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It seems as though the St. Pete city council cannot get past the fact that they built an ugly dome in 1990, eight years before they attracted a full-time tenant with the (Devil) Rays and they want to prove they were right with their vision. I know it's hard to believe, but there are only 7 older ballparks in MLB than Tropicana and most of them have been entirely renovated. The St. Pete council realizes that the only way the dome will remain a viable structure is to keep the Rays in St. Pete, despite the poor attendance. If the Rays move out, the occassional tractor pull, monster truck or concert event will not be enough to justify the dome. The dome previously hosted the NHL Lightning from 1993-1996 before they moved the franchise to downtown Tampa, so I know it's a matter of pride for St. Pete not to lose the Rays and to allow Tampa to have all three professional sports teams. Last edited by Red Barchetta; 02-09-2013 at 09:33 AM. |
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Nobody has mentioned Louisville, which lost a team when the National League contracted in 1899. IIRC. Louisville had the firstbminor league team to exceed 1,000,000.
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With Andrew Friedman leaving, this story also came out:
www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/new-rays-president-optimistic-about-stadium-talks/2202287 It pertains just to leaving St. Petersburg, not where the Rays would relocate. |
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If Tampa Bay can't support a team, what does that say about all the teams who have lost far more games recently, such as the White Sox?
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Florida is the worst pro sports state in the country. They also barely support their NFL teams. There are lots of factors at play here, but I don't think it's fair to bring the Sox into this
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The Rays have won 629 games the last seven years, that's more than all but a few teams. I don't see how TB can be said to be unable to support a team when said team is more successful than most teams.
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- A large percentage of people that live in Florida are not native to Florida - There is much more fun stuff to do in Florida than watch a baseball team that you're not a fan of in the first place - If you live in Tampa, good luck getting to St Pete at rush hour especially when there's no public transport on a large scale - The venue is in a permanent dome in sunny Florida - The venue is in a less than ideal neighborhood in St Pete All those factors together equal ****ty attendance |
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They're not talking about the Rays the team, they're talking about Tampa the market
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Wait for Castro to kick off and move them to Havana
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I'll never forget when Eddie Einhorn wanted to move the White Sox to St. Pete. He said Florida was the greatest opportunity for MLB since the Dodgers moved to LA. The Rays are not only last in attendance, they are last in total revenue. The White Sox are 13th in total revenue according to Forbes magazine.
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