To Oriole Fans (A Moving Letter from Devil Rays Fan)

[Saint-Just X]

I don't believe there is any Rays' fan called 'Micheal Asterisks'.

That's just not a common name.

The Mr Bobby bit was thigh-slappingly gigglesome,though.

I'm just stuck in a moment and I can't get out of it...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[tjb13]

Bobby the Third?

I wonder if his mother ever caught sight of a strange man on the beach with a tan, muscular body glistening from the ocean? The rest, well you all could guess the rest.

[Garton Del Savio]

Scene: Young, dying Tampa Bay boy, in hospital bed.

Boy: Mister Bobby, hit one out for me, can you do that, Mister Bobby, huh, huh? Ugh, gurgle, ooooh (cough, cough). Please, Babe...I mean, Mister Bobby, will you do that for me?

Babe...I mean, Mister Bobby: Kid, consider it done. I got it covered, and when Mister Bobby makes a promise, well, kid, you can wrap it up and tie it with a big yellow ribbon. If there's one sure thing in this crazy, mixed up world, it's that you can count on Mister Bobby. Hang in there, kiddo.

[bobby jr]

The letter was legit and perhaps those who don't wish to take it seriously have trouble dealing with the real feelings and deep emotions that it expresses.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays do not exist to pay homage to the NY Yankees, or any other team.

Their fans want to win just as much as Yankee fans. And their team deserves a fair chance to do so.

A salary cap would give all teams a fair chance.

I'm not going to give up on this issue even if I have to carry it to every bulletin board of every MLB team in the country. Fans like Michael deserve better than the present system.

And so do the 68% of Tampa fans who voted for a cap.

[bobby jr]

Hey by the way what happened to this bulletin board eveything has changed. Modernization at it's best!

[Saint-Just X]

Mr Bobby : it sounds like someone who sells ice cream from a van.

I'll have a strawberry cone,please.

With a scoop of whipped cream on the top.

Hold the nuts...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[tjb13]

Mr Bobby : it sounds like someone who sells ice cream from a van.

I'll have a strawberry cone,please.

With a scoop of whipped cream on the top.

Hold the nuts...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

His or yours?

[tjb13]

The only thing Tampa leads the nation in is stabbings.

Go Ybor City!

Still don't believe this guy is real.

Are you implying that someone was writing to himself?

[esmd]

I wonder if Mr. Michael likes to hike, or if he's got a streak of maverick in him???

[tjb13]

I wonder if he has any relatives on the Royals board?

[esmd]

Or if he knows any friends in Tenn.

[MC]

I bet the guy's real name is Art Vandelay, and he's an architect.

[HAIL2BNG]

http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread...90#post4322290

bobby jr gets slammed in the Yankee fan website he's been frequenting for years. In fact, he's the least respected poster on many websites. He's infamous.

The sad thing is he thinks he wins arguments when he loses horribly. I guess the only thing he learned in his high school debate team was to never admit defeat no matter how bad you're getting crushed.

[bobby jr]

The sad thing is he thinks he wins arguments when he loses horribly. I guess the only thing he learned in his high school debate team was to never admit defeat no matter how bad you're getting crushed.

68% on the Tampa Bay poll would disagree with you.

[mdrunning]

Tampa Bay has drawn 2 million fans exactly once in their 10 years of existence: just over 2.5 million in their inaugural season in 1998. Their attendance dropped by just under a million the following year to 1.5 million and change, and except for 1998, their total attendance has fallen well below the American League average.

That precipitious drop from Year 1 to Year 2 is telling because it demonstrates that the romance faded much quicker than it should have. In the early years of a franchise, fans will show up in droves if the team goes 0-162 because they're just happy to have a team.

Sounds like the Devil Rays' biggest problem is apathy. Maybe baseball shouldn't have been in such a rush to put a team there in the first place.

[HAIL2BNG]

68% on the Tampa Bay poll would disagree with you.

They've seen your debates? I doubt that. They'd laugh like the rest of us.

[tjb13]

The sad thing is he thinks he wins arguments when he loses horribly. I guess the only thing he learned in his high school debate team was to never admit defeat no matter how bad you're getting crushed.

Unless, of course, you are crushing the back of someone's skull with a 100mph softball throw.

[bobby jr]

Tampa Bay has drawn 2 million fans exactly once in their 10 years of existence: just over 2.5 million in their inaugural season in 1998. Their attendance dropped by just under a million the following year to 1.5 million and change, and except for 1998, their total attendance has fallen well below the American League average.

That precipitious drop from Year 1 to Year 2 is telling because it demonstrates that the romance faded much quicker than it should have. In the early years of a franchise, fans will show up in droves if the team goes 0-162 because they're just happy to have a team.

Sounds like the Devil Rays' biggest problem is apathy. Maybe baseball shouldn't have been in such a rush to put a team there in the first place.

Their biggest problem is the lack of an even playing field in MLB. What do you expect, Tropicana Field to be rocking with a sellout crowd each night when the D Rays finish last in the AL East year after year?

[Norman]

TropNation
To: bobby jr
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:34 pm
Subject: I support/ salute you
Dear Mr Jr,

I would like you to please post this message on the forum for your home baseball team. I support you 100%


Dear Orioles fans,

My name is Michael ****. I am a long suffering Devil Rays fan, much like you guys are with the Orioles. I believe a salary cap is the only way to restore a competitive balance in our beautiful game. I am sick and tired of the Red Sox and Yankees being the national focus year after year after year. I know the Lightning won the Cup a few years back, as well as the Bucs won the Super Bowl, but nothing would resore sports respect in Tampa, as much as a competitive baseball team. So please support Mr Bobby in his quest. We can make this happen.

Thank you for your time.

I can't believe you didn't know the letter was from me!

[tjb13]

Did Mr.****'s attendant write the letter while Mr. **** was "moving" something else?

I wonder how often Mr. **** gets out? Has he ever been to a Devil Rays' game?

Is he a mensan?