Tampa Bay Rays fans react to new stadium deal for St. Petersburg
The team is expected to make a big announcement Tuesday about the completion of an agreement.
Fans are weighing in on social media about the Rays' plans to announce the completion of a St. Petersburg stadium deal. [ Tampa Bay Times on Instagram ]
As part of the redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District, the stadium would be constructed near the current Tropicana Field site. It would open for the 2028 season.
Here’s how some people are reacting to the news on social media:
Love how they continue to ignore the glaringly obvious solution of moving to Tampa and instead are just gonna build a fancy new stadium and think everyone will come even though the commute will still be hell
"@raysbaseball has a year-over-year increase of 29.1%, (attendance) which is among the top half-dozen improvements in MLB in 2023. At their current pace, the Rays will finish with their best annual attendance in 10 years."
An Instagram user comments on a Monday morning Instagram post from the Tampa Bay Times about the Rays' plans to announce the completion of a St. Petersburg stadium deal. [ Tampa Bay Times on Instagram ]
In today’s episode of how NOT to run a professional sports team. Rays primary problem: awful attendance. Rays “wise” solution: new stadium in the same area that’s unattractive and inaccessible to 95% of their fan base.
A Facebook user comments on a Monday morning Facebook post from the Tampa Bay Times about the Rays' plans to announce the completion of a St. Petersburg stadium deal. [ Tampa Bay Times on Facebook ]
A Facebook user comments on a Monday morning Facebook post from the Tampa Bay Times about the Rays' plans to announce the completion of a St. Petersburg stadium deal. [ Tampa Bay Times on Facebook ]
IMO the best part of the Rays stadium saga being over is that MLB can stop hanging cities over our head (wasn’t going to happen) — and now focus on bringing expansion teams to places like Nashville, Portland, etc.. #RaysUp
A Facebook user comments on a Monday morning Facebook post from the Tampa Bay Times about the Rays' plans to announce the completion of a St. Petersburg stadium deal. [ Tampa Bay Times on Facebook ]
WHERE YALL MONTREAL JOKES AT NOW
I DONT CARE WHAT CITY OR COUNTY WERE IN!!!
WE STILL HAVE A BASEBALL TEAM IS ALL THAT MATTERS #RaysUp
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