Happy Anniversary Shadow of the Stadium!

This is that special week each year I sit down to eat cake (by myself) because Shadow of the Stadium has survived another 12 months!

The last year hasn't exactly brought forth the most consequential Stadium Saga news, as the Rays continue to bide their time, hoping for a change in both leverage and attitudes toward public financing.  But Hillsborough has no money for a stadium and Pinellas faces doubt about throwing good money after bad.

So it's another opportunity to look back at some of the real interesting pivot points of the Stadium Saga turns nine (and this blog turns eight)....as well as an opportunity to remind you that the blog's goal (1,400 posts and counting) is to provide some big-picture perspective on where, when, how, and if a new Rays stadium should be built in Tampa Bay (along with other local sports business news):

• Bold predictions: how the Rays Stadium Saga will go down (7/3/09)
• Sternberg gives Tampa Bay stadium ultimatum (6/21/10)
• Gammons: MLB needs ability to blackmail cities (8/31/10) and Update (1/6/15)
• Stadium Saga isn't Tampa Bay's problem; it's MLB's Problem (8/2/11)
• Times hates corporate welfare; except for maybe pro sports teams (3/12/13)
• Crazy simplistic thoughts on the Stadium Saga (8/30/13)
• Rays deal for could mirror Braves' secret, not-so-great, potentially-illegal deal (7/5/15) and Update (3/24/16)
• DONE DEAL: St. Pete approves deal to alter Rays contract (1/14/16)
• How Ken Hagan has flipped on stadium subsidies (3/25/16) and Update (3/1/17)
• Hillsborough still doesn't have $200M hiding in sofa cushions (5/31/16)
• The Rays have 99 problems, but getting rich ain't one (12-21-16)
• Florida's leading economist on sporting events is not an economist (4-16-17)

---

Get Shadow of the Stadium delivered straight to your inbox

FOLLOW: Shadow of the Stadium on Twitter
FOLLOW: Shadow of the Stadium on Facebook