That’s what 10Connects.com asks in a recent piece. “I’ve looked at both papers’ coverage,” said Dr. Randy Miller, a journalism professor at USF. “Both sides have had coverage that clearly points out it either is – or isn’t – a good idea to move the stadium across the bay.” It […]
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. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
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 […]
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Much has been made of our “proposal” yesterday in which we suggested the only regional answer for a new Rays stadium would be for Tampa and St. Pete to literally share the Rays. We never said it was the best idea, or even a good idea. We simply believe it […]
This is a repost from February, but we believe that it remains the only “regional” solution for a new Rays stadium. Let’s face it, if the Rays move across the bay, they will become “Tampa’s team” and St. Pete will be left out in the cold… A Proposal: Rays Should […]
Stuart Sternberg spoke up. St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster got pissed. Then Sternberg did something we did not see coming. He basically called Tampa-St. Pete a crappy baseball market… “If I were just coming into this, and you dropped me in the middle of the United States, this isn’t going […]
Stuart Sternberg’s comments yesterday were firm, but they weren’t unexpected. Since then he has ramped up the rhetoric, even threatening to sell if Tampa and St. Pete can’t work together… “If I don’t get the sense there’s real cooperation, I’d sell the team,” Sternberg said this afternoon at a 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 […]
Here is footage of Stuart Sternberg’s statement from yesterday… THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… We will have much more on Sternberg’s comments later this morning. The Tampa Tribune has responses from local officials to Stuart Sternberg’s stadium demands…Tampa officials sound both optimistic and very cautious. [Tampa Tribune] Carl Crawford was named […]
Stuart Sternberg read his anticipated statement and said nothing most of us didn’t already know. Some of the highlights… “Baseball Will Not Work Longterm In Downtown St. Pete.” “The Rays will not be playing in Tropicana Field when our lease expires in 2027.” “When I assumed control of the Rays…Everyone […]
