When the Rays sold out the tickets for games 1 and 2 of the ALDS, few considered that the games might actually be held in the afternoon. As it is, TBS has the final say, and not surprisingly, they chose to air the Yankees and Twins opening round series in [...]
The Rays can clinch the AL East and home-field advantage tonight with a win and if the Yankees get swept by the Red Sox in their double-header. If the Rays don’t win the division, they will fly directly to Minneapolis following Sunday’s game. But if the Rays do win the AL East [...]
How much of a role does the economy play in the lack of attendance at Rays games? St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster thinks it plays a huge role and he points to the Bucs non-sellout on Sunday as evidence… “There’s no reason, of all 16 games, that opening day isn’t [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Image of Rocco Baldelli above via Tommy Rancel’s Twitter feed [Twitter] The last time the Rays won a game in Cleveland, Seth [...]
St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster indicated yesterday that the city is indeed willing to have the Rays move outside of the St. Pete city limits. Just as long as they don’t stray too far… “It’s not a new twist, but it demonstrates our willingness to consider other properties,” Foster said…Foster [...]
Not much new here, and we are not sure who Mayor Bill Foster is speaking to, but it is interesting to hear Foster refer to St. Pete and Pinellas County as “partners,” and not Tampa.
St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster wrote a letter to Stuart Sternberg in response to Sternberg’s recent call for a regional solution to a new Rays stadium. The highlights: “I do agree that the Rays are a “regional asset”, and will work tirelessly with the political and business leaders of Tampa [...]
Stuart Sternberg says the Tampa Bay Rays will not survive in downtown St. Pete. St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster says “tough shit” (we’re paraphrasing)… St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster said he fully expects the Rays to honor their contract and remain playing in downtown St. Petersburg until 2027. “Like it [...]
