Originally Posted by twojman
Tirrell has a little jealousy because he thought the Energy would be huge and that would be much more popular then the Barnstormers. Tirrell has a vested interest in the Energy as he does their play by play. I think it is clear that the Energy do not belong in this market but the Barnstormers, so far, do.
I think this is spot on. Marty has a nice sized ego and its bruised because the Energy can't draw 2,000 but the Barnstomers (who he predicted wouldn't get as many to games as the Energy) are drawing close to 10,000.