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[filihok]

Will Rays Move? No, Just “More Years of Posturing” | FanGraphs Baseball

Almost immediately after the Rays were defeated by the Rangers in the American League Division Series, owner Stu Sternberg immediately dropped a bomb: the team might not be long for Tampa Bay. This certainly wasn’t the first time that Sternberg (or others) have noted that Tampa Bay’s conspicuously poor attendance hasn’t been much improved by the team’s winning ways, or that poor attendance could make it hard for the team’s payroll to compete with other AL East teams. Tropicana Field is horribly positioned, right next to the Gulf of Mexico and absurdly far from much of the population in the area. Just 19 percent of the more than three million who live in the market are actually located within 30 minutes’ drive of the stadium. A new, better-positioned stadium could substantially improve attendance, if only the Rays didn’t have a use agreement in place through 2027 with Tropicana Field.

[Mathguy]

<shrug> This might help the rays some...but their issues are pretty common throughout baseball. Seems like they are treating the symptoms but the overall problem will still be there.

I think it's interestest that if they boost revenue and payroll....that people assume there won't be a response by some of the other teams?

[Mr Yuk]

The Rays couldn't even come close to selling out for the PLAYOFFS. What a disgrace. I don't care if the stadium is supposedlt in an "inconvenient" location....real fans would drive an hour or more to go to a playoff game.

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by Mr Yuk

The Rays couldn't even come close to selling out for the PLAYOFFS. What a disgrace. I don't care if the stadium is supposedlt in an "inconvenient" location....real fans would drive an hour or more to go to a playoff game.

I agree.