Shadow of the Stadium

Providing perspective on the economics and politics of sports business in Florida...and the Rays' campaign for a new stadium in Tampa Bay.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Good Thanksgiving Reads

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To tide you over between the turkey and the yams, a sampling of what's going on in the world of stadia: AJC and Peach Pundit : Cobb co...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Stadiums Are Expensive; They're Also Retail

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An office watercooler conversation this week about the top news stories of 2013 led to this conversation: Co-worker: "Obviously, the ...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

St. Pete Approves Trop Renovations

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Not that there was any question about it, but St. Pete's council approved $1.3 million from the city's Tropicana Field capital fund ...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Weekend Reading List: Two Ends of Stadium Spectrum

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Some easy reads to get you through the weekend: Tampa Bay Times - Kriseman committed to openness, progress on Rays Field of Schemes - B...

Foster Says MLB Wants Out of Tampa Bay (Again)

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The Tampa Bay Times reports this morning : As his last days in office tick away, Mayor Bill Foster on Thursday issued his most pessimisti...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Foster May Have Won if He Talked More Rowdies

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One of the biggest successes of Rick Kriseman's mayoral campaign was using the word "Rays" at least 100 times for every uttera...
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St. Pete Grand Prix Lands New Title Sponsor

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Great news to read this morning: BREAKING: Firestone new #StPete Grand Prix sponsor in multi-year deal. Secures financial stability of ev...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Rick Kriseman Assembling Staff, Talking Points

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As St. Pete Mayor-Elect Rick Kriseman assembles his 40-man roster transition team , he is also starting to hone his talking points on hot-b...
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Letter: No Taxes for Rays Stadium

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A " Letter of the Day " in the pages of the Tampa Tribune implores citizens to stand up against any possible vote for public stad...

Home of the Braves, Land of the Free (Lunch)

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The developments coming out of Metro Atlanta (where, I'm still not convinced the Braves have a signed-and-sealed stadium deal) are fast ...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Report: Sternberg, Kriseman Meet For an Hour, Avoid Stadium Talk

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Tucked away inside this morning's Metro section of the Tampa Bay Times was a short Marc Topkin piece about Rays owner Stuart Sternberg ...
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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Vinik Group Adds More Downtown Land

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Michael Sasso from the Tampa Tribune reports a group with ties to Lightning owner Jeffrey Vinik has added three more acres to its 14-acre ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

New Details on Tropicana Field Renovations

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Wavenly Ann Moore reports this morning { link to Times' site } that city records indicate the renovations to the Trop - including a fac...
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Olbermann Says Forget Jersey, Look to Montreal

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Keith Olbermann ripped Scott Boras' idea of baseball in New Jersey Thursday night, while simultaneously ripping the "oversized Gul...
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Reader Rebukes Stadium-less Tampa Idea

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Interesting rebuttal in today's Trib Letters to the Editor to last week's idea that the City of Tampa forget about a stadium and f...
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