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Posted on 10/10/24 at 2:46 pm to Athis
Rays and city have been fighting over that field for a while... Guess they got a retractable roof out of the deal.
No reason to move now.
No reason to move now.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:01 pm to Athis
Boy who got the graft from this cluster frick.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:04 pm to nicholastiger
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you could save on cost of demo and just demolish rest of tropicana field since they building a new stadium anyway
they could play at a spring training site until new stadium is ready for use, vegas doing something simil
just need to find a stadium that holds 15k for the rays
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:10 pm to DVinBR
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:12 pm to lsujunky
To think that governement officials thought it was a good idea to use a stadium with a roof made of paper towels as a storm shelter for a major hurricane.
Uncle Sam nails it again.
Uncle Sam nails it again.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:16 pm to Rhino5
Only the best and brightest for this government. 
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:19 pm to Rhino5
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:22 pm to AUTimbo
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I feel he’s fine now but I do fear for his health the next time I see him. He might get a front row dose of old man strength.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:39 pm to Dire Wolf
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just need to find a stadium that holds 15k for the rays
Not enough seats for visiting fans. Plenty for Rays fans sadly.
Sad Rays fan here.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:40 pm to Rhino5
It didn’t get used as a storm shelter.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:01 pm to OldManRiver
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According to this ESPN article, the roof was "designed to withstand wind of up to 115 mph"
That will be an interesting situation. Did the winds really hit 115+ in St Pete? If not, why did the roof fail?
Perhaps when new it can withstand 115mph wind.
Not sure how old it is, but I would imagine as it starts to weather over time, it might start getting brittle / losing some strength. And the wind rating probably doesn't account for debris like stick getting hurled at it and puncturing it. So, between punctures and any weathering from repeated cycles of moisture and sun exposure, compounded by minute damage from previous storms, it's not hard to imagine it failing as it did under lower speed winds.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:01 pm to roadGator
facts don't matter RoadGator.
I liked Tropicana - saw a Rays game when I was in St Pete for business - not the best or worst ive been to, but i enjoyed it.
I liked Tropicana - saw a Rays game when I was in St Pete for business - not the best or worst ive been to, but i enjoyed it.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:03 pm to Rhino5
quote:They moved everyone up to Ocala yesterday morning.
To think that governement officials thought it was a good idea to use a stadium with a roof made of paper towels as a storm shelter for a major hurricane.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:03 pm to Thracken13
Glad Lt. Dan is OK. What a hero.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:07 pm to genuineLSUtiger
Today was the nicest day it's been here in FL in many months. I think we barely hit 80*F. With the wind it's made cleanup that much more tolerable
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:07 pm to Zephyrius
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based on the Venice video and how the walls are blown out on those homes 8 to 9 ft storm surge.
Whats weird is we have a home right across the street from Venice Beach where it was the worst storm surge. Our property didn't flood at all and it is only raised like three feet off the ground
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:07 pm to genuineLSUtiger
Damn, my buddy just recently moved back to his house on Sanibel Island after basically having to redo the entire first floor after Ian. They got water again from Milton.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:18 pm to Dire Wolf
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just need to find a stadium that holds 15k for the rays
Not a HUGE Rays fan but I'll defend them here since I live down this way. The problem is that the stadium is in St. Pete. Most of the fans are in Tampa. Nobody in Tampa wants to drive to St. Pete at 6pm for a 705 game. It's a nightmare. They need a stadium in Tampa proper but there are all kinds of issues not worth getting into here. But the Rays don't lack fans in this part of Florida
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