re: Rays unveil plans to build smallest stadium in baseball to replace Tropicana Field

Hey, great for Tampa fans and taxpayers, if they are stupid enough to do it. I don’t know why a municipality wouldn’t ask for an ownership stake in return for their dollars. Owners cash out, muni gets a return on their investment and all walk away happy.....except for the shitty owner who wants all profits, concessions, tax exemptions and real estate afforded to him by holding taxpayers hostage in the first place.

Has anyone referenced Biodome yet?

Theres 0% chance this gets built after the Marlins stadium fiasco. It would make sense to keep them there, but they just dont have the support from the community. I'd be willing to be that they're playing in Vegas or Montreal by 2023.

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I'd be willing to be that they're playing in Vegas or Montreal by 2023.

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Nah. Too much legal hassle if the Rays try to vacate St Pete before 2027. They’ll find a workaround to move the team across the bay but they wont be as flexible if the team moves out of the market.

Never met a Rays fan in my life. Even spent a few days in Tampa and didn’t see one article of Rays gear

This won’t fix anything. Just look at the Marlins who still draw 5k a game. Florida people don’t care about pro sports.

Hell, look at the Miami Hurricanes football games