The St. Petersburg City Council is slated to discuss a pair of new stadium proposals up for consideration. Both proposals ― which have lovingly been referred to as the Gerdes plan and the Kennedy plan by Noah Pransky (Shadow of the Stadium) ― would allow the Rays to explore new stadium sites regionally, both in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.
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This Week in Rays Baseball ― 9/21/15 – 9/27/15
The Tampa Bay Rays took to the road on Monday with their sights set firmly on collecting their first winning road trip since June 17-21, when they took four of five from the Nationals and Indians. They also set out with an opportunity to get back to .500 and then some. The Rays, however, were unsuccessful in both endeavors, and ended the road trip with a 3-4 record after being chewed up and spit out by the unrelenting Blue Jays of Toronto
Of Archer and Box, the Rays Stadium Saga, and Long Homers
There really isn’t much to speak of with this being the All-Star Break, and me being on vacation. Still a few nuggets of Tampa Bay Rays related news and updates follow.
St. Pete Council Swing Vote Names His Price on Rays Deal (Re-Posted From Shadow of the Stadium)
For the first time, the St. Pete councilman perceived as the swing vote on the Rays stadium issue indicated what it would take to win his blessing for a multi-county stadium search.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 3-0 Amid Pitching Duel, Stadium News
The marquee matchup between Tampa Bay Rays hurler Chris Archer and Seattle’s Felix Hernandez lived up to billing. Unfortunately for the Rays, King Felix put together yet another superb outing, and the Mariners won the game 3-0 after Archer departed the game following the eighth inning. At 24-24, Tampa Bay now has dropped a season-high five straight games.