@jakek.2845
I work for the Bananas. Having been there, it worked great for a one time spectacle.. but the stadium infrastructure and layout probably isn’t fit for any kind of baseball residency. Odd dimensions, tough broadcast angles, and no space for dugouts/bullpens would be tricky to make work for a pro team. There was a section of seats along that right field wall (maybe the 3rd base line idk.. I was getting disoriented) that did look like they might be retractable or removable.. at least from what I could tell underneath. It could maybe fix the dimension problem, but that’s still only one of quite a few. Regardless, I’m glad what we’re doing can spark these types of conversations, that’s what we’re all about! I am lucky to be a part of it. Thank all of those who support us!
@deanthompson4381
Brodie, FYI, the dimensions at Raymond James were 354'left,378'leftcenter,422'center, 285' right center, 237' right. The net, in right, was 50", that have to be cleared for a home run. Excellent video.
@williamlloyd3769
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the largest ballpark ever to regularly host major league games( 90,000 seats). Games at the Coliseum featured a 250-foot home runs to left and 440-foot flyouts to right. Additionally a 40 foot fence was added to prevent short home runs. Dodgers called the Coliseum home (1958-61). In 2008, the field was recreated for an exhibition game. I was there and it was weird but fun!
@deferittothegame
Fun fact, for Mile High (which hosted AAA ball before the Rockies), the whole grandstand was moved on tracks not just certain seats.
@martinarden9705
"You can't just cut this out and make this a retractable seat system." Someone's watching this and thinking, "I've got me a really good circular saw. It's a Stanley. Paid $900 for it. Give me a few hours and a few hundred bucks."
@silvermineband2719
The answer is a hard no. Having grown up with a multi purpose stadium that was home to MLB and NFL team, the only way it worked was that it was designed with movable field level seats so the dimensions could be changed literally overnight. Even if by some miracle of engineering, this stadium could be reconfigured (it can’t), the Bucs would rightly throw a fit to end all fits.
@maxpowr90
Remember when the Lightning played games at the Trop?
@qwaszx2
The World Series was played in the LA Coliseum with a similar short porch and net.
@TheStarHound
I saw several Rockies games at old Mile High Stadium in 1993 and 1994. The football stands were on a rail type system, and they rolled the stands out to form the outfields for the baseball set-up.
@dannyboy34677
To answer your question: 1) It would be a waste of money 2) The Glazers would not sign off on that 3) You have the Bucs The Savannah bananas at Raymond James was a one off thing. There’s no way there would be 81 games played at Raymond James Stadium, especially when August and September roll around. Now JP Peterson said on a recent podcast with Tampa Bay developer if you get a chance to watch that podcast. One of the sites that was mentioned for a new Rays stadium in Tampa is the footprint of the old sombrero which is Tampa Stadium. If you’re talking that, yes that would work, but not RJS.
@joeblenkle5546
Sacramento's former AAA team - the Sacramento Solons - played at a football stadium (Hughes Stadium) in the 70s that had a very short left field. Their solution was to erect a massive net in left field. I forget how high it was, but balls that hit the net were live. It made for a very interesting experience.
@KeoniPhoenix
The Dodgers once played at the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum while Dodger stadium was built. There was a net along the left field wall that required homeruns to be hit over it to count.
@cityhawk
If the Rays want to use Raymond James Stadium and augment it for MLB use, they could use Hard Rock Stadium (Joe Robbie Stadium) as template when the Marlins played there. It wasn’t perfect but it was fairly serviceable. In other words it could be done. Do keep in mind that when Joe Robbie was first built, it was a football only stadium (Miami Dolphins). It may take some work, but could be done for the 2026 season. It’s too late to do it now.
@hockeydude69
That right field fence at Raymond James is almost as short as Yankee Stadium's.
@trvy8175
Just cant do it with the Buccs and USF playing already
@jimmybob137
it rains like hell in the summer!
@robertewalt7789
I remember when the Dodgers first moved to LA, in the Coliseum, short left field.
@taunton613
Congrats on 70k.
@brycechristensen2296
rotate the diamond about 15 degrees, so the left field foul line hits the wall around the 25-yard line. It creates a "Pesky's Pole" situation in left field, but also makes the right-field fence get deeper faster. The fences would be short down both lines, but wouldn't be quite as bad overall. Although it makes the seats on the first-base side that much worse...
@brodiebrazil