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MLB MARKET BLUE: FL TEAMS FEELING STING OF FAN APATHY

          MARLINS: In Miami, Mike Phillips reports that for the
     second straight night, the Marlins drew a franchise-low
     crowd, as 6,955 fans attended Pro Player Stadium for their
     game against the Padres.  Marlins P Ryan Dempster: "It's
     kind of funny when you go to throw a pitch and you can hear
     a guy yell `throw the slider.'"  The team's four smallest
     crowds in its seven-year history "have all come this
     season," and it has had nine crowds of less than 10,000
     through 25 home games despite a 15-10 record.  Meanwhile,
     Phillips reports that the Marlins' Single A affil in Kane
     County, IL, drew 7,691 fans Tuesday night, almost 1,000 fans
     better than the Marlins (MIAMI HERALD, 5/18).
          DEVIL RAYS: FSN's Tracy Ringolsby reported that Devil
     Rays Managing General Partner Vince Naimoli "allowed" his
     baseball execs "to go out and spend a ton of money this
     winter to sign some free agents trying to figure out a way
     to get the fans in Tampa interested in the team.  Well, it
     didn't do much for their season-ticket base. ... The Tampa
     Bay team has financial problems [and] it looks like they're
     going to tell their people, 'Let's get moving with some of
     these [high-priced] players'" ("Baseball Today," FSN, 5/16).
          BLUE JAYS: With the Blue Jays drawing a crowd of only
     20,078 at the SkyDome last night to see the first-place Red
     Sox and P Pedro Martinez, team Senior VP/Sales & Marketing
     Terry Zuk said an attendance turnaround for the franchise is
     "not going to happen overnight."  The Blue Jays, despite a
     22-20 record, are averaging only 18,672 fans after 24 home
     dates.  Zuk, on possible reasons for the small crowds: "A
     lot of money was taken out of the market by the [Maple Leafs
     and Raptors]. ... [And] People still talk about the players'
     strike (in '94)" (TORONTO STAR, 5/18).
          

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