Ghost Town

Evan Longoria of the Rays and to a lesser degree David Price, called the small crowd last night at Tropicana Field, "embarrassing."
Only 12-thousand plus showed up at The Trop on a night where the Rays could have clinched a playoff spot.
I can understand the players frustrations. But you shouldn't publicly criticize the fan base no matter what. What do you gain by doing that?
There are probably reasons why people aren't going to the games. First of all, the Rays play in St. Petersburg. There are a lot of old-times in St. Pete on fixed incomes whose bedtime is at 8.
Also, the people who live in Tampa don't like making the trip along the bridge into St. Pete. Add in the fact that the stadium is crappy and you have many people who don't feel like going to see the Rays.
The Rays radio and TV ratings are sky high so people are interested in the team. They just don't want to pay money to travel to a hard to get to stadium that isn't very good in the first place.
But Longoria and Price should appreciate the fans who show up and not the fans who stay away.