Actually in almost every report they say “The Rays want” or The Rays Owners want” a billion dollars in tax payer money.
When they could say…
The Rays are seeking $976 million in public investment as part of an $8-10 Billion project where 90% of the money comes from the Rays. The project is expected to return $3 Billion in tax revenue and $55-75 Billion in economic impact over 35 years.
Have you ever seen that? Me neither and it’s 100% accurate
An MLB player tosses a ball to a kid wearing his jersey.
The kid makes the catch… then hands it to his little sister and gives her a hug. How can you not love baseball
If you only know Tropicana Field as a joke, you never really knew it at all.
The roof, the catwalks, and the quirks are all easy jabs. But after this past year, I think a lot more people finally understood what Rays fans have known for a long time: it may not have been glamorous, but it took care of this team. And it took care of us, too.
Seeing the roof torn apart revealed so much more than a baseball field underneath. It showed what had been taken away, the part that made it feel safe, familiar, and ours.
Maybe that’s why so many of us loved it exactly as it was. It’s not perfect, but it’s ours.
And while I’m excited for the future, after having to live without it, I think a lot of us are going back with a deeper appreciation for what she means to us.
Thank you to everyone who brought her back, and then some.
See you tomorrow, sweet dome. #RaysUp