Ed. Note 2 – Ok, we get it – Dick Vitale is NOT a front-runner. Thank you to all Rays fans for enlightening us. As an offer of our sincere apologies, we’re sending some peace offerings in the form of team gear to DV at the ESPN studios – his new Duke sweatshirt, Notre Dame cap and Yankee pullover are on their way (being such a longtime fan, season-ticket holder and Tampa Bay area luminary, we figure he has enough Rays gear).
Ed. Note – to all Rays fans, of course we knew that DV was a season-ticket holder. All he ever wants to talk about during the season is Duke and Sarasota. We still think it’s funny that he’s a self-described Yankees fan by birth, yet he’s such a wild Rays (sorry we’re so used to saying Vitale is a (Blue) Devils fan all year long) fan in the photo. We guess it’s ok to have Team A and Team B, but even you’ll agree Vitale tends to have a Team C, D, E, F, G, and H…
Spotted at the BoSox-Devil Rays game tonight, cheering wildly for the Rays. Is there any front-runner local team that he’s supported since the franchise’s birth this guy won’t sell his soul for?
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1 2 3 Next »I loathe Vitale as an announcer as much as anyone--but, in his defense, he's been a long-time Rays season ticket holder. (He lives in the Tampa area.)
As much as it pains me to defend some of his biases. Dickie V has been a Rays fan since their inception and held season tickets for years. There were many times he'd be one of 2,000 fans at the games.
It will be interesting to see if all the people coming to the Rays games for the playoffs are fairweathers (a la Marlins fans) where you can now count attendance in your head, or they'll actually keep coming back in 2009 and afterward.
Since the playoff run, the last time I can even remember Tropicana Field full was when Wade Boggs was going for his 3,000 career hit in the twilight of his career.
You should do some research before you bash the guy. He has been with the Rays from the beginning, goes to dozens of games every year.
Dickie V is a longtime season ticket holder. Maybe you should do some fact-checking before you post something idiotic like this.
I'm not a Vitale fan, and I'm not a Rays fan.. but you are showing yourself to be a hack. Vitale has had season tickets for the Rays since their inception. That you don't know this (as this fact has been mentioned, often, on ESPN) brings into question the content of anything you write.
So, first impression of "Rush the Court" = FAIL.
Not coming back.
Except that Vitale lives in Tampa, has followed the Rays since they began, and even did things like talk about them starting to turn a corner a couple years ago when he spoke at UF.
But sure, yeah, celebrity in a jersey. Must be a bandwagon jumper.
Jesus, a quick wikipedia lookup of Dicky V (the laziest form of cross-checking) would hip you to the fact that he's been a Rays fan since they came into existence.
High-quality YouTube, maing.
KJ says it all. Good thing you did due diligence before making an unfounded assumption.
"Is there any front-runner this guy won’t sell his soul for?"
do you research, dickie v is and has always been a HUGE rays fan, hes the only semi-celebrity to associate with them, you want a band wagon jumped, how about hulk hogan
Front running? What are you talking about? He's had season tickets since the Rays came into existence and has said as much REPEATEDLY over the last decade. Do a little research next time...