February 21, 200818 yr Check this out, pretty damn cool. Picture of new Stadium This is an awesome design, and I hope it creates a friendly rivalry with Jeffrey Loria, who prides himself on being an art guy. I am excited about getting any new ball park, but we need to top this design with something even better.
February 21, 200818 yr This is not a new picture or anything... but yeah, looks pretty good. Very similar to Pac Bell in San Fran ( I refuse to call it ATT)
February 22, 200818 yr Interestingly enough, St. Pete is holding the first public hearing on this plan tonight as we were awaiting the vote on the Miami ballpark. Groups were already forming to support and oppose this. http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/arti...x?storyid=74548 BTW, I like it. At least from the rendering it is promising.
February 22, 200818 yr Well, good luck to them. Hopefully they don't have to go through the torture we did at one point in time. God, it feels good to say that.
February 22, 200818 yr Am I missing something? How is that tiny tarp supposed to stop the rain? Rain comes from the sides too
February 25, 200818 yr Am I missing something? How is that tiny tarp supposed to stop the rain? Rain comes from the sides too The grandstand will block it from the south. Not much to protect the rain from on the north side of the stadium.
March 12, 200818 yr Rays submit design plan for new park http://www.bradenton.com/breakingsports/story/461198.html Rays moving forward with stadium plans http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=mlb Expert transportation and parking study confirms AL Lang site well suited for Rays waterfront ballpark http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/pre...jsp&c_id=tb Rays' tally reports parking is plentiful http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/12/Southpin...reports_p.shtml
March 19, 200818 yr Three proposals have been posted for the redevelopment of Tropicana Field. This, of course, is vital to the plans to build the new Rays Ballpark, as this is paying for about 70% the cost of the new stadium.
May 16, 200818 yr Plan in place for financing Rays new park http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=mlb Rays present stadium proposal http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/N...mp;pageId=3.2.1 Rays would cover cost runovers http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernme...ticle508828.ece Rays' offer promising (Editorial) http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article508727.ece
May 18, 200818 yr I hate to say it but if they get their new stadium with their core group of players they are going to own most of the state soon .
May 19, 200818 yr Why do they need a new stadium again? Because they play in an ugly piece of crap that makes Dolphins Stadium look like Minute Maid Park. ...astroturf...bleh.
May 19, 200818 yr Two points: 1. That design has Olympic Stadium v2.0 (or as the locals said, "Stade Olympique") written all over it. Is it just me, or can anyone else imagine the salt air just wreaking havoc on the sail roof making it inoperable after several years, just like the "retractable roof" that was supposed to be "operable" in Montreal, but only worked once! Yes, kids, Montreal's Olympic Stadium was supposed to be the worlds first retractable roof stadium, but (a) money ran out before the 1976 games which left the inclined tower incomplete and (b) when they finally finished the tower and installed the kevlar roof, which was to be folded up into the tower like a reverse umbrella, the thing got stuck and failed miserably -- never to be opened again! 2. Attendance, in my opinion, will always lag with the Rays playing in St. Petersburg rather than in Tampa. If you guys think driving to Dolphin Stadium or the OB site from Broward is bad, try driving from Tampa, Temple Terrace, or Brandon to St. Petersburg and back on a weeknight! That stadium is built away from the center of population. It's the equivalent of building a Marlins stadium in either Palm Beach Gardens or Perrine.
May 20, 200818 yr Two points: 1. That design has Olympic Stadium v2.0 (or as the locals said, "Stade Olympique") written all over it. Is it just me, or can anyone else imagine the salt air just wreaking havoc on the sail roof making it inoperable after several years, just like the "retractable roof" that was supposed to be "operable" in Montreal, but only worked once! Yes, kids, Montreal's Olympic Stadium was supposed to be the worlds first retractable roof stadium, but (a) money ran out before the 1976 games which left the inclined tower incomplete and (b) when they finally finished the tower and installed the kevlar roof, which was to be folded up into the tower like a reverse umbrella, the thing got stuck and failed miserably -- never to be opened again! I would think that technology has greatly advanced in stadium design since 1976. While the precedent may not be the best, vis-a-vis, Stade Olympique, it doesn't necessarily mean the idea isn't worth persuing. I'm not a stadium architect nor an engineer. Still, I would hope that if this is what they're going for that it would prove to work. In this day and age when ballparks are getting smaller it makes sense to not have to have a giant structure to support a metallic retractable roof. The Marlins are going to have a larger footprint to work with, hence a heavier roof. The Rays want that piece of land which is too small to support a larger ballpark in terms of size because the location looks more promising for ancillary development. At least that is what they're counting on and trying to convince voters of. My personal opinion is that they may get their referendum but might not win the vote because enough people there would vote against the stadium. 2. Attendance, in my opinion, will always lag with the Rays playing in St. Petersburg rather than in Tampa. If you guys think driving to Dolphin Stadium or the OB site from Broward is bad, try driving from Tampa, Temple Terrace, or Brandon to St. Petersburg and back on a weeknight! That stadium is built away from the center of population. It's the equivalent of building a Marlins stadium in either Palm Beach Gardens or Perrine. Here you might be right. What I would say, though, is that St. Pete was the city who built the Trop and was the city who persued various MLB clubs before the league brass felt it necessary to place a team there. If not for the Trop, I don't think St. Pete would be hosting pro baseball today. They simply leapfrogged Tampa on this one by taking that risk all those years ago.
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