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Originally Posted by Cheerio
Why do so many people hate the Rays?
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Because they all get upset that they organization is run very well and their team (mostly Blue Jays) have been terrible. They think that the team just plays in an empty joke of a stadium not spending money on players and picking up revenue sharing cheques.
They don't realize that the owners will be the first to tell anyone that they need a new stadium and are trying very hard to get one but it has been hard negotiating with St Pete and getting out of the lease and finding a spot for a new stadium since St Pete won't let them build on the water because of the manatee sanctuaries that are near by. They also fail to see that the Rays have one of the highest TV viewership in the MLB and because how their deal is structured they don't make the 100's of millions that other markets do with less viewers. They also have never been to Tropicana field which isn't even that bad of a stadium. It looks a lot worse on TV then in person. It is way nicer in comparison to the saddledome but no where near what all the new ball parks are like.