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    Rays and A’s stadium updates

    Oakland takes tiny step forward with their new stadium

    City of Oakland releases Draft Environmental lmpact Report for A’s Howard Terminal ballpark project

    Meanwhile the Rays continue in their quest to tick everyone off

    Mayor says Tampa Bay Rays want too much to build stadium at Tropicana site
    Go Gators!


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    Re: Rays and A’s stadium updates

    Meanwhile MLB runs stealth test of Rays plan to split time between US and Canada. But to throw everyone off, they are using the Jays.
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    Re: Rays and A’s stadium updates

    Tampa, Hillsborough await Rays’ stadium pitch

    The city of St. Petersburg is in the batter’s box in potentially deciding the Tampa Bay Rays’ future stadium plans, but the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County are taking practice swings in the on-deck circle.

    Two days before Thanksgiving, Tampa Bay Rays President Matt Silverman and others from the team met via videoconference with Tampa Sports Authority CEO Eric Hart, Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise, Tampa Mayor Jan Castor’s chief of staff John Bennett and other city, county and authority representatives for a briefing on a proposed baseball stadium north of the Ybor Channel.

    The meeting came the same day Darryl Shaw’s Bannana Docks LLC closed on the $1.2 million purchase of two parcels intended to become part of the project. The land, formerly owned by the J.H. Williams Oil Company, is a quadrilateral shaped lot at 1616 Penny St., and the adjoining property at 1705 East Adamo Dr. at the edge of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.
    Renderings of the Rays’ new stadium plan, shown to city and county officials during the Nov. 22 briefing, were released to the Tampa Bay Business Journal after city of Tampa Mobility Director Vic Bhide grabbed a screenshot of the pictures. It was the first public confirmation of the Rays continued interest in potentially moving the team to Tampa after two earlier failed attempts.
    The publicity came as the Rays simultaneously seek a deal in St. Petersburg for a new stadium as part of redeveloping the Tropicana Field site as the Historic Gas Plant District. In essence, the team proposed marriage to St. Petersburg while still flirting with another suitor across the Bay.

    The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t respond to requests for comment.

    “We understand the Rays are looking at alternative options just as the city considers all its options related to the redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District,” Mayor Ken Welch said in a statement.

    “We clearly want them in Tampa and St. Pete clearly wants them in St. Pete,” said Castor.
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    Re: Rays and A’s stadium updates

    Quote Originally Posted by WrongVerb View Post
    Basically the Rays are playing St Pete and Tamps against each other.

    The best place for the Rays is in Tampa because it makes a huge difference in amount of people within easy driving distance of the park. It is 1 to 2 million people difference depending on definition. Because at 25 miles distance from stadium it goes from 2 to 3 million at 75 miles goes from 5 to 7.

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    Re: Rays and A’s stadium updates

    And several people on this site think the Reds will try to move at some point. Like it will be that easy.

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    Re: Rays and A’s stadium updates

    Quote Originally Posted by InsaneinthBrame View Post
    Basically the Rays are playing St Pete and Tamps against each other.

    The best place for the Rays is in Tampa because it makes a huge difference in amount of people within easy driving distance of the park. It is 1 to 2 million people difference depending on definition. Because at 25 miles distance from stadium it goes from 2 to 3 million at 75 miles goes from 5 to 7.
    Building on The Trop parking lot site is an absolute non-starter. Frankly, Pinellas County is a no go. People in Hillsborough/Polk/Hernando Counties hate traversing the Frankland Bridge.


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