Upon entering Wednesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rays desperately needed a solid victory. A big 10-4 win was precisely what the doctor ordered. Matt Moore got his sixth win of the season, as the Rays chinked away at the Blue Jays all night, scoring 10 runs on 13 hits and five walks
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A New Stadium Is Affordable, Lance Berkman, and Rays Spring Training Information
The Baseball Stadium Financing Caucus, a group of business leaders from both sides of the bay, released the findings of a stadium financing study yesterday which concluded that the area can afford a new baseball stadium. The caveat; the public could be on the hook for at least 60 to 80 percent of the cost, …
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Oh Keith Olbermann, Don’t You Know When to Butt Out?
Notice I did not write South Florida. All of it. Rays’ owner Stu Sternberg was already less than sanguine about getting significant scratch from the state and local governments for a new ballpark that is absolutely essential to his survival in Tampa/St. Petersburg. If he had any hopes left after the disastrously low crowds for the free …
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An Open Letter to John Romano and the Tampa Bay Times About the Rays Stadium Situation (In Addendum)
“Noting that the Rays are the first team to win 90 games and be last in attendance. John Romano looks anew at stadium issue.” -Topkin Marc Topkin’s tweet (above) was a glaring segue into a piece in the Times titled, If we accept reality, there might be a win-win in Tampa Bay Rays stadium saga. …