I agree with Jemele Hill in her column today:
I'm not sure what kind of fan support everyone expected from a franchise with such a pronounced history of losing. The Rays finished in the basement in every season but one prior to 2008, so pardon the fans for not rushing to purchase World Series tickets after Vegas sports books had the Rays as a 100-to-1 shot to make it to this point.Let's see- a team that's only existed for ten years, has sucked for all of that time, and plays in the worst stadium in baseball? If I lived in Tampa, I wouldn't have jumped on the bandwagon until now, either. Posted by Stephen Silver at October 24, 2008 05:24 PM