Heatcheck: Week 15
Week 15 of Heatcheck Wednesday, a permanent feature here at Ballpark Frankness (that everyone likes to criticize). The idea behind this post is to track the past week's Rays home games and wonder how tolerable they would have been, had they been played outdoors.
Three home games since last Wednesday. Fay kept it cool. And Fay didn't bring us any rain.
Here are our up to date standings after 65 homes games, 80 percent of the home schedule:
How you feeling? Hot. Hot. Hot. ---- 5
Hot, but nothing a cold beverage couldn't cure. ---- 13
Take me out the ball game. ---- 47
Rain delay (Rain plays a minor factor) ---- 3
Rain out (Rain plays a major factor) ---- 1
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The Tampa Bay Rays continue to pursue plans for a new baseball stadium. Host 
The Cowbell will protect us from the elements. Go Cowbell!!!
Posted by: Will Ferrell | August 21, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Wrote a piece about Rays 2008 attendance and thought it would be good for this blog. Check it out at:
http://www.9equals8.com
We're also giving away some Rays tix just for fun. All free. Enjoy and go Rays!
Posted by: 9equals8.com | August 22, 2008 at 05:52 PM
9equals8:
This is excellent analysis and puts attendance in proper perspective and gives the entire issue some context which is generally missing in most posts.
I hope others will follow your hyperlink!
Posted by: atrulyconcernedcitizen | August 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Yo Blogging Man, and the others of you who are capable of writing an intelligent opinion without flinging insults, I'd like to talk to you a little more in depth about a public platform where your writing could do some good. Where you stand on the issue isn't important, just your ability to form it into an intelligible sentence.
Email me: Cjenkins@flmediasolutions.com
Posted by: Chris Jenkins | August 25, 2008 at 06:43 PM
9equals8--
Obviously Mr. Romano, who wrote the P1 piece in today's SPT didn't read your analysis,or wasn't impressed by it if he did, and clearly, Mr. Silverman wasn't impressed either if HE read your piece; neither guy thinks the glass is half-full. And we're now getting the implied threat--move the team!
The question that WASN'T addressed in the piece is this: if attendance is so lousy at the Trop, how can an open-air stadium in a less-convenient, parking-challenged location top it?
The team is great; the facility is fine (OK, not GREAT); what's left? The implication is obvious: move the team. I can hear the drumroll in the background.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Posted by: John D | August 28, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Why be afraid?
Posted by: Why be afraid | August 28, 2008 at 09:27 AM