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bizofbaseball.com - 6/25/2009

The Tampa Bay Rays Fan Base and the Curse of Vince Naimoli

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When the Interleague schedule was set for 2009, many circled the dates that the Philadelphia Phillies would be playing at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays . After all, it would be a rematch of last season’s World Series. And, there was little doubting that the front office for the ...

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spartyandfriends.com - 6/24/2009

The Case For Contraction

— spartyandfriends.com — Contraction. For any sports fan, it’s an ugly word. Contraction means wiping a franchise from the face... of the Earth. Contraction means uprooting an entire base and leaving them to search the sports landscape like nomads, looking for another team to latch on to. About ten years ago, ... (more) The Case For Contraction

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blogs.tampabay.com - 6/24/2009

Tampa Bay Rays find small crowds "bewildering"

— blogs.tampabay.com — Rays officials were clearly disappointed in the relatively small crowd for Tuesday's opening game and projections for... the other two games of the World Series rematch with the Phillies, all in the 20,000-range. "As we were planning for the season, ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays find small crowds "bewildering"

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mvn.com - 6/24/2009

The Obvious Isn't To The Rays: Lower Ticket Prices!

— mvn.com — What got me is that Tampa Bay Rays President Matt Silverman rant of the attendance last night... seemed to be taking a blind eye to the answer to the problem. Silverman was disappointed the Rays only got 19,608 in attendance after expecting get a 30,000 plus crowd at least. Here is what the Heater ... (more) The Obvious Isn't To The Rays: Lower Ticket Prices!

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David Kahn and the T'Wolves Play High-Stakes Poker By Opening with a Pair of Point Guards
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — The NBA Draft is normally all about the players – who’s going to be the big star, and difference maker for a franchise’s roster. Beyond Blake Griffin at No.1, and possibly Hasheem Thabeet for Memphis at No. 2 impact players were thin this year. The draft was none the less compelling last night if for no reason than to watch what David Kahn and the Minnesota Timberwolves were up to. For the past week, Kahn, had been working deals in an attempt to move up the Draft board, by first sending Mike Miller and Randy Foye to the Wizards for the No. 5 pick and reserves Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov. From there, they looked to package picks and possibly a player to try and get Memphis’ No. 2 pick where Thabeet would ...