Building a new stadium did not solve Miami's woes, and it won't solve Tampa's either. Major League Baseball just doesn't work, and is never going to work in Florida.
I took a trip to Miami to catch the Rockies @ Marlins series back in April, and I've never seen a stadium so empty. I swear we get more people going to Edmonton Prospects games.
I'm at a loss to figure out how/why baseball is so unpopular in Florida, more so than in any other MLB state.
Is it just fan discontent with the way the two respective teams are run? Or something else?
I'm at a loss to figure out how/why baseball is so unpopular in Florida, more so than in any other MLB state.
Is it just fan discontent with the way the two respective teams are run? Or something else?
I feel like attendance for all pro Florida sports teams is lousy. The Lightning might have good attendance, but I don't know.
Good luck paying for this.
about damn time
That park was like in the middle of nowhere
I don't follow the NFL a whole lot but I would imagine the Bucs/Jags/Dolphins don't have trouble filling seats, even if their teams can be pretty lousy.
Or the Heat/Magic.
Interesting looking ballpark.
Now comes the funding saga.
Moving to Ybor City will help the Rays with at least 10k extra fans per game
10,000 per game? What makes you say that? That is a lot.
Tropicana is an awful location, right at the bottom of the peninsula. Ybor City is much more centrally located.
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta...bay-rays-look-to-suntrust-park-for-ideas.html
The Tampa Bay Rays are building a new stadium — and club officials toured SunTrust Park to see what the Atlanta Braves did to create the Cobb County ballpark that opened 17 months ago.
https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-history-the-threat-of-contraction-begins-102916Ybor City stadium plan dead.
Rays say current Ybor stadium project is dead, remain committed to Tampa Bay area – for now
Agreement with St. Petersburg to look elsewhere in Tampa Bay was set to expire at the end of the year.
Lease reverts back to the iron clad through the 2027 season.
From Universal DH To Radical Realignment: Here's How MLB Might Look If It Expands To 32 TeamsStart saying your goodbyes to Tampa Bay baseball now
First city to offer MLB a ready to build stadium plan gets the Rays and it will be long before 2027. The lease buyout is now a manageable number.
Is the owner, of the Rays now looking to sell? There seems to be a ownership group in Montreal wanting this team....