Vince here. Last year, Andrew Ranck documented his experience at the Devil Rays game at Disney for the Uni Watch faithful. The other day, I received a missive from Andrew with a new batch of pictures and assorted descriptions of his most recent trip to watch the AL East powerhouse at Disney, so it’s time for an update. Andrew’s account is below.
This year my friends and I decided to take the traditional (read: cheap) route and sit in the grass in the outfield. It was a nice night, so laying out a blanket and watching the game from left field was a nice (and popular) alternative.
One nuance of the park is that the bullpen is actually located directly in front of the grass seating area.
Sitting in the grass was actually kind of a nice change. Disney did a great job of having temporary concession stands located around the outer ring of the grass (the white tents in the pictures.) I was actually kind of surprised with the amount of alcohol being served this year as opposed to last. This year they had the usual ball park choices of beers (all the major domestics), and for some reason they decided to sell Foster’s Oil Cans. They also had full bars set up through-out the park which definitely weren’t there last year.
Before the sun went down it was shining directly in our eyes, so I took the opportunity to walk up towards home plate a get a picture of the batter’s box and home dugout (with temporary advertising for Pepsi and NewEra included). The warm up circle looked to be the same one used the previous year. My guess is that it’s the generic one they use for Atlanta’s spring training games in the stadium.
From the stands you could see the advertising pennants that are a permanent part of the park. Upon closer inspection (aided by the fact that we were sitting right under them), I saw that some of them were temporary coverings, which (due to the Rays-centric nature of them), I assume were just for that series.
The only scoreboard in the place was the one in center field, and like last year it was pretty Spartan in the information it provided. Also, there was a temporary jumbo-tron that showed player intros and between inning commercials. The problem was, from the outfield grass, you couldn’t see the center field scoreboard, and since there weren’t any others, a lot of time was spent figuring out how many balls and strikes there were.
Little kids would play catch on the grass behind the left field wall, until Disney employees (shown here in the orange shirts) would chase them away.The kids were really good at the “wait until they go away, then go right back to doing it” game, so Disney eventually had to have park security (nicknamed “the fun police” by the adults in the crowd) to keep them away.
Anyway, besides that small experience of Disney big brother behavior, they trip was a great time, and not a bad way to spend an evening. I heard attendance was a little lower then last year, but that’s being blamed by the Rays and Disney on the Magic playoff series going on at the same time.
Let’s all give Andrew a nice round of applause for his report from the land of Mickey.
A Quick Aside: If during the second or third inning of last night’s Indians versus Mariners game you heard some dude yelling, “Get a helmet on that first base coach!”, that was me. Seattle’s Eddie Rodriguez was manning first base with just a hat, and being only six rows behind home plate, I decided I could make a difference. Apologies to all children in that section, as my language was not quite as proper as I portrayed it here.
Uni Watch News Ticker: A little birdie named Patrick Wilson points out that some time during spring training, Pat Burrell gave the bird to someone. … Brian Rockwood notes that on April 29, 1913, the Reds had to wear uniforms borrowed from the White Sox because the equipment managers forgot to load the uni’s on the train. It didn’t help the Reds that day, as they lost 7-2. … LeGarrette Blount chose to play football for the Oregon Ducks because — wait, this can’t be right — he liked the uniforms? (A depressing thanks to Greg Riffenburgh and Brett Crane). … Many people chipped in to explain that the quarterback-style wristband on college baseball players is for calling pitches from the dugout without the opposing team being able to pick off the signs. Thanks.
#1 by Jim on 04.30.08 8:17 am |
Here’s a Brett Hull ‘cameo’ I think Paul missed in his cameo articles. Only played 5 games, with 1 assist, then retired. Heard he hated Gretzky has a coach. Or realized what team he was playing for… sorry, don’t know how to make words into links.
http://www.gettyimag...
#2 by Andy Jacobs on 04.30.08 8:17 am |
A Quick Aside: If during the second or third inning of last night’s Indians versus Mariners game you heard some dude yelling, “Get a helmet on that first base coach!”, that was me. Seattle’s Eddie Rodriguez was manning first base with just a hat, and being only six rows behind home plate, I decided I could make a difference. Apologies to all children in that section, as my language was not quite as proper as I portrayed it here.
Is it me or do the moderators (both the fill in and the actual owner) have a little ego problems?
#3 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 8:18 am |
sweet…im guessing everyone takes public transportation to the game and there are no young children present
and yet, miley cyrus is now a bad role model for the youth
#4 by Jim on 04.30.08 8:21 am |
Watching the tigers game last night waiting for the Wings game to come on, and noticed that I think it was the 8th inning when Jeter was up to bat, that the tiger pitcher had his jersey untucked while pitching. The cameras even did a close-up to it.
Screen shot? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
#5 by Cathy on 04.30.08 8:22 am |
Oh boy…here we go again…just like yesterday. The moderator and his fill-ins are the “bloggers” on this “blog”. If you don’t like what they blog about, their writing style, their behavior, their likes and dislikes etc. Then simply un-bookmark the blog and don’t read it. Simple.
#6 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 8:24 am |
can we please NOT do this again today?
jesus christ
#7 by Jim on 04.30.08 8:25 am |
It’s just you…
#8 by Vince Grzegorek on 04.30.08 8:26 am |
Ok, that’s that. Done and done. On to uniforms. Or, I swear, I’ll turn this blog around right now.
#9 by John T on 04.30.08 8:33 am |
The kids were really good at the “wait until they go away, then go right back to doing it” game,
god that was a good line, brought back a few memories. It would be cool for kids to be able to play ball during a game. I know, the ball could go on to the field and stop a game for 30 secs but hey let them play!!
great job Andrew, nice details on a good evening
#10 by Andy Jacobs on 04.30.08 8:35 am |
Excuse me, didnt read it yesterday…
indians blue jerseys at home with the blue and red hats made think it was 1995 all over again
#11 by Bryan on 04.30.08 8:37 am |
I saw that as well. I was trying to figure out if I had ever seen a baseball player with their jersey not tucked (besides after a slide)
#12 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 8:44 am |
here
not the best pic, but it works
#13 by Stuby on 04.30.08 8:57 am |
Just wondering: Who was the first guy to hit a walk-off homer and do the helmet flip right before crossing homeplate and being mobbed by teammates?
I think it might have Manny, but it seems like everyone does it now.
#14 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 9:03 am |
couldn’t tell you who the first hat flipper was…but im pretty sure it was the cincy reds who started that hippity hop thing every team now does when greeting the walk-offer
#15 by teamcinnamon on 04.30.08 9:11 am |
Burrell giving the finger was actually from 2007 during the preseason “On-Deck Series” (last 2 games of the preseason that take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philly) against the BoSox.
He was gesturing across the field to former manager, Terry Francona.
#16 by scott on 04.30.08 9:14 am |
A few years ago this continually happened during a n Appalachian League game in Martinsville, Va. There was a grassy area in front of the 3B bleachers where kids were playing catch throughout the game, and their overthrows would end up near 3B coach Jorge Orta, who didn’t seem to mind getting the ball and tossing it back to them.
Was last night the first time the Astros wore their gray jerseys this season? Arizona sort of forced the issue by wearing its red tops.
#17 by Tom on 04.30.08 9:26 am |
As for the Rays in Disney this year and the lower attendance, I live in/around Orlando, and honestly the advertising for the series wasn’t there this year, last year the advertising was much more prominent, TV, radio, billboards etc. This year I saw maybe two or three TV spots, and the series had come and gone before anyone knew it.
#18 by sean lewis on 04.30.08 9:27 am |
no pics but real salt lake (mls) will be wearing green jerseys on honor of earth day tonight.
#19 by Mike Edgerly on 04.30.08 9:30 am |
They can’t even let the kids play catch! Geez, it’s a RAYS game for crying out loud!
#20 by sean lewis on 04.30.08 9:32 am |
sorry, i am unable to get a link to work, here is the address for real salt lake’s press release about green jerseys
http://web.mlsnet.co...
#21 by James P. on 04.30.08 9:35 am |
Astros wore their road grays for the first time this season last night against the D-Bag…er…D-Backs because the brick red jersey/gray pants would have clashed with the dark red/white pants, and the D-Backs wouldn’t have that…
#22 by Juan Grande on 04.30.08 9:36 am |
This Oregon uniform recruiting tool thing really frightens me. Lord knows what this fashion disaster will lead to across the NCAA. It was funny to make fun of their diamond-plate lemon yellow and emerald green uniforms but if more good players start publicly digging the threads, you know other schools will follow. Notre Dame with diamond-plate? Penn State in a different uniform every week? I’m scared Mommy, make the big, bad Nike go away!
#23 by Jason on 04.30.08 9:42 am |
I live between Tampa and Orlando and had no idea the Rays were playing at Disney again this year until I saw the game on TV. They did a terrible job of promoting this year. As for the alcohol choices at the ballpark, it sounds like this year’s choices were alot more inline with what they offer at Braves Spring Training.
#24 by chance on 04.30.08 9:48 am |
Nothing wrong with selling booze at a ballpark. We don’t need to kiddie-proof the world.
Glad to see that the Rays continue to reach out to the rest of Florida, but dismayed at the attendance problems. That sounds like the perfect way to watch a game. I’ll take your word for it on the poor advertising - they better fix that next season.
#25 by Kevin M. on 04.30.08 9:48 am |
You live in Downtown Orlampa?
#26 by KT on 04.30.08 9:50 am |
Oddly enough, the Suns wore purple last night and they were eliminated from the playoffs.
Huh. That’s odd.
#27 by Stuby on 04.30.08 10:00 am |
Yeah, I was watching highlights the other night and couldn’t tell which team was which. I don’t get the color scheme change for either team.
#28 by Tom on 04.30.08 10:01 am |
You live in Downtown Orlampa?
Not yet, but he will when they finally develop that in 150 years!
#29 by Wade on 04.30.08 10:07 am |
Brett wore number 9 when he was in Phoenix too, after his Dad, Bobby, unretired the number from his Jets days. I can’t find any pictures to prove he actually wore it, though.
Brett retired after only 5 games, his reasoning was because he was too fat and slow.
#30 by Jim on 04.30.08 10:09 am |
I thought he wore #9 too, couldn’t find a picture either.
#31 by Colin on 04.30.08 10:14 am |
Saw SI’s gallery of Larry Brown’s career. The first picture, linked below, shows him during his playing days at UNC. Is there a story behind the socks? It almost looks like there are slots for a belt of some sort. Also some very funny outfits from his early coaching days are in the gallery.
http://sportsillustr...
#32 by Steve on 04.30.08 10:15 am |
I recall somewhere hearing that it was Ortiz during a streak of walk-offs he had a few years ago where he was getting tired of the pounding on his head…but I could be wrong.
#33 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.30.08 10:18 am |
There is no such thing as a ‘walk-off’ homer, single, or anything else. ‘Walk-off’ implies that the batter hits the ball and just walks to the dugout. Well, if you walk to the dugout you can’t reach first base. Therefore, no single, double, triple homer or anything else. And, if the score is tied and the batter hits one out of the park he can’t just walk into the dugout. He HAS to touch ‘em all. The only way I’ll accept any of this is with a ‘walk-off’ home run where the batter doesn’t have to round the bases to get the win.
Okay … sorry … had to get that off my chest. It’s just a pet peeve of mine.
Now … back to your regularly scheduled UniWatch discussions.
#34 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 10:20 am |
couldn’t agree more chance…lest you mistook my comment for actually caring (or if it was even directed towards me)
just attempting (poorly, as it’s really apples to oranges) to point out disney’s hypocracy in selling adult beverages and such (and as someone else pointed out, employing the ‘fun police’), and being all high and mighty about the vanity fair pics of super-hottie miley
can’t have it both ways, disney…
#35 by Kris Fulton on 04.30.08 10:23 am |
Brett Hull wore #9 for the home opener - October 8th, 2005. They had a pregame ceremony to \”unretire\” the number. Here\’s a decent pic with the ESPN article.
#36 by Kris Fulton on 04.30.08 10:24 am |
Link.
#37 by Kevin M. on 04.30.08 10:27 am |
I read somewhere that Dennis Eckersley came up with the term “walk-off” whatever due to the fact the losing team had to walk off the field as losers.
#38 by spencer on 04.30.08 10:33 am |
The Oregon uniforms are amazing. Serves them right for getting players because they have the best uniform pack in the NCAA.
#39 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 10:33 am |
when in doubt…turn to wiki
The first known usage of the word in print appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 21, 1988, Section D, Page 1. Chronicle writer Lowell Cohn wrote an article headlined “What the Eck?” about Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley’s unusual way of speaking: “For a translation, I go in search of Eckersley. I also want to know why he calls short home runs ’street pieces,’ and home runs that come in the last at-bat of a game ‘walkoff pieces’. . . .” Although the term originally was coined with a negative connotation, in reference to the pitcher (who must walk off the field with his head hung in shame), it has come to acquire a more celebratory connotation, for the batter who walks off with pride with the adulation of the home crowd).
#40 by Stuby on 04.30.08 10:36 am |
Wouldn’t it help to have a helmet on your head in that situation?
#41 by Stan aka the took on 04.30.08 10:41 am |
I don’t know how many New Yorkers saw this but on NY1 they had Bloomberg talking about the All Star game in Yankee Stadium and he was presented a American league jersey.
My description: Navy blue, American on the front with the white arches signature to old Yankee Stadium. Big blockish almost National like looking letters on the back… yeah that works out.
Any pictures?
#42 by Bryan Redemske on 04.30.08 10:41 am |
No, because then they hit you harder.
#43 by Steve on 04.30.08 10:45 am |
Correct
Deadspin covered it on 4/1/07. Not sure why it made today’s ticker????
#44 by Marty Met on 04.30.08 10:49 am |
I whole heartedly agree. LeGarrette Blount made the right choice uniform wise. All the SEC uniforms are so bland.
#45 by chance on 04.30.08 10:50 am |
Loath though I am to disagree with you, I must. Of course they can have it both ways - those are two different divisions of the same massive company, and do not have the same interests nor must they have the same policies.
Just because one element of the company makes money from childrens’ entertainment doesn’t mean that the entirety of the company must be devoted to childish things.
#46 by Joey Guns on 04.30.08 10:50 am |
Anyone see this comical article about a guy accidentally buying his son a Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and then having the son taken from him by social services for 3 days?
http://www.mlive.com...
#47 by chance on 04.30.08 10:53 am |
Look anything like these tshirts from MLB’s online shop?
#48 by Mark in Shiga on 04.30.08 10:54 am |
Although the term originally was coined with a negative connotation, in reference to the pitcher (who must walk off the field with his head hung in shame), it has come to acquire a more celebratory connotation, for the batter who walks off with pride with the adulation of the home crowd).
I don’t agree with this at all. Everybody knows that the “walking off” is done by the team in the field. The home team is running out of the dugout to congratulate the guy who scored the winning run and the batter who brought him in (same person if it’s a homer). The only ones “walking” are the other guys who have no reason to hurry. The word means just what Eckersley meant when he invented it.
(And Vince, come on, man — yelling at the base coach for not wearing a helmet? Would you have been in Orlando helping the security guards take the balls away from the kids, too?)
#49 by Stuby on 04.30.08 10:54 am |
I’ll buy that. Although the helmet toss has now morphed into a celebratory gesture.
#50 by chance on 04.30.08 10:54 am |
Sorry, screwed up the first link - should be this.
#51 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 11:04 am |
well, of course they can have it both ways…they’re disney…they can do whatever the f*ck they want
i know the two divisions are separate and not always in synch…in fact, they’re more than likely at cross-purposes…all they share in common is the desire to make money, and i certainly don’t begrudge them that…not surprisingly, i love nike, mickey d’s and microsoft, and disney (while i’m not a fan) ranks right up there with those big corporations i do like
i just get more than a little pissed when disney tries to portray itself as this wholesome family values white bread 1950’s throwback (they were shocked, SHOCKED at the annie liebowitz’ pics)…when in reality they’re just the same bunch of money-making salary men that paul and many other liberals love to hate on
and now [/rant]
#52 by chance on 04.30.08 11:07 am |
Yes, but as you note Disney television and Disney Sports (or whoever runs that complex) have little to do with each other.
You might as well call me a hypocrite for not liking to do something that my cousin does regularly.
#53 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.30.08 11:13 am |
Okay … I can definitely agree with Eckersley’s definition. From a pitcher’s point of view you’re either walking off the field dejected or celebrating a win. It’s still pretty weak, but I understand it from that point.
#54 by MPowers1634 on 04.30.08 11:15 am |
Jim Leyland looks like a manager should!
#55 by KJ on 04.30.08 11:19 am |
I agree. As a former NCAA football player (under the age of 25) I can tell you that Oregon is ahead of the game on this jersey thing. MANY players and recruits love their kits (present company included) and most kids these days are very brand loyal (Nike, New Era, etc) so I imagine that OU will continue to get atheletes based upon their jerseys. Like it or not…
#56 by MPowers1634 on 04.30.08 11:19 am |
They weren’t allowed to because they were showing up the Rays with their superior ability to throw and catch a baseball.
#57 by Jim on 04.30.08 11:20 am |
How can the tigers have such an awesome home uni and then have that crap as an away uni? Don\’t like \’em at all…
#58 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 11:25 am |
matt…have you seen the rays this year?
they’re ahead of your yanks AND tied with your sox (technically…percentage points ahead of the sox)…and we won’t even delve into how you can be both a sox and yanks fan
#59 by Bentz on 04.30.08 11:26 am |
I thought that NBA teams were required to wear the same uniforms throughout the series - so if Phoenix went orange in Game 1, they couldn’t wear purple for that series. Did that just change?
#60 by Bryan Redemske on 04.30.08 11:28 am |
You know the Rays are only a game out in the East, right? And with a better record than the Yankees? And just swept the Red Sox?
#61 by Chad G on 04.30.08 11:32 am |
Those aren’t slots, it is his uniform number “11″. Look at the front of his jersey.
#62 by James P. on 04.30.08 11:40 am |
Considering the D-Backs copied the Astros color scheme, I think they should have been the ones that wore something else last night…though it was good to see the road grays being used…
#63 by Juan Grande on 04.30.08 11:44 am |
I played college football too (albeit NAIA not NCAA) but my choice in schools was not based on the uniform but where I had a decent chance of playing and a degree that would be worth something after I graduated. Of course that was in the early 90s. Kids are now “all about me.” I can’t think for a minute that a kid with a decent head on his shoulders (few and far between these days) would choose a school based on some primary-colored uniform verses a school with a football tradition (any of the SEC schools) where you get a chance to play a potential national champ every year? Perhaps the fact I went to a non-NCAA D1 school has skewed my reality. Or maybe it is the grumpy old man portion of being 35 is coming out.
I’m not a SEC fan but I’d rather eat BBQ and drink sweet tea any day than eat granola and wear socks with birkenstocks.
#64 by Joe on 04.30.08 11:44 am |
Brian Rockwood notes that on April 29, 1913, the Reds had to wear uniforms borrowed from the White Sox because the equipment managers forgot to load the uni’s on the train. It didn’t help the Reds that day, as they lost 7-2.
The Reds and White Sox played each other in 1913??? I find that hard to believe, unless interleague play did happen back then. Anyone else??
#65 by chance on 04.30.08 11:48 am |
And no link to the story?
#66 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 11:49 am |
i thought the same thing too, until i re-read the passage…it merely says they “borrowed” the unis, it never said they PLAYED each other…they were prolly playing the CUBS since, the train from cincy would have been going to chi-town and the cubs were likely their opponent…
lemme do some research and see if i can find their opponent on this date
#67 by Juan Grande on 04.30.08 11:51 am |
I live just north of St. Petersburg. If you opened the sports page, watched the local news, or listened to local sports radio I don’t know how you’d miss that the Rays were in Orlando. There was good talk about this series even back during spring training. They may not have rented the Goodyear blimp or held a parade but if you paid any attention to Rays news you’d know about the series.
As a Red Sox fan in attendance at all three games I was pissed over the sweep. Buchholtz and Beckett pitched great games but there was just no hitting. But, after living in Raleigh, NC for the last 10 years, I became a decents Rays fan because I saw nearly all of them play for the Durham Bulls. It was good to see them perform as they are capable of. Just not against my BoSox.
#68 by Jim on 04.30.08 11:51 am |
Not uni related so excuse me, but how does expansion work in the MLB? How do they decide which league the team goes in? NBA and NHL it is just location (east and West), but with the different leagues having different rules, how do they decise what league they will be place in?
#69 by Joey Guns on 04.30.08 11:52 am |
He held up a jersey, not a t-shirt. It was customized with “BLOOMBERG 08″ on the back.
http://cityroom.blog...
http://www.ny1.com/n...
He also joked about burying it under Fenway, which doesn’t make sense, because it’s an all-star jersey, not a Yankees jersey……
#70 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 11:53 am |
well well well…
here it is
first dated item…they played the cubs, as i suspected…and there’s your link, chance ;)
#71 by Kek on 04.30.08 11:54 am |
This was one of the reasons I thought Oregon had a legit shot at Terrelle Pryor. These loud uniforms already get enough pub, but can you imagine the #1 recruit in the nation and the most highly touted recruit in the last 25 years (at least) would be sporting those jerseys. I know Oregon jersey sales in western PA and eastern OH would have spiked. Most likely throughout the country they would have sold a lot of that number jersey.
I’m kind of over trashing Oregon’s unis. I guess they’re just not as bad as they were at first glance. My advice to them would be lay off the yellow and go more with the white. I actually think the all-white ensemble with the white helmet is a very sharp uni. I only wish the nameplates were darker. You can’t read that silver.
#72 by Ben P. on 04.30.08 11:57 am |
Interesting Uni note from Ken Griffey Jr. after last night’s Reds/Cardinals game. ACcording to the ESPN recap:
“Ken Griffey Jr., who needs three homers to become the sixth player to reach 600, was 0-for-4 and hasn’t homered in six games. He was misidentified on a scoreboard graphic his first at-bat, with a different Reds left-handed hitter that might have been Dan Driessen shown instead, although in subsequent at-bats his mug shot was used.
Griffey thought it might have been Norris Hopper with the image reversed and noted, “I haven’t worn Franklin batting gloves since ‘92.” Team spokesman Rob Butcher guessed that it was Dewayne Wise, who played for the Reds the previous two seasons, in a spring training game.”
Anyone know of any pictures of this event?
#73 by Jamie Nelson on 04.30.08 11:57 am |
I attended a Sacramento River Cats (A’s) and Omaha royals (KC) game the other night and every,I mean every one, in an Omaha uni sported high socks and stirrups…yahoo! does anyone know if they do this as a matter of course or was I just one of 6,000 lucky fans?
#74 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 12:00 pm |
but only the fourth to do it without cheating
#75 by Stuby on 04.30.08 12:03 pm |
Damn, Phil. You’re good.
#76 by KT on 04.30.08 12:04 pm |
“Walk-off homer” does, in fact, refer to the losers doing the walking. Always has. The phrase has become bastardized to be used with “walk-off single,” “walk-off-double,” etc. (I’m waiting for the first bases-loaded walk in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth to be called a “walk-off walk.”)
It has nothing to do with the player who does the deed, who must, as we all know, at least touch first in some manner (walking, running, crawling, whatever). Never has.
And Disney the company keeps its separate interests separate? Wow. It’s cool to be naive, I guess.
#77 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.30.08 12:08 pm |
So … are you saying that one of the primary reasons that a high school football player picks a college is the uniform? Does that mean that the more original/outlandish/creative/garish uniform a school can create the better their recruiting class will be? It doesn’t make sense to me, but, then again, I’m not 18 years old and haven’t been for a long, long time.
#78 by Vince Grzegorek on 04.30.08 12:12 pm |
Sorry if I didn’t make that clear in the ticker.
#79 by chance on 04.30.08 12:13 pm |
Yeah, I get that, I was wondering if the wordmark across the front was the same as the navy t-shirts they’ve been selling. Since it was, we can presume that the National League versions will look like that gray t-shirt.
#80 by Robert on 04.30.08 12:27 pm |
These ballpark rankings, based on a poll of the fans, are certainly interesting.
http://sportsillustr...
There should be a category for whether fans approve of their hometown team’s uniforms, however. As we all know, bad uniforms can taint an otherwise enjoyable visit to the ballpark.
#81 by LI Phil on 04.30.08 12:36 pm |
mets are 28th out of 30…and the nats (who now have a beautiful new park) and fish (who play in a football stadium whose team is owned by their ex-owner and who wants them out…not to mention 95 & humid from mid-may thru september–but…who are also getting a new park…sometime) are the only ones lower
i, for one, cannot wait until our new cathedral is complete…i welcome the corporate overlords from citi…shea was great…once…44 years ago…its time to move out of the cellar of the nl east ballpark race
#82 by teamcinnamon on 04.30.08 12:39 pm |
I don\’t think MLB has much of a formula, although it would most likely involve what other teams are closest grographically, I would think.
Other than the Rays, there hasn\’t been an AL expansion team since the Mariners/Blue Jays in 1977.
So, of course, they couldn\’t be put in the same division as the Marlins so they were sentenced to eternal damnation by being put in w/NY, Boston, Baltimore and Toronto.
I think the MLB is in desperate need of another realignment.. it\’s like the West in the NBA, the AL has been ridiculously dominant. Some people say that it\’s because of the DH, which I agree with, but Selig doesn\’t want to either let it go or make it standard due to tradition.
#83 by Kek on 04.30.08 12:41 pm |