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>>It’s unfathomable to think that Tampa Bay may soon be without a major league baseball team, but it’s a VERY real possibility – and one we won’t accept.
Major League Baseball is making demands and so are we! If you’re a Fan or a local business owner who wants to show your support, sign the petition below and do your part to help keep the Rays where they belong, right here in the Bay area.

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How about going to the games?

In past years the Giants and Jays were rumored to be going to Tampa Bay; now TB may be having a tough time keeping its team. This year seemed promising but the team's been fading lately...(also Montreal supposedly wants baseball back. Good luck; I think Tor. may play some "home games" at Stade Olympique)

GOOD SEATS STILL AVAILABLE

[driftdiver]

The rays rank very high in tv viewers.

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another poss.: relocate to Tampa from St Pete:
>>ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Bill Foster has reached the reluctant conclusion that keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in the region means he has to let them cross the bay to explore a new stadium. Three years ago, Foster adamantly refused a team request to look at stadium sites in Hillsborough County — citing a contract that binds the Rays to Tropicana Field through 2027.

But tepid attendance over the last few years has changed his thinking, Foster said in a remarkably candid interview Monday with the Tampa Bay Times editorial board. 2050, you have to let them look in Tampa," Foster said.

Attendance might not improve markedly at a Hillsborough site, Foster said. "I think there is a big question mark as to whether or not Tampa Bay is a major league region.''

[Vigilanteman]

I've always been of the opinion that, once spring training is over, baseball does not belong in Florida.

Their pathetic attendance, despite fielding reasonably good teams and building state of the art stadiums, proves my point.

Maybe they could use those stadiums to join a Latin American winter league.

I used to think the same thing about Arizona, but the D-Backs actually sell seats, including those in a swimming pool.