Curious Hair wrote:
a retard wrote:
Kind of like when the metrodome inflatable roof collapsed under an heavy snow.
It looked like a dungeon in there. Hopefully the replacement roof allows more light in, similar to Allegiant Stadium in Vegas.
They're going to break ground on a replacement stadium soon (inscrutably, right next to the current one whose location everyone whines about). It wouldn't surprise me if they decide not to put any more money into it and the Rays just split the next few years between Orlando and an expanded spring training complex, whether their own or one of the other ones in the area.
Leaving the Rays west of the Bay = catering to snowbirds and tourists.
East Tampa location closer to more local, permanent population + Lakeland and even Orlando peeps.
Maybe MLB be more amenable to Rays playing in Montreal now.
I don't think Nashville has a proper MLB facility currently. Nashville Sounds play in a dated 10K capacity field that even the MiLB team wants to get the hell out of.
Vandy baseball team, despite being perennially in contention for the CWS, play at a tiny, under 4K capacity field.
NC, another potential expansion location, must have decent minor league facilities. I dunno if MLB wants to test the waters for an expansion franchise with the Rays for a season or two, even/esp with the Rays already committed to staying put in Florida.
All the other potential expansion cities out west or out of the country. Orlando is on the list; difficult to see a 3rd Florida baseball team, considering Rays and Marlins struggle to draw crowds.
Nashville’s minor league stadium is far from dated and yes the baseball team plays in a on campus stadium. There are plenty of options that are in place to build a new stadium there with multiple municipalities welcoming it.
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