Rays Notes: Proposal to Amend Tropicana Field Lease Fails, Stadium Talks Go Back to Square One

We saw it right in front of us- an end to this Rays stadium saga and the frustration experienced by everyone involved. On Thursday, the St. Petersburg council voted on an amendment to the Tropicana Field…Read More

Rays Notes: Proposal for Rays to Look at Stadium Sites, Mark Hendrickson Returns to Orioles

One of the biggest reasons for the impasse between the Rays and the city of St. Petersburg regarding a new Rays stadium is that mayor Bill Fosterand the St. Pete council has refused to allow the Rays to…Read More

Rays Notes: Breaking Down the Stadium Talk Between Hillsborough County and the Rays

The last four years of the Rays’ Stadium Saga, as it has become known, can be encapsulating up quite effectively in one word: pointless. There has been moments when excitement has bubbled up- most…Read More

Rays Notes: Rays to Talk Stadium, Prospect Development Camp Begins

In 2012, the talks regarding a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays seemed as promising as ever thanks to the intriguing proposal for a stadium in the Carillon business park in St. Petersburg. However, talks…Read More

Rays Notes: St. Pete Mayor Election Looms Large for Rays, Torra Signs with Nats, J.P. Howell Next?

I don’t think any Rays fan who lives in St. Petersburg wants to talk local politics right now. But come next November, they just might have to. A Tampa Bay Times editorial wrote about how the St.…Read More

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Rays Notes: Rays Sign RHP Yael Regalado, Stadium Talks, Roberto Hernandez, Wil Myers, Ryan Freel

The Rays are willing to utilize every possible avenue in order to find productive players for their organization.…Read More

Rays Notes: “David Price Day” in Tampa, Carillon Developer Looks To Move On

David Price had an unbelievable season in 2012, becoming the first player in the history of Major League…Read More

Rays Notes: Funding for a News Rays Stadium, Justin Upton Apparently Staying Put in Arizona

The talks surrounding a potential new Rays stadium came to a screeching halt when St. Pete mayor refused…Read More

Disconcerting Rays Notes: St. Pete Mayor Foster Brings Stadium Talks To A Screeching Halt

We thought the discussions for a potential new Rays stadium were progressing. Not anymore. Mark Puente…Read More

Rays Notes: Stadium Chaos, Joel Peralta Set to Cash In?

The Rays’ stadium situation is getting continuously more tense. Sunday in the Tampa Bay Times,…Read More

Rays Notes: Stadium Situation Gets Crazy, Rays Executive to Dodgers, Brooks Conrad to Japan?

The latest chapter in the Rays’ stadium saga now has an interesting twist. After Rays owner Stuart Sternberg asked St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster to amend the Tropicana Field lease to make stadium…Read More

Rays Notes: Dennis Eckersley on Fernando Rodney, Carillon Stadium, Hak-Ju Lee

This season, Fernando Rodney has a special year, dominating hitters to an unbelievable 0.60 ERA, the major league record for a pitcher who threw at least 50 innings, and saving 48 games. Whose ERA record…Read More

Rays Notes: Sternberg, Rays Talk Stadium, Luke Scott Talks Returning

Two weeks ago, the developer CityScape presented a proposal for a new Rays stadium in the Carillon business park in St. Petersburg, and then St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster asked the Rays to meet with…Read More

Rays Notes: Stadium Situation, Sam Fuld, Fernando Rodney, TV Ratings

Last week, the develop CityScape presented a proposal for a new Rays stadium in the Carillon business park in St. Petersburg. Now St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster wants to find out immediately whether…Read More

Rays Notes: Developer’s Stadium Proposal, Longo Looks Back at Game 162

The developer CityScape made their long-awaited presentation to the St. Petersburg council regarding a proposal for a new Rays stadium. The Rays were in attendance to hear it. Here are some of the key…Read More

Rays Notes: Wig Road Trip, Future Stadium Plan, Clayton Henning

The Rays are heading into a critical 6-game road trip versus the Red Sox and White Sox with just 9 games left to play in the season. It’s a tense time. But not wanting to let the pressure get to…Read More

Rays Notes: Ex-Rays, Minors Injuries, Stadium Situation

Ex-Rays did not have a great day on Monday. Carl Crawford, now with the Red Sox, will have season-ending Tommy John Surgery that will sideline him until at least late-March of 2013. Crawford is technically…Read More

Rays Notes: Stadium Situation, Rays on NBC Sports Network

The Rays came up with positives on the field on Thursday night, rebounding from Felix Hernandez’s perfect game with a 7-0 win over the Angels. But today’s Rays Notes revolve around some off-the-field…Read More

Rays Notes: Stadium News, Injury Updates

Another update on the Rays stadium situation: officials in Pinellas County have now extended an invitation to the Rays to discuss a stadium there. Officials are hoping to sit down with members of the Rays…Read More