Red Eye’s Dock Bar, located in Ravens territory — Kent Island, Maryland, has converted to a Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Club Bar. The popular Key West themed bar posted the news on their Facebook page this morning and have been receiving grief from the hometown fans ever since.
Some folks response to the news has been hysterical.
- I hope a hurricane washes this place into the sea.
- Done. Throwing out my red eye’s t-shirts. How do I unlike this page.
- Bikini Contest & Steelers Women? WOOF!! Better reinforce that stage! Cross that place off my “places to go” list!
- Women….Avoid the bathrooms there at all cost!!!!
- Burn it.
- Was this supposed to be posted on April Fools Day?
Red Eye’s Dock Bar takes great pride in being an establishment where everyone is welcome. Our guests come from several regions including MD, PA, VA, NJ, DC, and more. During the summer we see jerseys representing just about every team in the NFL not to mention an endless number of colleges.
Over the past three years we have tried to establish Red Eye’s as a place where NFL fans could come to watch the games during football season. We wanted to have fans come to watch both College and Pro Games so that we could remain open and keep our staff employed throughout the fall/winter months.
We promoted and publicized it yet had very little turn out. We were forced to limit our days and hours of operation because of the lack of turn out. When we were approached to become a Steeler Bar we saw absolutely no reason not to accommodate them based on the lack of interest and support from other teams fans.
We are disappointed at some of the negative comments that we have received, but we will focus on the positive comments and calls. What makes football so much fun is the rivalries and being fans of our favorite teams. But let’s all remember the most important thing about football or any sport, it should always be in the spirit of good sportsmanship.
Red Eye’s Dock Bar will always be a place where everyone is welcome regardless of what team you are rooting for.
Thanks to our friends at Maryland’s Team and Ravens247.com for first sharing the news.
Guess Red Eyes will be giving it that Pittsburgh feel with some renovations like selling “Iron City Beer” that will be brought to your table by women that look like they hang sheetrock during the day…
You can tell you have never been to pgh… GO STEELERS
Susan,
Are you one of the ugly women from Dundlak or Pittsburgh?
I think this is a grave error on Red Eyes’ part. As a former Kent Island resident, I can tell you it’s a “big small town” and locals will not take too kindly to this. I realize that Red Eyes draws people from across the DelMarVa, but their bread and butter are the locals. Big mistake, guys.
Boo hoo Red Eyes! Talk about negativity. You will be seeing more than you ever thought possible in the future. Good luck with trying to make money from Pittsburgh fans. Personally, I don’t see that happening!
I want to congratulate all you communists in Maryland for trying to suppress this bar’s right to serve whatever market they feel will bring them the most profit. Frankly, it’s a smart decision serving Steeler Nation, the number-one fan base in football. I always knew Maryland was a communist area, but wow! This is eye-opening! Anyway, carry on Comrades, and feel good knowing that Karl Marx is smiling down upon you!
Major Burns! Didn’t know you followed the BSR!? As for the Red Eyes, I’ve never been, but I have heard they serve awesome M*A*S*H*E*D Potatoes…
You have no idea what communism OR capitalism is then. Red Eye’s made a business decision to alter their product line (capitalism). Consumers have expressed their discontent with this decision and are vocalizing the fact that they are no longer planning on consuming the goods of this business (also capitalism). There’s nothing “communist” about anything involved (that would require some sort of government intervention).
So you are either a hardcore troll or the Western PA education system is as bad as we’ve heard.
That’s where you’re wrong. Saying you’re going to stay away from an establishment is one thing. Organizing a “boycott” with the intent to KEEP PEOPLE AWAY from a business is the very definition of anti-capitalism. It is restraint of trade. Now run along, Dominic, and be glad I don’t charge you for this lesson, in the spirit of true capitalism. Yes, in the spirit of your home state, I am offering you free education. Consider yourself schooled.
Lol, you couldn’t give a lesson in breathing properly. How is a boycott anti-capitalism in any way? Do you even know what a boycott is? It mostly certainly isn’t “communism” like you said. Consumers cannot “restrain trade”. That would be done by a government. A boycott does not in any way infringe upon the rights of others to shop there. It is simply a group of people deciding not to shop/go somewhere. Consumers, even a group of consumers, making an informed decision not to purchase goods from somewhere is the basis of the free market/capitalism. It certainly shows that you have been without class in many ways.
So the Steeler fans will show up 16 Sundays a year… And the other 349 days they will be empty… Yeah, thats not going to be the “Most Profit” there Frank Burns… Think you better go back and take “Business 101” and stop mainlining the Panamanian Powder Hoss…
Lets see how long this “Steelers Bar” is going to work for Red Eyes because I know of other bars that tried it only to end in failure after 2 years at max… Trust me Frank Burns, there are alot of other places that non-Steeler fans can go…
BTW, is that your real name Frank Burns or are you like all the other closet Steeler fans who don’t like to use their real name?
You mean use your “real name” like you do, “The Intimidator”? Or should I call you “The” for short?
Heh heh — guess you Marylanders aren’t just communists, you’re also hypocrites.
Major Burns eats worms…
What you MORONS don’t grasp is that by whining about this bar on Facebook, you’ve actually made them famous around the country! I’m sure that bar manager is happy beyond his wildest dreams. Good job, geniuses — this bar will be cleaning up now.
What the hell is with you Frank you Jackass? You’re like a cocky asshole descended from criminals and retarded monkeys…
BTW clown, you still eat ham with your hands?
I can say first hand that other bars have done this with great results. Just check out the psfcob website there are a whole list of bars for Steeler Nation! It’s a game people and a great rivalry at that. I have been in Pittsburgh to the championship game where there were lots of Ravens fans and they weren’t hassled in the least. Can’t say the same for here. Stop acting like thug fans it really is unbecoming of you and of the city of Baltimore.
Way to go Intimidator, you have no argument so you resort to abusive language and name calling. At least the people above you in the thread tried to apply some logic to the discussion. BTW, why don’t you delete that faggy picture, it would work better if you deleted it.
I throw a hook into the water and what do I catch? A clownfish (Falcon)! So if I deleted my picture what good would that do you Falcon? Your wife still has it on her cell phone, in a frame on her desk at work and above your headboard…
Actually I do have an argument Falcon but I get tired of dealing with ass clowns which is where this is going also… But I digress, I’m here to help you Dingo… There is an entire city in Nevada designed specifically to help people with drug problems like you and replace them with new problems such as alcoholism, gambling addiction and sexually transmitted diseases… Now get the hell out of here…
Whatsa matter, can’t hack the heat? Face it, you’ve been busted for your hypocrisy — ragging on those Steeler fans for “not using their real names” while you yourself post under a basic fake Internet handle. That’s being an “ass clown” in the extreme. What’s next, dude, getting drunk and crashing your car into a tree, then going out and lecturing OTHERS on the dangers of drunk driving?
I like the comment about the arguing itself making the bar more popular. Sometimes any publicity is good advertising.
Yes, and notice none of these smart guys responded to my comment. What these Baltimore Einsteins don’t get is what they’re really achieving here — namely, taking some no-name bar out in the boonies and making it nationally famous. Good job, geniuses!
Major Burns,
I lived on Kent Island, where Red Eyes is located, for 14 years, so I believe I can provide a more informed opinion than you.
Red Eye’s is not some insignificant little bar in a hobunk town. It is located on route 50 in a highly trafficked tourist area- mostly Baltimoreans and Washingtoinans- who are heading for the Maryland and Delaware shores. During the offseason, it is frequented by locals, who provide a majority of their business, whether in season or off season. It is very, very well known in the DelMarVa peninsula, mostly because of their famous (or infamous) bikini contests held during the summer.
The area is divided, probably 70-30 Ravens fans to Redskins fans. Of course, with a team with the national following of the Steelers, their is a small pocket of Steelers fans, as well.
The town is very much a “big, small town”. Word of mouth is the primary source of new business or even continued business in this particular area. I have a pretty good pulse of the area, I’ve lived here and been actively involved in the community. This will be a black eye – right or wrong – for Red Eye’s and will surely impact their business.
I would not be surprised if this agreement lasts only this season. Fans, both Redskins and Ravens, will avoid this place. Those 16 weeks a year will not make up for their loss of business, trust me.
This will be a one and done deal.
Here’s a list of other MD “Steelers Bars” to avoid:
http://www.steeleraddicts.com/steelersbars.shtml#Maryland