Why do Rays fans want a new stadium so bad?

tropicana field fan reviews & experiences - Ballparks of Baseball

Upper Deck Outfield seats are awful. Since this is a bandwagon area (see crowds at Tampa Stadium in the 80s for Bucs games), the Rays do not attract a crowd, ...

St. Pete council grills city, Rays over stadium development

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On Thursday, the plan to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays spent the day getting grilled by city leaders in ...

Could the Tampa Bay Rays Need an Alternate Home For 2025 ...

The Rays are planning on playing in a new stadium in 2028, so there really isn't the motivation to fix up the stadium for just a few years of play.

The Rays' Threats Are More of the Same - Grantland

They've also drawn fewer fans in those five years than all but two teams. There are plenty of reasons for this gigantic disconnect. The ...

Tropicana Field Review - Tampa Bay Rays - Ballpark Ratings

Seats in the upper deck down the lines have very poor sightlines and are not angled at all. These are some of the worst seats in baseball. Tropicana Field ...

Rays To Announce New Stadium Deal - MLB Trade Rumors

The move to Tampa was seen as desirable since one of the issues with the Trop is the St. Petersburg location is less accessible. But attempts to ...

Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at ... - WSVN

The new stadium is part of a much larger urban revitalization project known as the Historic Gas Plant District — named for the Black community ...

The Rays are very excited about their new stadium - SBNation.com

The Tampa Bay Rays are desperate for a new stadium, and they've taken another step on the journey to build themselves a fancy new home.

In quest for new stadium, Tampa Bay Rays hit a huge home run

Today, St. Petersburg is a far different city than the one I repeatedly criticized as the wrong place for Major League Baseball in Tampa Bay. I ...

Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field

The new stadium is part of a much larger urban revitalization project known as the Historic Gas Plant District — named for the Black community ...

Tampa Bay's New Baseball Stadium Will Cost Taxpayers at Least ...

Taxpayers will be out $600 million (and maybe more), fans who still want to see the team play in person will face higher ticket prices, and the team's ...

Rays' opening day: No stadium drama, just baseball - St Pete Catalyst

Ramirez believes a Tampa stadium would attract more fans from around the region and as far away as Orlando. He said it was nearly an hour's trip ...

My 3 Other Options For The Tampa Bay Rays To Play in 2025

While significant repairs are obviously needed, Tropicana Field could have still been potential option for the Rays in 2025. The stadium, which ...

Debunking the myth of the Tampa Bay Rays fan - Sports Chump

It's not great for Football either because you are way to far from the field. The other issue is that an outdoor stadium in the summer is a ...

Why Tampa Bay Rays fans ought to be happy, not dis-spirited

The stadium is ... The secret weapon that Rays fans consistently under-estimate in all their moaning is the team's front office. ... If Rays fans want to feel bad, ...

The Future Of The Rays In Tampa Bay

This plan was quickly shut down by the MLB, however, as all fans have truly wanted is a new stadium located in the actual city of Tampa.

Tampa Bay Rays Find New Home Field After Hurricane Destroys ...

This included the roof of Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays have played all of its home games since the team's inaugural season in 1998.

Like orange juice and toothpaste, Tropicana and stadium are bad mix

The Rays want out of Tropicana Field something fierce, but a new site and financing are serious hurdles. There is even talk of the team ...

Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at ...

The new stadium is part of a much larger urban revitalization project known as the Historic Gas Plant District — named for the Black community ...

Tampa Bay Rays fans react to club's relocation to new stadium in St ...

It was broken yesterday that the team would be landing a new stadium deal to open in the future, thus ending the reign of Tropicana Field. Today ...