@Elephant2024
Not clear on the WHY. Why did Stu and his cohorts change their minds about the stadium deal in St. Pete? Was it because of the roof caving in on the Trop and they are afraid of the same thing happening again at the new venue? Or did they just get cold feet for whatever reason(s)? Selling the team looks like the only viable option now. Have little to no confidence that current ownership would spend money to renovate the Trop.
@alfonsobucetajr.4128
Severely underplaying the Orlando threat. Opening day in Tampa still not sold out in an 11,000 seat stadium. A new owner is gonna look at that and be scared about committing to Tampa. They should sell out every game this year. Orlando will be seen as a compromise. Tampa moves but stays within Central Florida, still be considered Tampa's "local team", Orlando was never an expansion option so doesn't take that away from MLB. Not saying Rays fans should be happy about it but it's better then moving to Utah, which is up for expansion.
@brushbackz1
How does Stu think he can just get away with not selling the team and no accepting the stadium deal? There has to be something going on.
@zachansen8293
owners need to 100% fund stadiums. Blackmailing cities is BS and should be made illegal federally.
@TravisV99
Ulises for the bias Orlando people I kind of wanted you to explain more why you say Orlando is the least likely option ???
@joenop3393
Rays will be in St. Pete until at least 2038. Its a Buyers market with the White Sox, Nationals, Twins and Rays all having issues and needing new revenue.
@Rushbolt43
Cost overruns doubled or tripled because a hurricane ripped the Tampa area to shreds. This creates an unnaturally high demand for contractors so their bids can be much higher than if they had less work available. The Rays didn't expect a hurricane to rip Tampa apart and cause those overruns to skyrocket when they signed on to cover the overruns. It is thoroughly homer and hypocritical to say the delayed votes were fine because there was a hurricane, but the Rays shouldn't renegotiate due to the same hurricane. Let's not forget the newly elected officials stated they were going to vote the stadium down anyway. Tampa elected those officials to vote it down. A majority of the city really doesn't want the Rays. Move them and make the majority of people happy. Finish building the train tracks to Orlando and the people can go watch the Rays without losing their precious tax dollars. I live just west of Indianapolis and Tampa will still be much closer to an MLB team if it moves to Orlando than I will, and Indy can put 8,000 a game in the stands for a minor league team. Tampa has no idea how fortunate it is to have an MLB team. I hope the Rays finish their commitment in 2029 and give Tampa the bird as they move to a city that actually wants them.
@josephmangone4926
St pete MUST fix up the trop per legal contract. The Rays will not have a choice but to play at the trop EVEN IF new owners come in and plan a new stadium at Ybor City. By the time the trop lease expires, the new stadium will be ready and then the Rays just more across the bay. MLB always wanted the stadium in Tampa, not St pete. SELL THE TEAM STU and get the hell out of the Bay area....
@steveanthony5530
I met Matt Silverman at fan fest and a Rays game in Bradenton. The guy seems nice enough in person but also a natural born lier.
@jamesabaileyjr
It's going to Be ORLANDO the writing is on the wall, ignore it all you want.
@Weeki370
You 2 won't understand this but the only way to get 600 million + in public money is to agree to pay all cost overruns, every new stadium deal is structured that way, it's the only way to get public money
@Weeki370
Also don't take the bait when a politician speaks, they spin everything right, there is a big racial social justice piece to this deal and the mayor needs to have some deliverables or he will lose reelection so he will work with Stu again, just need couple weeks to cool off
@jk99795