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At 1:30pm today inside the Carillon Hilton, Darryl LeClair will present his proposal for a new baseball stadium located within the St. Petersburg city limits. Representatives from the city and the Rays will be in attendance. No one has seen any specs. This has been a guarded announcement. No one has seen specs. No one knows where the money will come from. There isn't any parking. LeClair has a lot to explain. We'll have more coverage of it after the meeting.
As a resident of the area, I'll be a big proponent if they can somehow pull it off. But, as someone who has also lived and worked in Carillon, I have no idea how an idea like this is feasible. I hope it goes well, and this obviously won't happen, but I keep picturing LeClair in the Lyle Lanley role.
Those of you who know the area, what do you think? Do you believe this could actually happen?
Links:
-Which starter(s) should the Rays trade this offseason? It's not an easy question. Bryan Grosnick of SBNTB voices his opinion.
-Chris Archer spoke with David Laurila for FanGraphs Audio. He likes to read. A lot.
-Chipper Jones is retiring. That makes me sad. It should make all baseball fans sad. Jayson Stark has a great retrospective of his career.
-Here's one sabermetrican's case for Miguel Cabrera as the MVP.