that the Rays can’t even sell out, not only a playoff game, but a momentous occasion like the FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY? i’ve been pulling for the Rays all season out of anti-Yankees/Red Sox sentiment, sort of a big FU to the northeastern elites that barely consider there are other teams in that division, but it really struck me when I heard that some 15% of tickets were still unsold at the start of yesterday’s game. makes me think of all the fans not lucky enough to have their team in the playoffs, who would be falling all over themselves for tickets to such a game. maybe it has a little to do with the time scheduling to appease television broadcast whims, but c’mon… who here wouldn’t take a vacation day or call in sick if the Astros played a day game playoff game yesterday?

i don’t know, just wondering if that rubbed anybody else the wrong way. the Rays should be good for a little while now with all the young talent they’ve got on that team. i sure hope their fans come around.