The group said it also hopes to address the possibility of renovating the Rays' current home, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The Rays hired stadium architect HOK Sport of Kansas City, Mo., to evaluate renovating Tropicana Field. A report could be available next month, Rays senior vice president Michael Kalt said Tuesday.
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I've always been a proponent of renovating the Trop while relocating for a year
The only issue I see now is that their sites for temporary relocation would be limited. It wasn’t as big a deal one year ago, when attendance was much closer to that of a minor league ballpark, but now it could seriously disrupt their revenue streams.
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 11, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Any ideas where they would go for a year?
I can’t think of any of the top of my head.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raymond James, Citrus Bowl, UCF's Stadium
Not too many choices
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 11, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ray Jay would be uh.. interesting.
UCF would suck as would Citrus Bowl.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those two locations would also suck
Because season-ticket holders would have to make a choice between losing their priority number and seriously adjusting their daily lives
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 11, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Which would piss off a lot of people.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wide Word of Sports
It was suggested about two years ago IIRC.
by Sylar on Mar 11, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That holds about 8k right?
They would probably want a bigger stadium than that.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
9,500 it holds.
Still would want more.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it's going to be someplace that small
Might as well be Al Lang.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Mar 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats the way I see it.
Nice cozy place with probably the most historic baseball place in the county. No better way to honor that tradition than to continue the legacy.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me grammar good.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its probably also the place that would be most agreeable to allowing them to do temporary renovations to increase seating
There is space behind the outfield walls that could easily be converted from parking to temporary bleachers (though not so much in right field)
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, wut?
The Citrus Bowl can’t handle a baseball layout as the stands on the side are all concrete so there is no layout for it to work. On UCF’s campus, the baseball stadium is getting expanded to a 7500 seat stadium in hopes of adding a FSL team.
No relocation option anywhere
by Jason Collette on Mar 11, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be down with this just have a retactable roof.
Please so we don’t have rain delays.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on Mar 11, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they gonna chop the rood off?
if not, don’t bother…
by davidsmarch on Mar 11, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
In all honesty I think it’s better to start from scratch with a better location then to keep throwing money into the Trop.
by twenty5psi on Mar 11, 2009 6:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The opposition would be fierce..all they need now is a slogan
P.O.T.F.A.N.S.
Protect Our Trop From A New Style
P.O.S. A – H.O.L.E.
Protect Our Stadium And Help Octogenarians, Ladies, and the Elderly
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 11, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the trip down memory lane...
…I almost forgot how much I loved getting my pro-stadium sign stolen off my lawn 9 times.
Jamie DeLuca
by JDeLuca on Mar 11, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's usually the answer for everything.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Electrifying Red Sox fans as they try to steal your sign.
Boom, two birds with one stone.
by twenty5psi on Mar 11, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought the Trop was underrated
The people who don’t understand the need for an indoor stadium in Florida during the summer have never lived in Florida. If this renovating company can figure out a way to let a little sunlight into the Trop, I’d like that. If the new stadium doesn’t get built staying in a renovated Trop might not be a bad thing. Look at what Marlin fans go through at Pro Player. Rain delays and scorching heat.
by atlantaray on Mar 11, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Exactly...
I think anyone who has ever been to a FSL game in June or July loves the Trop.
Boom. Outta Here.
by WillisDaddy on Mar 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Arizona Cardinals can put a field on railroad tracks and wheel it in for games, we can come up with a solution to a little heat and humidity.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
People fail to realize
that renovating the Trop would be exponentially more expensive compared to the efficiency of building a new stadium. Trust me I’m a grad-school Arch. major, it’s just not worth it. The time to build a new stadium is now when everything is relatively cheap and labor companies are dying to put workers on sites. I’ve seen some projects that would normally take 2 years be completed in almost half the time. It’s all because companies have more people to put on sites.
On a side note, the sail design is the first project that I’ve been even moderately attracted to from HOK…Usually not their side of the spectrum.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree....
I actually liked the idea of the waterfront where Al Lang is, but I just can’t stand the idea of tearing down Al Lang coupled with the fact that traffic would totally suck and there’s nowhere to park.
I say Carillon/Gateway area. I drove through there recently and think it would be a decent location and closer for Hillsborough residents.
by TheUltimateBucFan on Mar 11, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did a thesis project on the Toytown site...
not as great as the paper makes it seem.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, but if the stadium itself hold up from being built on a dump site, I'd be all for it....
Did I mention I live like 5 minutes from it? That was def in my thought process
by TheUltimateBucFan on Mar 11, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not ideal.
We did a project where we had to design a cemetery/reflection type intervention. Although its sandwiched between interstates, it’s still Florida traffic at 5PM everyday = not good at all for baseball traffic.
Sign lady must die.
by EminenceFront on Mar 11, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem with the Trop is the location sucks
When people go to a game they want a fun time, and that means more than the just the actual baseball game. If so they would just watch it on tv.
There are plenty of decent locations to pick from. Yes they all have problems. The problem would be less than the Trop though. Or you could always solve the problem. Build some freaking roads and parking garages.
I live in the Carillon area now and traffic can get kind of rough during rush hour (esp where Ulmerton and Roosevelt merge). However I’m sure there are quite a few ways to build some new roads to make it a bit smoother.
It would put tons of people to work and it would be a great stimulus to the economy. Too bad we can’t get the Feds to pay for it.
by matthan on Mar 12, 2009 9:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When the substitution effect is accounted for, not really
But it would probably help some developer remain solvent in the short term.
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 12, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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