tropicana-field Stories - Raw Charge
Tampa Bay sports attendance and the Tampa Bay Lightning
I read the op-ed letters to the editor at the St. Pete Tampa Bay Times on a daily basis. It's part of my morning routine, and has been for quite a while. One of the things about letters to the editor, however, is that opinion is often stated as fact. Sometimes, those perceived facts are just...
Love, or at least a high level of mutual respect is in the air
It's been interesting to watch the interaction between the three men who lead the major league sports franchises in the Tampa Bay area and the relationships between the teams that are developing as a result. Back in February, Lightning coach Guy Boucher, Rays manager Joe Maddon and Buccaneers...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Tropicana Field Again Welcomes Georgia Fans on Holiday
My wife and I have established a pattern for our annual family vacation to Florida. We drive as far as my parents’ house in South Georgia on the first day, stay with my folks, awaken at a ludicrous hour in the dead of night, and drive as long as possible before the kids awaken. This leads,...
DRaysBay's Stadium Proposal - Part 2
This is a collaborative effort by the writing team. This is the second of a three-part series on this topic. Jason Collette will be reviewing funding models used in other cities as well as reviewing the proposed funding model for the Al Lang site that never got off the ground on...
Rays, Bosox and Bolts
Just a quick off-season happenings note for readers who are interested in the baseball thing: Tampa Bay Lightning stars Steven Stamkos, Nate Thompson, Teddy Purcell and Mike Smith will be participating in batting practice at Tropicana Field before Thursday, June 16th's game against the Boston Red...
Fun With Ballparks: The Stadium Shape Up
Click to embiggen. Since the spring semester started up last Tuesday, I've been pretty swamped with work. So, I thought I would make something simple and fun (read: not as time-consuming as those pesky interactive graphics) for this week. It's inspired by some of the great work Craig Robinson...
Can't touch this; Rangers at Lightning preview
WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM ESTMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio) OPPONENT COVERAGE: Blueshirt Banter A late November home game against the New York Rangers, right around Thanksgiving... I'm getting deja vu here, because I remember seeing this before...
Tuesday night link dump and open thread (offseason finale)
Rookie camps are in full swing, training camps open this weekend. It's hockey time, ladies and gents. And that means the summer is done. This is the final Tuesday night link dump and open thread. We hope to keep up the Tuesday link dumps through the season. Lightning links Recapping the...
Completely Unrelated: My Mojo Only Works for the Tampa Bay Rays
At this point, I am prepared to go on the record and declare that my son and I are good luck for the Tampa Bay Rays. Since I finally forgave major league baseball for the 1994 strike and the steroid era, I have taken my son, Thomas, to Atlanta Braves games at Turner Field and to Diamond Dogs games...
Off Season fun: Zeke's Day Out
Some of you may have missed the news from last week. Zenon Konopka, proudly known as Zeke around these parts, threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Indians game from last Tuesday. Well, the Lightning have a full clip of what happened with Zeke's experience at...
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