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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    If the Rays can't use the Trop when the season rolls around, OAK is tanned, rested and ready. I don't see that any NCAA tournament games are scheduled there so they may have a decent chance to get it fixed by Opening Day.
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Quote Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
    No, they did not expect this roof to rip off in this storm. How do I know that? I know that because they put a lot of effort into preparing the Trop to be a shelter for the first responders. Here’s a picture taken just a couple days ago:

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    I am not saying that they wanted it to blow away, just that the headlines like "the roof was destroyed" are a bit sensationalist. The roof is made of fabric, which blew off, but the structure is intact. The building wasn't destroyed.

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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Drone footage over the stadium here:

    https://x.com/Ry_Bass/status/1844367980249178396



    I hate to say it but I wonder if the stadium becomes a lot nicer without the roof. Yes there is the constant threat of rain there but the atmosphere may suddenly improve exponentially.
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    Crazy. I wonder what other damage was done to the interior once the roof blew off.

    I note the Canadian flag was still holding strong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaiGuy View Post
    I am not saying that they wanted it to blow away, just that the headlines like "the roof was destroyed" are a bit sensationalist. The roof is made of fabric, which blew off, but the structure is intact. The building wasn't destroyed.
    I suppose the major question is what other damage occurred due to the roof getting blown off? Also might need to check for structural damage to the building.
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    You have to wonder if spring training facilities for the teams that train around the area were affected.
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Quote Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
    No, they did not expect this roof to rip off in this storm. How do I know that? I know that because they put a lot of effort into preparing the Trop to be a shelter for the first responders. Here’s a picture taken just a couple days ago:

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    Actually it sounds like they changed plans due to that concern:
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...rricane-milton
    No injuries at the stadium were reported. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had said earlier in the week that there were plans for the ballpark to serve as a "temporary base camp" to support debris cleanup operations and temporarily house some first responders. The facility was set up to host 10,000 people, with cots arranged on the playing surface.

    But those plans were changed as the storm neared, amid concerns that the roof simply would not survive Milton's wrath.


    "They were relocated," DeSantis said at a Thursday morning news conference. "Tropicana Field is a routine staging area for these things. The roof on that ... I think it's rated for 110 mph and so the forecast changes, but as it became clear that there was going to be something of that magnitude that was going to be within the distance, they redeployed them out of Tropicana. There were no state assets that were inside Tropicana Field."

    “The guys we've had for the most part have been serviceable at this level.”

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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Quote Originally Posted by paulrichjr View Post
    The ROOF is gone at the Trop!

    What does that mean now?

    https://x.com/pagewebber/status/1844...729754433?s=42
    It's not like the Rays were using it much anyway.

    In all seriousness, they'll have it repaired by the start of the season, I'm sure.
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    The Pohlad family is looking for a buyer for the Minnesota Twins.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...llion-put-sale
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    The Pohlad family is looking for a buyer for the Minnesota Twins.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...llion-put-sale
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

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    Actually it sounds like they changed plans due to that concern:
    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...rricane-milton
    You’d think someone would have thought about whether that roof could survive a hurricane before they moved those cots in there. That didn’t happen overnight. A pretty high up decision was made at some point to make that a major facility in dealing with a hurricane


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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    The 34 year old tarp had a projected life of 25 years. When the Twin's Metrodome tarp collapsed in 2010 it took 5 months and 24 million$ ($35m 2024$). I suspect Rays will not be able to count on any help from the city/state as they have much higher priority projects.
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...lton-engineer/

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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    The team has said the site wasn't being used a hurricane shelter.
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Thanks to this I have had the hook to "Club Tropicana" in my head for the last day ..

    Club Tropicana, drinks are free
    Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
    All that's missing is the sea
    But don't worry, you can suntan
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    Re: 2024 MLB News and Notes #2

    Quote Originally Posted by Strikes Out Looking View Post
    The team has said the site wasn't being used a hurricane shelter.
    At one point it certainly was being planned to be used as a shelter, hence all those cots. I guess they later thought better of it

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