Matt Silverman
Matt Silverman
Matthew Silvermanis President for Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays...
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With Fan Fest comes the unofficial start to the baseball season. We are pleased to welcome our fans into a new era of Devil Rays baseball. We hope to offer many more opportunities to allow our fans to interact with our players.
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We are pleased to begin a relationship with one of our country's premier cancer centers. We are particularly excited because of the community outreach initiatives that are integrated into this partnership. We are not only focused on bringing more marketing partners into the Rays family, but also developing relationships such as this, in which the community benefits as well.
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Our goal is to make the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - or whatever we'll be called in 2007 - a source of pride for this area.
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In our outreach efforts and charitable endeavors, the Rays place a great emphasis on helping improve the lives of our area's youths. We are pleased to be able to partner with the education foundations and provide a new element to help our educators motivate their students and make education fun.
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Think back to the teams that considered moving to Tampa Bay. The Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners all were considered troubled franchises at one point. Now they're healthy and competitive, and that's what fans care about.
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Bringing a museum like this to Tropicana Field only helps cement Tropicana Field as the baseball capitol of the state of Florida.
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Most of that is fueled by the great potential that we have on the field and on our roster.
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I tend to take a common-sense approach to problem-solving, and oftentimes that involves the use of quantitative analysis. I do have an appreciation for the collection, analysis and application of information, both as it relates to our business operations and to our baseball operations.
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We continue to seek the input and suggestions of our fans about how we can improve our operations. Fan feedback has certainly influenced our promotional calendar, from more frequent promotional nights to the increased quality and number of items, even to the timely release of the promotional calendar.
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Barring something unforeseen, at this point, we're probably going to be pretty quiet from now until the end of the World Series. It's still about getting the right guy. We don't want to rush the process and make the wrong decision. We have gathered more names to add to the list if we want to expand the search. With each conversation, you learn more about the game and more about what we're looking for in our next manager.
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The party will begin. It's part of the local culture.
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The philosophy is to create options that will suit the great variety of groups.
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There has been some dialogue. But nothing has been formal or in depth.
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We're trying to change the perception of Tropicana Field and the fan experience ... to be friendlier and more inviting.