A month after the St. Petersburg City Council approved a memorandum of understanding allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to search both Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties for a site to build the next revolutionary stadium, the team ― per the MOU ― sent representatives from the city of St. Petersburg their criteria for evaluating potential stadium sites.
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Tampa Bay Times: Loyalty to Rays lives in Pinellas
The Tampa Bay Rays made the front cover of the Times on Friday, in an article featuring the results of a Tampa Bay Times/10 News WTSP survey of Tampa Bay area citizens on how much they value the team.
Hot-Stove: Rays Trade Rumors Don’t Gain Traction
Yesterday I wrote of the trade rumors surrounding the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago Cubs. More specifically, the potential for a trade of Javier Baez to Tampa Bay for pitching ― be it starting, relief, or both. Yet Tuesday provided little to no clarity on things, at least on that front.
Red Sox Sign David Price to Seven Year, $217 Million Contract; Rays Stadium Update
Former Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price will continue his tour of duty in the AL East for the foreseeable future. Price has agreed to a massive $217-million deal with the Boston Red Sox.
City Council Votes In Favor of Rays Stadium Search Counter-Offer, 5-3
Some 11-1/2 months after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Krisemen announced a pending stadium deal with the Tampa Bay Rays — a deal that was ultimately voted down by the city council — council member Jim Kennedy offered a counter-offer that passed with a 5-3 vote Thursday afternoon.