WOAH. MLB is giving permission to Tampa Bay to explore splitting home games in Tampa and Montreal.

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Jun 20, 2019
11:39:17am

TCuz 4 Time AFC Champion

WOAH. MLB is giving permission to Tampa Bay to explore splitting home games in Tampa and Montreal.

BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays have received MLB's permission to explore becoming two-city team: the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, sources tell ESPN. The plan: Play early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and finish the season in Montreal. News at ESPN: https://t.co/X6uSt4KLfC
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 20, 2019

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1141761834434871297

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WOAH. MLB is giving permission to Tampa Bay to explore splitting home games in Tampa and Montreal.

TCuz 4 Time AFC Champion

6/20/19 11:39am

That's the weirdest thing ever. Gotta be to put pressure on Tampa to build a stadium, right?

shimmy

6/20/19 11:40am

Sure seems like it. Build a stadium, or move to Montreal permanently.

TCuz

6/20/19 11:42am

A stadium to hold all 1500 fans that show up to their games?

Dillinger

6/20/19 11:42am

Imagine if all they got were April/May games. Use the high school field.

Memmo

6/20/19 11:53am

the reason for the lack of attendance isn't interest. it's because the stadium is in st pete. when teams look at

macaroni

6/20/19 11:57am

The trop is a giant dump. No denying it.

shimmy

6/20/19 12:03pm

Taxpayer-subsidized stadiums are the biggest waste of money.

6/20/19 11:57am

Most are. Some aren't. And if they won't build one they lose the team. That's fine.

shimmy

6/20/19 12:02pm

Show me any study that shows some aren't.

6/20/19 12:07pm

Tax revenues over time generally far outweigh the cost.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/20/19 12:11pm

Every study I've read shows they don't. Here are my sources.

6/20/19 12:14pm

I don't have a study but the Vegas stadium is a good deal. Pid for by tourist and increases tourism.

shimmy

6/20/19 12:11pm

When I was in Vegas my Uber driver complained and complained about the Raiders

6/20/19 12:17pm

Do you usually take advice on economics from your Uber driver?

shimmy

6/20/19 12:20pm

I crushed it at the Hakkasan and on UNLV campus.

6/20/19 11:09pm

Glad some random Uber driver speaks for all of Vegas lol. Many are thrilled at the Raiders coming.

TCuz

6/20/19 12:22pm

How you like your Florida state-income tax breaks now, boys?

byuwahoo

6/20/19 11:41am

Wow... This makes NO sense to me.

BlueVU

6/20/19 11:44am

Rays have a lease at Tropicana Field until 2027. So the emphasis is on "explore" here.

TCuz

6/20/19 11:44am

The Tampa Bay/Montreal Carpetbaggers

BYUBandfan

6/20/19 11:44am

That is certainly strange. Seems like TB's days are numbered.

Memmo

6/20/19 11:45am

who gets worse attendance. Rays or Marlins?

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/19 11:50am

The Marlins the last 2 years. Historically though, Tampa's is the worst.

TCuz

6/20/19 11:54am

Marlins, they may have the shiny new stadium but they aren’t even trying

Oranje

6/20/19 11:55am

Ok I googled. It's Miami - they have lowest attendance in MLB, by a lot.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/19 11:53am

Coors Field is huge and the setting is actually really nice.

Oranje

6/20/19 11:56am

it is nice and outside in the west during the summer is a great draw. Crazy to

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/19 12:02pm

Going next weekend for my first time.

S-rizzle

6/20/19 12:14pm

Dodgers fan?

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/19 12:34pm

Angels first.

S-rizzle

6/20/19 12:39pm

he'll have fun. It'll be a sell out all 4 games of the series and 1/3 will be

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/19 12:40pm

Why wouldn't Salt Lake be on the list of cities to be looked at for a MLB team?

DK-

6/20/19 12:01pm

Because there are 4-6 more attractive cities to MLB ahead of SLC.

TCuz

6/20/19 12:02pm

I'm no expert, but what city is a better fit? I'm sure there are some I just

DK-

6/20/19 12:05pm

Montreal. Portland. Las Vegas. Charlotte. Nashville.

TCuz

6/20/19 12:08pm

Too bad, SLC seems like a good sports town

DK-

6/20/19 12:11pm

Makes sense. I mean, the cities are super close together so it should be doable.

ballen

6/20/19 12:12pm

Just listened to Steve Phillips on Dog’s channel. Made perfect sense. This is all a ploy to get out of St Pete.

macaroni

6/20/19 3:45pm

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