Posted November 11, 201014 yr I'm sick of it. I'm sick of St. Pete claiming their contract with the Rays to keep them then not wanting to do everything they can to do so. I'm sick of St. Pete residents saying "don't raise my taxes or I'll vote you out!" It's just time to hand over the team to Tampa if you guys aren't gonna do what it takes to keep them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekilby/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 More comments from St. Pete residents tonight as they announce they have found a way to get the first half of the money to fund a new stadium. I can now see why Foster was elected cause he's just as stubborn and pig-headed as the residents. All attacks aside, which isn't easy to do. I've had it with St. Pete hogging the Rays. Yes you guys fought hard to get them, but when they need you, where you at? Not at the Trop. Not in the office. No you guys are hiding behind a TV, telephone and contract. I hope the area, the ENTIRE bay area doesn't pay for your stubbornness. I've grown tired of playing devil's advocate. Either support you team or hand them over to Tampa. period. there is no "oh we can hide behind our contract" because no you can't. The Rays will find a way to break the lease and then in 2016 we'll be saying the Portland Rays. Just grow up St. Pete. You have a major league baseball team. So show the eff up and support them or give them up. Period http://christianrocker90.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/10/just-give-them-up-already-st-pete.html Oh wait it's my rant...
November 11, 201014 yr Is your main purpose for existing to complain about Rays attendance? Cause I'm pretty sure us Marlins fans haven't gone through that...
November 12, 201014 yr Author I thought forums were where you discuss thing, I could be wrong. How about say what you think about the rant. Pointless. PUH!
November 12, 201014 yr Well, saying you "found a rant online" and then revealing it to be yours is really horn-tootish. So, with that in mind, I hate it.
November 12, 201014 yr No, just comes up a lot. You're the one who brought it up. I thought forums were where you discuss thing, I could be wrong. How about say what you think about the rant. Pointless. PUH! Dude, you've beaten this topic to death, and terribly at that.
November 12, 201014 yr I think they're going to relocate before they get handed over to Tampa. How are they going to pay for that stadium, by the way? It doesn't seem to even be moving along at all. It really sucks because that pain of possible relocation hit Marlins fans - so we know how it feels - but at least the Marlins didn't have lease constraints and a city that wouldn't allow the stadium to be built in certain locations. It just looks really terrible for you guys.
November 12, 201014 yr Yes St. Pete is a nice little town, but if the Rays want to be successful they will get the hell over to the other side of the Bay. Build them a stadium on the Eastside of Tampa and they may actually get some Orlando fans to come to games too. Also would help to title thread My rant about Rays stadium attendance.
November 12, 201014 yr That's a wonderful meme which I've not previously seen (woo slant rhyme). Thanks for this :lol
November 12, 201014 yr Solution - move the Rays to Steinbrenner field. That's in Tampa AND they might just about sell it out every night! All 11,000 seats of it :mischief Rich coming from a Marlins fan, I know...
November 13, 201014 yr Author Yes St. Pete is a nice little town, but if the Rays want to be successful they will get the hell over to the other side of the Bay. Build them a stadium on the Eastside of Tampa and they may actually get some Orlando fans to come to games too. Also would help to title thread My rant about Rays stadium attendance. I named it what I did as a joke, not to toot my own horn.
November 13, 201014 yr Yes St. Pete is a nice little town, but if the Rays want to be successful they will get the hell over to the other side of the Bay. Build them a stadium on the Eastside of Tampa and they may actually get some Orlando fans to come to games too. Also would help to title thread My rant about Rays stadium attendance. I named it what I did as a joke, not to toot my own horn.Little late for that. :thumbup
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