams there after all.
 
Sean Miller Fan said:
I dont think TB should be contracted but I do think TB and Miami should relocate. Baseball is never going to work in those cities. As I said, terrible pro sports state and baseball, being as boring as it is just isnt going to lend itself to casual fans. I mean TB was really good for an extended period recently werent they?

If I were those franchises, I'd be looking at Nashville, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Hampton Roads, Las Vegas, etc.
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I agree, though Im not sure some of those cities would do any better than the Florida teams. OKC is so small of a metro that one team they can rabidly support is probably enough. I think Portland and Montreal would be very solid markets.
 
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kma0043 said:
Interesting list of cities; I’d put Richmond, VA in that list. Would Brooklyn support a team? I think the nyc area can support 3 MLB teams. There’s 3 nhl teams there after all.
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Brooklyn is too close to the Mets.
 
Sean Miller Fan said:
As we know, the state of Florida is an awful pro sports state. I still cant believe David Beckham chose Miami for his MLS. Tampa Bay and Miami's MLS teams have been the only American pro teams contracted in forever. The Jax Jags will probably be on the move soon. They used to tarp and then completely eliminated an upper deck section. The Marlins (10K) and Rays (14K) had the lowest attendance in MLB last year.

So, what is TB doing? They have a stadium too big for their needs so they are eliminating upper deck seating. I've said it a million times and I'll continue to say it, Pitt does not need 70K available seats unless ND, PSU, WVU, Clemson, FSU, or a true blue blood like OSU or Michigan is in town. The upper deck endzone and non-TV view upper deck sections should be closed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25683771/tampa-bay-rays-eliminate-upper-deck-seating-reduce-capacity-25000?platform=amp
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Sean Miller Fan said:
As we know, the state of Florida is an awful pro sports state. I still cant believe David Beckham chose Miami for his MLS. Tampa Bay and Miami's MLS teams have been the only American pro teams contracted in forever. The Jax Jags will probably be on the move soon. They used to tarp and then completely eliminated an upper deck section. The Marlins (10K) and Rays (14K) had the lowest attendance in MLB last year.

So, what is TB doing? They have a stadium too big for their needs so they are eliminating upper deck seating. I've said it a million times and I'll continue to say it, Pitt does not need 70K available seats unless ND, PSU, WVU, Clemson, FSU, or a true blue blood like OSU or Michigan is in town. The upper deck endzone and non-TV view upper deck sections should be closed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25683771/tampa-bay-rays-eliminate-upper-deck-seating-reduce-capacity-25000?platform=amp
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NO. If you eliminate seating capacity, you eliminate the worst seats. You don't eliminate front row 50 yard line on non-TV side and keep row ZZ on the goal line on the TV upper deck.

I agree: lower capacity to 45K to 55K but keep the best seats.
 
panthermax said:
NO. If you eliminate seating capacity, you eliminate the worst seats. You don't eliminate front row 50 yard line on non-TV side and keep row ZZ on the goal line on the TV upper deck.

I agree: lower capacity to 45K to 55K but keep the best seats.
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Absolutely, you keep as many good seats as possible. You also don't automatically eliminate the non-TV side simply for optics. There is a reason you see more people sitting on the home sideline, that's where they want to sit.
 
Tampa really needs to get on the new stadium, though the designs I'm seeing don't look that great. That being said, the Trop has all the charm and ambiance of an abandoned Wal-Mart.
 
Sean Miller Fan said:
As we know, the state of Florida is an awful pro sports state. I still cant believe David Beckham chose Miami for his MLS. Tampa Bay and Miami's MLS teams have been the only American pro teams contracted in forever. The Jax Jags will probably be on the move soon. They used to tarp and then completely eliminated an upper deck section. The Marlins (10K) and Rays (14K) had the lowest attendance in MLB last year.

So, what is TB doing? They have a stadium too big for their needs so they are eliminating upper deck seating. I've said it a million times and I'll continue to say it, Pitt does not need 70K available seats unless ND, PSU, WVU, Clemson, FSU, or a true blue blood like OSU or Michigan is in town. The upper deck endzone and non-TV view upper deck sections should be closed.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25683771/tampa-bay-rays-eliminate-upper-deck-seating-reduce-capacity-25000?platform=amp
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For some reason noone's listening???? For the millionth time.
 
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