I'm not going to give money away when I'm not in the game. Naimoli is being blamed for the Tampa Bay community's growing disinterest in the Rays, and depending on who you believe, Naimoli's days are numbered. The Devil Rays have played 251 home games since and have not sold out another game. We thought there were a lot more baseball fans in this market than there are, and we may have overestimated the financial abilities of the market. The lack of a strong corporate presence in the city has probably been a factor.
Baseball is a long season, and a season ticket is very expensive.
We may have talked ourselves into this unrealistic expectation. The Twins' magic number is now 146 after stunning Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox, coming from behind with two, two-out doubles to tie the game in the ninth and win the game in the 10th. Forget about the Yankees or anyone else. This team is so young, but it is so good and so talented. If we try to analyze what we are doing, we would get caught up in it.