why are the devil rays playing at disney and not tropicana?
2007-05-18 08:19:50 · 9 answers · asked by randy j 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Playing a few games in a different city is a good way to build interest; the Devil Rays want to be more than just the team in Tampa-St. Petersburg. They want to be the team for most of Florida.
This is also used as a way to let your local people know that you are interested in a new stadium or even a new city. Back in the 1960's the Chicago White Sox played some games in Milwaukee after the Braves moved to Atlanta. They knew even back then the the majority of the Chicago-area baseball fans were Cubs fans. They played some games there but did not move quickly enough to get the city of Milwaukee as their own.
The Brooklyn Dodgers also played some games in Newark, New Jersey before moving to Los Angeles. They were hoping to generate more interest with the New Jersey residents; they may have even moved there if the airline industry had not added the jets for making cross country travel quicker.
2007-05-18 11:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They want to be a regional team, so they are playing in Orlando to try to create more of a fan base. Think Red Sox - the Sox are New England's team -- their fan base stretches from Connecticut all the way up through Maine. The Rays want to be the team for central and northern Florida. So in hopes of being a more regional team with a larger fan base, they are playing their home games for a couple of series at Disney.
2007-05-18 08:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Feenix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tropicana is there main field (i need best answer i want to be number 1 in baseball!)
2007-05-19 07:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are trying to expand their reach throughout FL. Now people can not come watch them in two cities.
2007-05-18 09:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by jimmyjohnwalker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was just a temporary move to try reaching to fans in other parts of the state:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/la-spw-orlando16may16,1,7961245.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-majorbaseb&ctrack=1&cset=true
2007-05-18 08:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason the expos / nationals played in Puerto Rico: get more fans and make money
2007-05-18 08:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by TheSandMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are also a bunch of cartoons come to life.
2007-05-18 08:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More exposure for the team, and to bring in more money.
2007-05-18 08:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by Danno Soprano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they can't win anywhere, and they wanna see if this will spark something.
2007-05-18 08:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by Griff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋