There is an irony here.
I was on the Florida Gulf Coast during Spring training and was amazed at the distinction between St. Pete, which is where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are housed in what is the worst stadium south of Montreal, and Tampa -- which is the Yankees' Spring training home.
St. Pete has a lukewarm attitude toward the D-Rays, who hardly inspire enthusiasm. But cross the causeway and Tampa doesn't seem to even know the D-Rays even exist! All the media and merchandising is oriented toward the Yankees, instead.
The sad sack D-Rays can't even get the attention, much less the respect, of half their market.