New stadium for Rays

[twsalso]

It would be a second St. Petersburg stadium built with no natural light. It would be 1/3 attendance smaller than the Trop It would keep the Rays in town and they would continue to operate on a shoestring. If it actually goes forward, it gets Rob Manfred off of the ownership. The Rays have the same ultimatum from MLB as the A’s. Get a new place to play or move. That is sort of a double standard. Even renovated Fenway Park is still a dump. Very nice looking on the field with small seats, obstructed view seats, tiny clubhouses and a lack of creature comforts under the stands. The Sox draw so no pressure to get a new place to play.

[ymike673]

There's an old concept in marketing in which you increase demand by limiting supply. I'm guessing they've got some studies in hand that suggest 30,000 is the best case scenario for a capacity crowd in that area. They may regret it at playoff time but that's my guess about why the 30,000, which is obviously tiny for an MLB park.

Only for baseball. The other 3 major sports all tend to play in larger stadiums or arenas when a new facility is built. Smaller baseball stadiums usually mean less of the cheaper seats. Limiting the supply of seats will eventually be another reason fans will be turned off of going to MLB games.

[Donnybaseball72]

Article didn't say if this deal has to go to the voters. That could kill it right there.

Why would it. FL voters love their sports so much they always vote for the funding. It's the Northeastern teams that tend to get rejected by their voters. I saw it happen with the Islanders about 12 years ago.

[HelloNewman]

Long time before they begin construction. Wouldn’t be surprised if things change by then.

Article didn't say if this deal has to go to the voters. That could kill it right there.

[Bub]

Long time before they begin construction. Wouldn’t be surprised if things change by then.

[HelloNewman]

Does seem kind of odd. And will hold less fans than the Trop.

There's an old concept in marketing in which you increase demand by limiting supply. I'm guessing they've got some studies in hand that suggest 30,000 is the best case scenario for a capacity crowd in that area. They may regret it at playoff time but that's my guess about why the 30,000, which is obviously tiny for an MLB park.

[HelloNewman]

How will this help attendance? Same city instead of the bigger Tampa and the roof is always closed instead of retractable. What am I missing here?

I don't really get it either. So much has been made over the years of the inconvenience for Tampa residents of schlepping down crowded I-275 to St. Pete. I guess you can make the argument that it keeps the Bradenton/Sarasota region in play (you'd lose them for sure with a Tampa stadium), but I don't know if that benefit is enough to offset the lost attendance from Tampa people who don't want to deal with the Frankland Bridge and the backups along I-275.

Do we know that the dome won't be retractable? That would be another mistake.

[ymike673]

How will this help attendance? Same city instead of the bigger Tampa and the roof is always closed instead of retractable. What am I missing here?

Does seem kind of odd. And will hold less fans than the Trop.

[Donnybaseball72]

How will this help attendance? Same city instead of the bigger Tampa and the roof is always closed instead of retractable. What am I missing here?

[HelloNewman]

Per Tampa Bay Times, Rays to move into new 30,000 seat domed stadium in St. Petersburg in 2028.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.esp...3fplatform=amp