2007-03-25 07:50:31 · 8 answers · asked by hopelessly in love 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
They eventually will be moved to the NL East, once the Marlins move.
If and when the Marlins move to Portland, it would make sense to switch them to the AL, and put them in the West with Seattle. Then the Rangers could move to the Central where they belong. To make room for them, the Indians should be moved to the East, to take Tampa Bay's spot. TB would then be moved to the NL East, where it could establish a regional rivalry with the Braves.
2007-03-26 01:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by phil5775 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dont look now, but Tampa Bay is going to have one of the best starting '9's in baseball, plus a deep bench. Their pitching, unfortunately, is another story. Behind Kazmir, theres not much to cheer about, though they are establishing the beginnings of a rotation that can at least give them a chance to stay in games most days. Its been suggested that current ownership is just interested in pocketing profits rather than putting $$$ back into the payroll. In any case, this years version of the Rays will be quite entertaining-if not yet a big winner-and time will tell whether this franchise can build enough of a fan base, or-as another poster said-move to Las Vegas.
2007-03-25 17:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. How does this make sense at all? To have two teams in the same division in both the DC area and the Miami area, where there isn't a lot of hype for baseball makes no sense. It would hurt the game in that if one team was good and the other poor, there would be an even larger discrepancy than there is now. Just a plain out awful idea, imo.
2007-03-25 15:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by Laura 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would simply help the Rays at the cost of the Nats, and you'd end up with the same problem. (Besides, MLB would never make that switch - it would put two AL times [Nats and Orioles] too close to each other). What MLB needs to do is establish more equitable revenue sharing, and possibly a salary cap, to prevent the dominance of large-market, deep-pocket teams.
2007-03-25 15:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by JerH1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. It's their location keeping them from drawing fans, and therefore not making enough money for the franchise to pay to get/keep good players. Look at what happened to Montreal as an example of this fact.
When a team doesn't draw fans, they don't make money, and when they don't make money, they can't get good players. And when they can't get good players, they can't win, which means they can't draw fans, which means they still don't have enough money, and so it goes around and around. ... The same goes for a team like the Rockies in Colorado.
If the Devil Rays were in a market like New York, it would just be a matter of time before they would have things their way. And if the Yankees were in Tampa, it would just be a matter of time before they fall flat.
2007-03-25 15:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry. This doesnt make any sense at all. The Devil Rays will still lose 100 games in the NL East.
2007-03-25 18:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by J-Far 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think so. I think baseball should re align all teams. It seems like baseball doesn't build local rivals. They should play in the NL east and play against the Marlins. Rangers should move to the NL central so they can play the Astros.
2007-03-25 15:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by legendaryplanets 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
send the devil rays to las vegas ,nevada and start a franchise where they are wanted
2007-03-25 15:50:14 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋