https://www.wfla.com/sports/rays/st-pete-city-council-to-vote-on-6-5m-cleanup-and-repair-of-tropicana-field/

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg City Council is set to vote on a resolution to begin the cleanup and repair of Tropicana Field, which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Milton.

The resolution would allocate up to $2.5 million for construction and waterproofing of certain areas of the ballpark and nearly $4 million for remediation service.

On Oct. 15, the City issued a Letter of Agreement to Hennessy Construction for the repairs.

Under the agreement, Hennessy would perform emergency waterproofing and building protection services to minimize and avoid further damage to the Trop.

The work, which cannot exceed the $2.5 million limit, would include the following:

• Removal and disposal of fallen PTFE-damaged roof material from bleachers and the field,
• Removal and disposal of field turf, cushion material, and bulk soil,
• Provide temporary wall framing enclosures to prevent moisture intrusion at all stadium seating levels, club suites, press box suites, and other openings throughout the stadium,
• Provide interior waterproofing at all aluminum and concrete bleachers to seal all vertical and horizontal joints,
• Provide interior waterproofing of the scoreboard wall,
• Provide an allowance for field-level perimeter containment for roof drainage,
• Provide an allowance for waterproofing in areas to be defined,
• Overhead, CM fee, bonds, insurance and contingency

Another resolution being considered would approve $3,986,671 for BMS CAT for Tropicana Field remediation services.

The City Council is set to vote on these proposals during the meeting on Thursday.

Jankeeeeeeeeeees.....

SO DOES GLASNOW FTY

That is all. Happy for Tyler

Which members of the Rays do you think get the nod for the Rays Hall of Fame?

Evan Longoria is the obvious no-doubter. I won’t miss that ceremony unless my wife is in labor.

Joe Maddon is also a shoe-in.

David Price, Ben Zobrist, James Shields and Kevin Kiermaier would earn my vote for future selections.

Guys that are on the edge for me — Scott Kazmir, Carlos Peña and Randy Arozarena.

Interested to hear your thoughts as well!

Post your ideas and thoughts.

MINE - Use the Pirates Spring training stadium (McKechnie Field) in Bradenton. It holds 9,000 fans and the Rays have played there many times for Spring Training. The Pirates minor league team (Marauders) can go play their season (April - August) at Pirate City in one of the many fields.

Sometimes he has his moments…

Nice to see Kiermaier and Glasnow get to celebrate going to the World Series… 🏆

That’s it. Congrats to him

   I'm not a rays fan but why don't the rays play in Miami until the new stadium is built. There are plenty of other sports teams that share stadiums (Rams and Chargers, Jets and Giants, and all the Hockey and Basketball teams that share stadiums.) 
 It would allow the rays to sell more tickets for more seating vs playing on a smaller minor league field. Also it would allow them to play indoors unlike the other options.
 I haven't seen many people mention this so what is stopping them from playing there?

Edit: why is the font like that?

Dont y’all have a spring training stadium u can use why use the Yankees?

Article by Jason Burke (SI) explains why 'MLB' (owners) probably won't allow the Rays to play 2025 at the Colisseum: it would raise questions why the A's owner (Fisher, the Gap clothing kid) is allowed to spend the next three years in Sacramento instead of Oakland. All about bad press & protests by A's fans who want the chump to sell the team. Almost had the same disaster here in Baltimore, when rumors swirled that Angelos' son wanted to move the Orioles to Nashville. The O's were sold and the same should've happened for the A's, given the size and $$ of the SF Bay area.

But Burke added some fluff to his article about how the Rays players would have to spend too much time on the plane for their eight trips to the AL East rivals. As if Tampa wasn't already distant from its rivals? Flying to the Northeast from Tampa bay isn't much faster than flying from SF bay. And sitting in a hotel room isn't much different from sitting on a charter jet. Burke's second argument was about Rays fans unlikely to fly 2800 miles to sit in the Colisseum. True, but how many went to the Trop in person?

As an O's fan watching on TV, I've always been puzzled how empty the Trop is, as if Saint Pete was only old people who don't go outside (or is it the bridge traffic?). Since Rays fans overwhelmingly prefer to watch from home or sports bars, the stadium location won't matter much for one season (except for the dieharders with season tickets). One group that would be more affected is the early-to-bed crowd (because of time zones), and well.. I guess Florida does have plenty of seniors.

Regardless, let the Rays go west for one year. It would make for true entertainment when the A's and Rays play each other in the Colisseum. SF bay, long known for its protests, would have good reason to assemble at the Colisseum when the A's return to town. Might set some attendance records for the Rays. And Fisher the owner of the A's would have egg on his face, which he thoroughly deserves.

3 big reasons why the Tampa Bay Rays aren't likely to play in Oakland

Hey, new fan here. Was just wondering if you guys could fill me in on all the info whether who our best players are, what to look forward to, what not to look forward to, etc. Thanks 💙

Forgive me as I have been following nothing since the season ended. The Rays have a really nice abandoned minor league stadium in Port Charlotte (Charlotte Sports Park for the former minor league Stone Crabs) - if they need a place to play for 2025 while the stadium is fixed. Anyone think they will utilize it?

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Why did Ramírez appear at first base in the low 8?

Since the Trop looks like it'll be out commission for at least the next season, how about London Stadium?

It has hosted MLB games before.

The NFL does this too where they go to a different country randomly. The Jags are basically London's team. The Rays could be their baseball team!

I think it could really grow the fan base and the sport.