The St. Petersburg City Council approved $22.5M in funding to repair the Tropicana Field roof, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). That’s less the half the overall estimated $55.7M necessary to get the Trop back to playable after last fall’s hurricane damage. Other necessary fixes include repairs to the playing surface and lighting. The … Read more
The St. Petersburg City Council met this morning and approved cash toward repairs to Tropicana Field’s roof. This vote specifically approved $22.5 million which will be for the fabrication of the roof material in Germany, its transport to China for assembly, and then its installation in St. Pete. The city counceilers were in broad agreement … Read more
Baseball is a game of unrelenting failure. At the very best, at a Hall of Fame level, you are still failing the majority of the time. That’s the beauty of this game. Much like life, there’s failures, you get knocked down, and when you persevere and find yourself back on your feet, it all makes … Read more
via team press release The Tampa Bay Rays have announced that the Saturday Shoppes outdoor market will return to Tropicana Field beginning on March 22. The event is free to the public and will take place in Lot 1 from 12-5 p.m. Parking is free as well. Saturday Shoppes founder Renee Edwards created the monthly … Read more
Just six weeks ago, we witnessed a crazy St. Pete City Council meeting in which the council first approved and then withdrew funds to initiate and support repairs to Tropicana Field. In between these two votes on November 21, Rays’ President Brian Auld had told reporters that the team actually didn’t want the city to … Read more