Thursday, November 24, 2016

Rays Want You to Know They (Supposedly) Prefer Tampa

As predicted in 2009, the Rays are seemingly encouraging a tug-of-war between Pinellas, which has more money, and Hillsborough, which has more fans.




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8 comments:

  1. Thanks for your vigilance on this issue. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  2. My 2 submissions to http://ballparkreimagined.com/ did not make the cut:

    I want a team that keeps its best players for their entire career.

    I imagine a baseball team that has a wining record in its home ballpark.

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    1. 1) sometimes it's best to "flip" your "best players" for a better future, and sometimes it's better to funnel payroll to other positions...

      2) Your (Scott) against a Rays stadium, so good luck rooting for your Tampa Yanks, Thrashers, or Dunedin Blue Jays...

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    2. B. Dufala:
      I am not against a Rays stadium, as long as the Rays/MLB pay for 100% of it.

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    3. Oh so, the Rays pay all of the cost so Tampa can make lots of money?

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    4. Guy builds business. If it's successful, both he and his neighbors benefit. It's not a foreign concept.

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  3. 1) "Tampa" is "mentioned" more because it's their name, it's not the Pinellas Rays...

    2) Idk if you purposely do it try to create drama, to make it sound like a better story, but your constant statements of some Hillsborough vs Pinellas isn't factual. Maybe YOUR conspiracy theorist readers believe it, but the smarter readers know it's not a competition, it's ultimately one team working together toward the Rays inevitable move to Tampa. But hey! I'm not here to knock your hustle in selling the drama to the "less educated" readers...

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  4. As for my opinion on a new stadium, a self sourced of energy park would be cool, I think it needs to act as a hurricane relief place for Tampa, Publix Park would be fitting w/ deli & sub stations throughout the park, and also, I always think of Maddon's quote when he said the stadium should be like a small "boutique shop"...

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