MLB Franchise Moves

[jingram058]

The A's will play at Sutter Stadium in Sacramento for 3 years beginning this year:

https://www.abc10.com/article/sports...mento%20region.

The Rays will play 2025 at Steinbrenner Field this year:

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays...oint.%E2%80%9D

Will Tropicana Field be replaced by a new Gas Plant Field? Will they relocate to Orlando? Hmmm...

[BobbyStrawberry]

I doubt the Rays move to Orlando. The damage to the dome in St. Pete might be enough to entice lawmakers to finally build Stu a new park on the taxpayer dime.

[jayshum]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...march-deadline

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by jayshum

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...march-deadline

Stu Sternberg and his $800 million net worth just can't afford those cost overruns! Gotta make the poors pay for it

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Stu Sternberg and his $800 million net worth just can't afford those cost overruns! Gotta make the poors pay for it

The Stadium economic grift is a tired argument. Owning an MLB team is a rich mans game, they can foot the bill because we all know the value add to the franchise, ala SF Giants. I don't fault the big boys playing with their toys but stop virtue signaling that if normal folks pay for a stadium they will enjoy some economic benefit. And if you own a team the worst look is being a cheapskate while the value of your franchise increases exponentially.

The only guy I would vote to build a stadium for is Bill Veeck, the last working class owner of a baseball team.