OT: Buccaneers, Rays & Other Tampa Bay Sports Teams

[These Are The Days]

RIP Tropicana Field. I really hope no one was inside when that roof came off

 

[Hoek]

Wonder if they can fix that in time for next season. I guess so. But man that's a lot of money and work they gotta spend for a stadium they're moving out of..

 

[These Are The Days]

If Tropicana Field can't be fixed before 2025 season, where can Tampa Bay Rays play?

The Tropicana Field roof was torn off by Hurricane Milton. The Tampa Bay Rays have some options if the field isn't ready for the 2025 MLB season.

www.news-press.com

As far as I am concerned, move the Rays to Steinbrenner Field for the last 3 years and be done with it. If the A's can play in Sacramento we can do this. I'm not saying I never once had a great night at Tropicana Field and countless memories. I'm saying this may not be the most appropriate option while the other side of the Bay is ready to welcome the Rays with open arms. And Steinbrenner Field just *chefs kiss*


Now watch Stu use this as an excuse to fire sale the team again

 

[Felonious Python]

I'm not a baseball guy, but couldn't the Rays play in the Trop while there's only a partial or tarped roof?

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm not a baseball guy, but couldn't the Rays play in the Trop while there's only a partial or tarped roof?

I don't think so. They'd probably assume some kind of occupational hazard with it being partial like that. And to be honest, it may just be better if the Rays played their last game at Tropicana anyway

 

[Hoek]

Can't imagine it's designed for dealing with rain falling in so they definitely need to close it somehow

 

[Felonious Python]

The Rays might start the first month or two on the road. They have a little more time then.

 

[These Are The Days]

Can't imagine it's designed for dealing with rain falling in so they definitely need to close it somehow

@Felonious Python this is where I'm at with it. I don't know if the Trop is even considered safe with the roof being open or if it can even handle being open. But there are a bunch of ballparks that can host Rays even if the plan was to be back in the Trop by like May; assuming the cost isn't extraordinary. Like Steinbrenner was a mere suggestion at most and I think the Rays would do something like that for a few months versus being on the road.

But if this is gonna be some crazy thing like $70 million, then I say just forget it. That money is better spent on the new park and work out a deal with an "A League" park