Rays Stadium Frustration, New Owners? + Outlook & Injuries - RaysUP

Tampa Smokers night at the Tampa Baseball Museum in Ybor with Joe Maddon & Larry Rothschild https://www.tampabaseballmuseum.org/Rays Fans Stadium FatigueRays owner, Stu Sternberg's, past challenges with minority owners of RaysStu's staunch support of community charities & representation with Pride Night & Heritage Nights. Some conservatives not pleasedSt Pete Deal in questionMarch 31st Deadline  -  Rays Matt Silverman, Stu Sternberg, St Pete & $700 millionShouldn’t Rays have had a better “What IF” plan BJP Peterson scoop on buyers of Tampa Bay Rays 3 groups of potential buyers: Joe Molloy & DeBartolo familyDan Doyle of Dex ImagingCarter McCain with mystery out of town investorsWhat about Darryl ShawDeBartolo pardoned by Donald Trump – how that might impact saleAlternate locations for Rays if St Pete deal goes awry – Ybor City, Florida State Fairgrounds, Orlando or relocate Yankees & move Rays into a remodeled George Steinbrenner FieldWould Fairgrounds location get support from Ron DeSantis & Trump?Historical look at McCourts ownership of LA Dodgers & MLB CommissionerRays saga could be a movie with George Clooney playing StuValue of an Open Air stadium comparisons between Montreal’s Big O stadium “parking lot” experience compared to the outdoor beauty of FenwayLate summer heat and health of minor league players in FloridaSt Pete Real Estate Development agreement with Stu includes 65 acres at a greatly reduced value priceAL East - Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays injuries Impact of losing Gerritt Cole, Luis Gil, Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieuYankees will need more runs from Anthony Volpe, Cody Bellinger, Paul GoldschmidtBraves passed on Max Fried – aging & injuries?Red Sox injuries include Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito, Kutter Crawford, Sandoval . . .Orioles & Grayson RodriguezJays injuries include Max Scherzer, Alek Manoah & Eric SwansonRays healthiest in AL East – Shane McClanahan is back and pitching rotation is strongCurtis Mead is getting extra opportunities in Spring TrainingRays Versatile Roster includes a strong bench with Curtis Mead, Richie Palacio & Curtis MeadLooking forward to Ha-Seong Kim and Danny Jansen this season with the RaysMat’s Rays Trifecta – New Stadium, Playoff Run & World SeriesSpecial Thanks to the Nurses, Doctors & staff at South Florida Baptist HospitalFollow Mat on Blue Sky at  https://bsky.app/profile/matgermain.bsky.socialYou can find Mark on Blue Sky at https://bsky.app/profile/baseballbizondeck.bsky.socialSpecial thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music “Rocking Forward