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Six in the Morning: A six-pack of infobits you might have missed

By | 08.25.11 | 8:12 am

Most of the home sales in Southwest Florida are now occurring without the help of credit. Plus: five more important items!

The Rays' Tropicana Field (Pic by Eric Kilby)

Anti-tax sentiment could affect Rays stadium fight

By | 12.06.10 | 11:30 am

Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg has made it clear he wants out of Tropicana Field, but the current anti-tax climate in the area may make securing any public funding a tough sell.

Amid Rays’ cloudy future in St. Pete, playoff tickets sold out

By | 10.04.10 | 2:47 pm

With two playoff games scheduled at Tropicana Field this week, the Tampa Bay Rays have announced both games have sold out.
The brisk sales for tickets to the games against the Texas Rangers are in contrast to the Rays…

Amid debate over Tampa Bay Rays’ future in St. Pete, players complain about low fan turnout

By | 09.28.10 | 2:00 pm

Frustration with low attendance at Tropicana Field has boiled over for two of the Tampa Bay Rays’ best players, with the team claiming the best record in baseball as of Tuesday and sitting on the cusp of clinching a playoff…

Baseball commissioner again weighs in on Rays stadium fight

By | 09.21.10 | 2:28 pm

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig again weighed in on the Tampa Bay Rays stadium dispute, saying the team needs a new stadium, but stopped short of saying where.
The St. Petersburg Times caught up with Selig at Yankee…

Rays’ low attendance has consequences for stadium debate as well as Yankees series

By | 09.13.10 | 3:51 pm

The New York Yankees are not the only thing on the minds of Tampa Bay Rays players and coaches amid a tight pennant race.
As the teams enter into a crucial three-game series in St. Petersburg, attendance woes at Tropicana…

ESPN commentators chide Rays’ attendance woes

By | 09.01.10 | 7:51 am

It has been a bad two days for Tropicana Field on the public relations front as ESPN announcers and anchors have chided low attendance there, amid a political fight between the team and the City of St. Petersburg over…

Will leaked docs showing Rays’ profit affect the team’s fight for a new stadium?

By | 08.31.10 | 3:07 pm

Leaked financial documents show that the Tampa Rays Rays turned a profit during their last-place campaign in 2007 and their unlikely run to the World Series in 2008 — revelations that come at a problematic time for the team. The Rays have entered into a political fight with the City of St. Petersburg after announcing in June that the team’s ballpark, Tropicana Field, is not financially viable and that the team must move.

Rays manager blasts Tropicana Field after ‘catwalk calamity’

By | 08.06.10 | 1:37 pm

Tampa Bay Rays ownership are now not alone in the organization in bashing the stadium where the team plays amid a politically charged fight between the club and the City of St. Petersburg over relocating the squad.
Rays Manager Joe Maddon…

Rays rebuff St. Peter mayor’s shot at compromise

By | 07.30.10 | 7:56 am

In an offering aimed at thawing the chilled relationship between the Tampa Bay Rays and the City of St. Petersburg over their ongoing stadium debate, Mayor Bill Foster put forth an olive branch last week that the team quickly rebuffed.
Foster…

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