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  1. 02-06-2020, 07:31 PM #1
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    MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays...-in-tampa-bay/

    ORLANDO — Major League Baseball officials and owners now see the season-sharing plan with Montreal proposed by the Rays as the best way — “100 percent” — to keep a team, albeit part time, in the Tampa Bay market, commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday.

    "People continue to believe that the two-city alternative they’re exploring is viable and could be a really good solution for keeping baseball in Tampa Bay,'' Manfred told the Tampa Bay Times after a scheduled owners meeting.

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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    I watch most of my Reds games on TV.

    I'd be good if they played until May in Arizona.

    This doesn't seem much different.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Every few months, mlb has to find a way to keep pressure on Tampa politicians and taxpayers.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    St Pete says "LOL, try it in 2028"
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Florida baseball is/was just a poorly executed experiment.

    I hope they relocate them before they talk of expansion.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    This is such a joke. The Ray's are very viable in Tampa. It is the ballpark which is the worst in baseball. And its location is awful to get to and there is not a lot around it. If the built a new stadium to the east of Tampa it would open up a couple of million people to reasonable go to games and make it an easy trip from Orlando.

    I like 35 miles from Tropicana on a weekday night I would be lucky to make it there in 1.5 hours. And driving in traffic here is insane. It is the wild west of driving I have never seen so many accidents
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Quote Originally Posted by InsaneinthBrame View Post
    This is such a joke. The Ray's are very viable in Tampa. It is the ballpark which is the worst in baseball. And its location is awful to get to and there is not a lot around it. If the built a new stadium to the east of Tampa it would open up a couple of million people to reasonable go to games and make it an easy trip from Orlando.

    I like 35 miles from Tropicana on a weekday night I would be lucky to make it there in 1.5 hours. And driving in traffic here is insane. It is the wild west of driving I have never seen so many accidents
    I didn't know that about Tampa traffic.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Why would the players union allow this or do they have a say? If I played for Tampa and was facing playing 75% of my games away from my home and family I’d get out of that organization as fast as I could
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    I remain at a loss why either the team or the city of St. Pete wants to continue their current arrangement. They need to split up.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Quote Originally Posted by GADawg View Post
    Why would the players union allow this or do they have a say? If I played for Tampa and was facing playing 75% of my games away from my home and family I’d get out of that organization as fast as I could
    Interesting point. But the pay rate can make up for a lot of heartbreak.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    The Florida/Canada shared team thing is an absurd idea that will never come to fruition.
    Stick to your guns.
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnati chili View Post
    The Florida/Canada shared team thing is an absurd idea that will never come to fruition.
    It does sound ridiculous.

    In theory, sure maybe it sounds doable. But the logistics...
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Would they be called the Rayspos or the ExRays?
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Quote Originally Posted by BCubb2003 View Post
    Would they be called the Rayspos or the ExRays?
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    Re: MLB: Montreal sharing plan ’100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay

    Good post by a fan in TB detailing why they have the attendance issues they have. Not as intuitive as I would have thought...worth a read.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/co..._from_a_tampa/
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