Proposed new stadium for the Rays

[JimDub9]

https://www.mlb.com/rays/fans/ballpark-reimagined?partnerId=sf90361730&sf90361730=1

Curious to see everyone's thoughts on this.

It looks awesome. Obviously the main concern will be funding.

 

[noleit]

Looks great. They'll have to make ingress/egress easier off I-4 & 275 then what it is now but it's a good location!

 

[NDallasRuss]

That's a big crowd for a Rays game.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

That's a big crowd for a Rays game.

Needs about a tenth of those seats

 

[GwinnettNole]

I like it. A nice stadium will bring out the fans.

 

[noleit]

That's a big crowd for a Rays game.

Billy Ray Cyrus had a concert after the game.

 

[NDallasRuss]

I like it. A nice stadium will bring out the fans.

I like it also - WAY better than playing ball in a warehouse.

 

[totallynot321Nole]

That's a big crowd for a Rays game.

Yankees are in town

 

[QuaZ2002]

$892M seems crazy. The Marlins Park they just finished was like $550M. If they get this done they’ll draw pretty well. The north and east Tampa suburbs are booming and this will be 20-30min from them as opposed to an hour to Tropicana Field.

 

[JohnnieHolmesNole]

$892M seems crazy. The Marlins Park they just finished was like $550M. If they get this done they’ll draw pretty well. The north and east Tampa suburbs are booming and this will be 20-30min from them as opposed to an hour to Tropicana Field.

Maybe it’s the real gold standard.

 

[Bill From Tampa]

$892M seems crazy. The Marlins Park they just finished was like $550M. If they get this done they’ll draw pretty well. The north and east Tampa suburbs are booming and this will be 20-30min from them as opposed to an hour to Tropicana Field.

An hour if you are lucky.

 

[runkpanole]

Yankees are in town

My very first thought

 

[csklad]

Needs about a tenth of those seats

They just said on the broadcast it is 28,216 fixed seats and 30,842 capacity - smallest park in MLB.

 

[ericram]

$892M seems crazy. The Marlins Park they just finished was like $550M. If they get this done they’ll draw pretty well. The north and east Tampa suburbs are booming and this will be 20-30min from them as opposed to an hour to Tropicana Field.

And you know this thing will be approaching $1 Billion if built.

No way the city and the voters will approve this either, right?

 

[QuaZ2002]

And you know this thing will be approaching $1 Billion if built.

No way the city and the voters will approve this either, right?

From what I understand it won’t be a raise in taxes for residents but would more likely be a raise in bed tax at hotels and some other creative ways. The Rays will have to kick in a pretty sizable amount I would think. I’m sure at least $300M. They seem committed to making it work here in Tampa. I follow the team closely so fingers crossed they can figure this out.