Assignment was to participate in a forum discussion. I chose a Rays fan board.
gorays: The Yankees lose 7-5, still tied for 1st in Grapefruit League play
dan: And this falls under the most useless information category
michray:
Agreed Wins and losses in Spring Training are just about the most meaningless things on earth
raysgows: Yup, right up there with whomever is elected president.
(me): I see us winning in spring training as a great deal. It is good for the team itself and the owners of the team. A lot of fans often judge how well a team is going to be depending on how they do in spring training. If we win the majority of our games I think it will help attendance greatly. Also winning gives the team ‘swagger’. Last year when we lost all those games I think we lost a bit of our competitive nature a little. CC running into the catcher today was a great example, we are not playing like it is spring(besides for all the subs) the guys want to win now.
bill: I agree, winning in ST is great momentum to carry into the regular season.
rays31: I think winning is more important after the day off in the middle of the month than it is now.