J. Hova
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 5, 2024 18:55:35 GMT -5
No, the Tokyo Dome actually has people in attendance.
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DichEvans
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Post by DichEvans on Jan 5, 2024 19:53:37 GMT -5
No, the Tokyo Dome actually has people in attendance. The Rays are the most egregious team in all of pro sports when it comes to inflating attendance. They go around saying they average 17,000/game, when all their games look like this. I think The Athletic did a piece and showed they were closer to 5k/game All the baseball fans here know I am not exaggerating or joking  |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Jan 5, 2024 19:59:55 GMT -5
I did a double take when I saw this thread...
Tropicana Field is a dumpster fire, so much so Tampa's wanted the Rays to be relocated for years
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 6, 2024 9:23:43 GMT -5
I did a double take when I saw this thread... Tropicana Field is a dumpster fire, so much so Tampa's wanted the Rays to be relocated for years It was a mistake from Day One. As stated in another comment, it was an attempt to put together a baseball facility to lure a team. White Sox I know were one of them. It was during the boom of Central Florida and their attempt to try and bring baseball to the region. The last proposal was 2028 being the earliest it'll be replaced and that'll be likely punted again, but at the very least by the time of its death, it would have gotten 40 years of use. But just like the Edward Jones Dome, Georgia Dome, and Alamo Dome, they were cookie cutter late 2nd Generation Domes that were put up before the 3rd Gen in the 2000s (Reliant Stadium, Ford Field, etc.) were built, all of which changed how archictects and planners perceived how to build these sort of stadiums. As a result each had flaws to them that made them outdated within a decade. It's a shame but they felt like it was their best bet and unfortunately it created a 40 year vacuum of problems for the city instead. The poor Rays did all they could to distance themselves from the Devil Rays stigma they held, but the Trop is the last remnant of it that haunts them. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 6, 2024 10:02:16 GMT -5
The only thing Tropicana Field reminds me of is depression. The Trop makes the Oakland Coliseum look like a bastion of hope. The Coliseum has some great history, and is probably easier to get to. Shit, getting to Mustafar is easier than getting to the Trop. The Coliseum is also ruled by a bunch of cats, stray cats run away from the Trop. |
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Post by The Captain on Jan 6, 2024 10:46:19 GMT -5
The only thing Tropicana Field reminds me of is depression. The Trop makes the Oakland Coliseum look like a bastion of hope. The Oakland Coliseum might be a literal toilet but at least it has blue skies to look at some days. And a possum in the visitor's press box. |
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Post by 06vwgti on Jan 6, 2024 10:49:53 GMT -5
The Trop makes the Oakland Coliseum look like a bastion of hope. The Oakland Coliseum might be a literal toilet but at least it has blue skies to look at some days. And a possum in the visitor's press box. I wouldn't want to sit outdoors in Florida during a baseball game from June until Sept. It's just miserable. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 6, 2024 11:13:23 GMT -5
The Oakland Coliseum might be a literal toilet but at least it has blue skies to look at some days. And a possum in the visitor's press box. I wouldn't want to sit outdoors in Florida during a baseball game from June until Sept. It's just miserable. Yeah, and that's not even getting into the thunderstorms with Florida having a crazy number of lightning strikes. |
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jan 6, 2024 19:31:42 GMT -5
I can’t even play mlb the show anymore without laughing my butt off thinking about this thread and just.. the audacity to compare the Tokyo Dome to the absolute dump the Trop is. My friends have been telling me to shut up and stop calling it the Tokyo dome the last few days, I will not be stopping.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 19, 2024 1:16:43 GMT -5
No, the Tokyo Dome actually has people in attendance. The Rays are the most egregious team in all of pro sports when it comes to inflating attendance. They go around saying they average 17,000/game, when all their games look like this. I think The Athletic did a piece and showed they were closer to 5k/game All the baseball fans here know I am not exaggerating or joking The only time they ever get to the neighborhood of 17k is if the Yankees, Red Sox, or some other “Snow bird” team is in town. |
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Jan 19, 2024 15:01:15 GMT -5
I always saw the Tokyo Dome as Japan’s MSG. So it sounds very insulting to compare it to a baseball field named after orange juice.
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