Our fans don’t go to the Trop?!?! The place doesn’t sell out?!?! No offense, but this is old news, and you’re preaching to the choir. Even though I couldn’t go tonight, I’m really glad I didn’t. I don’t think I could have stomached a beatdown like that tonight. Thank the lawd for MNF. I’ll be there for 5 of the next 6 games. Let’s not worry about the empty seats and worry more about collecting W’s and winning the division.

I understand all the good things regarding attendance. We’ve made strides. No question about that.

But come on. If there is any series, or any couple of weeks for baseball fans to come out and support a team this would be it. Frankly if we aren’t able to pack the house w/ Rays fans these last couple series then we probably won’t do it in the playoffs.

And if we do not do it in the playoffs then we just do not deserve a team.

I have been to over 60 home games. I am a HIllssborough county native and I am completely embarassed by our lack of support for such a superior product as the Rays have provided. I was a at the game last night and at least 45% of the crowd was pro Boston and most with red shirts on. I watched the game on tape since then and the tv crew did a very good job of masking what the tv audience saw. Also, I noticed when leaving the stadium about 15 to 20 buses parked south of the stadium which were probably out of town Red Sox tour groups. Take out the Boston fans and we had maybe 15,000 Ray Fans in the seats. I will continue to follow the Rays wherever they end up. We are very deserving of the criticism of the national press. We do not deserve a team. The Tampa Bay area including ST. Pete is very bush league and that is coming from someone born here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Once Boston leaves and Minnesota comes in – Thursday night we may get 15,000 with 21, 000 empty seats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!