Tampa Bay Rays DONE at Tropicana Field after damage?

[@brodiebrazil]

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[@woody4077]

yeah insurance might deny the claim "due to an act of god"

[@publiusvalerius8934]

I don't know, but all of these questions should have been answered years, decades ago. There should already be plans sitting in a filing cabinet at the back office ready to deploy.

[@stephenkantor9500]

Buffalo ny has a stadium already has had mlb improvements from the covid jays season

[@lorraineogden1034]

Why don't you leave the roof off.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

The Metrodome's "air pressure" holding up the roof caused one of the craziest "stadium experiences" I've ever had -- you would literally be blown out the door when you were leaving because of the release of air pressure. It felt like you were being shoved by a mob of people but in fact it was just the pressurization that kept the roof up releasing out the door.

[@brodiebrazil]

Bc place in Vancouver was similar in my experience

[@seanhoward8025]

They could use tarps from Harbor Freight…

[@antonchigurh7820]

😂😅😂😂

[@HootervilleBaseball]

Give me a huge HARBOR FREIGHT sponsor patch on the Rays jerseys sleeve, PLEASE

[@MikeyD8716]

I’m renovating a warehouse and we are replacing all of the overhead doors. Like 60 of them. My project manager wants to use tarps to protect the building from the elements in the winter. I told him I think you have the wrong super on this job.

[@paulteller8383]

good one

[@enjoimovies]

Interesting Vegas just blew up their Tropicana, and now The rays have their Tropicana destroyed.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

I'm not sure if the Tropicana Juice Train even really exists in the form it once did as a dedicated single manifest run on the East Coast. 🤔 Not the best of times to have that word as part of your branding.

[@ZZSmithReal]

And my Tropicana orange juice went bad.

[@juanaceves6363]

Las Vegas Rays 😳

[@justsomeobservations44]

Same day literally

[@dannotary951]

Not a good year for Tropicana

[@jameszygadlo5560]

Great breakdown. I hope the damage isn't too bad and thoughts and prayers go out to all the folks affected.

[@MrBadjohn69]

The damage is not too bad? Has anyone done a structural analysis of the roof frame yet? I doubt Tropicana COULD open in 5 months.

[@westshorefilms]

doesnt matter....new ball park underway sooner or later

[@anthonym2457]

As a Rays fan this is devastating. Going through milton was bad enough. Ill never forget when i was listening to the radio without power with the winds howling by outside and I heard that Tropicana Field roof was torn off. Just a wild experience. Florida can be rough folks.

[@veronicafinocchi9550]

What no one has suggested is the blue jays spring home in Dunedin. It was just renovated and is still in Pinellas county.

[@Golbez1991]

As I'm living in Québec and following the local news, Olympic Stadium is in the process of having its roof being fixed (again) with every bit of baseball related facilities being removed. So it will not be baseball ready and by the looks of it, it will never be.

[@valeriekeefe8898]

Heartbreak. I always thought that was the place in-need of a baseball-centric redesign. Ah well, disposable era and society in decline it is for now.

[@reachforthetop9]

The new roof isn't expected to be finished for another 3+ years as well, owing to the immense technical challenges. The Big O's technical Ring around the roof needs be replaced, and the roof's load needs to be pretty evenly balanced between the prestressed reinforced concrete ribs of the stadium and the Stadium Tower. The tower and the Olympic Aquatic Centre at its base is also under repair after a damaging fire earlier this year, one that forced our Olympic Swimming Trials to move to Toronto.

[@pebmets]

While not optimal, Olympic Stadium could have proved the great people of Montreal deserve another MLB team. Since they are in the process of changing it, I guess it being used for the Rays is now moot.

[@joemckim1183]

They have''t played baseball in Montreal in 20 years. The field still being baseball ready was something that was kind of hard to believe.

[@thenachofan7677]

@@joemckim1183 the Blue Jays played a few preseason games at the Stadium for a certain period in the previous decade. When an event was planned, they could get the place serviceable for baseball

[@Hogtownboy1]

Thanks!

[@joelenns5020]

The Yankees spring training facility is honestly a much more convenient location that the Trop. Most Rays fans live on that side of the bay anyways

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

Yeah that could work out. As a temp stop gap place.

[@PatrickVerst]

But half the games will be rained out 🙃

[@davidlasdon457]

That'd be a great place to play.

[@matthewscott5977]

You don't really know what you're talking about. Legends field is good for spring training but sucks for a MLB stadium site. And if you're proposing the training facilities site, same issue. Traffic sucks a$$ in that area on a normal day with no game. Throw in a game and you get 4 to 5 hours of gridlock. On top of that,, the Yankees wouldn't go along with it. Plus, contrary to your delusion, most Rays fans aren't on the Hillsborough side of the bay.

[@martinprice9441]

​The Rays TV ratings are great in Orlando and Lakeland so I disagree

[@DanB-ez8fz]

Great video and analysis as always, Brodie. One note: Olympic Stadium in Montreal is out of circulation until 2028 as its roof is currently being removed and replaced.

[@Incredible520]

30 minutes from Steinbrenner field here. That would be awesome. Driving to St. Pete always blows.

[@ryanlisterman1864]

Insurance doesn't pay out a on a single-family home in less than 2 months. I don't see the rays playing in trop again

[@mactheknife7049]

There's one possibility that, while unlikely, you neglected to mention: the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The stadium was expressly built to be brought up to MLB-level capacity during one off-season, and to serve as the temporary home of a relocated MLB franchise. With the Carolina Mudcats A-level franchise moving from the territory, Tampa will have an exclusive option to the territory thanks to their operational agreements with their AAA-level affiliate, the Durham Bulls. If for whatever reason they can't find a local solution that passes muster? They'd have the option of playing in Durham, indefinitely.

[@MegaJustGeorge]

That is rather interesting, my friend - TBH, if the Rays are not contracted, then I suggest the ballclub move there on a permanent basis, and call themselves either Raleigh-Durham, or Carolina, followed by whatever nickname is desired and decided on.

[@mactheknife7049]

@@MegaJustGeorge If there's one thing I'd like you to take away from anything I ever write on KZbin, please make it this: the people of this area HATE the phrase "Raleigh-Durham." There is Raleigh. There is Durham. They are by no means the same, and the only reference to "Raleigh-Durham" people had best make around here is to our airport. There's a very large pile of large businesses here who made the mistake of trying to enter this market by referring to it as "Raleigh-Durham." They are almost invariably shunned, having tipped their hand at inadequate market research. The people of Raleigh hate "Raleigh-Durham." The people of Durham hate "Raleigh-Durham." And we both hate "Carolina," because it invariably implies Charlotte.

[@MegaJustGeorge]

@@mactheknife7049 Sorry, my sir - I've only used the term, "Raleigh-Durham" because it was used back in 1991 for a godawful excuse for a pro football team, 1991 Skyhawks of the WLAF; as for "Carolina", I've only used that because the NHL's Hurricanes are based in Raleigh. In addition, the term, "Raleigh-Durham" is used the media market; if one wishes to incorporate Chapel Hill, then we can use "Research Triangle" to describe the area.

[@mactheknife7049]

@@MegaJustGeorge I'm not trying to provoke an argument, but (a) living in Raleigh the past 31 years, and (b) being in the broadcasting business even longer? "Raleigh-Durham" simply is never used by those who live here. As for the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks? Look at how well using the "Raleigh-Durham" moniker turned out... LOL

[@marystewart1125]

Same thing happened to the Georgia Dome when a tornado ripped the tent roof at the SEC basketball tournament. They replaced it.

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

They only replaced a portion of the roof. Not the whole thing.

[@joemckim1183]

Or the Metrodome in Minneapolis when a snow storm damaged the roof. The Vikings had to play a few games at Golden Gophers stadium while repairs were being done.

[@Alejandro-lv9bs]

Great breakdown on the Rays situation.

[@Curly_Maple]

Wow, that was a lot more thought-out, organized, and calmly presented than the way Boston sports media does it. Well done. I feel smarter instead of stupider - this is weird.

[@randypatrick318]

And hurricane season isn’t done. How’s the interior gonna hold up with the remaining storms assuming it is currently salvagable? I’d guess the interior wasn’t designed to handle a full winter of precipitation. I think the Trop’s days are numbered.

[@BrentJ4Liberty]

I’m safely assuming there’s water / other damage to the field at the Trop

[@scottivlow9962]

Hi Brodie, When I googled The Tropicana Roofing cost the name David Geiger that works with Geiger Engineers popped up. This company installed the to what was called the Florida Suncoast Dome in 1990. He told the NY Times the roof's fabric had an intended service life of 25 years. What does that mean? Would the canvas just begin to leak after 25 years or would the fabric begin to bio- degrade after 26 years? Had Hurricane Milton not even passed by St.Pete with it's strong winds it would still be fully intact today. I was there on the last Thursday home game in late September. That fabric roof was still in the best shape since it was installed. Anyway I can picture any insurance claim adjuster denying the roof claim by a 51% margin if they discover that the roof to had a service life of 25 years and did nothing about replacing it. However maybe on the 50% chance that adjuster rules in favor covering the cost maybe they do it because the fabric was so strong it never deteriorated to losing any integrity that it never had leaked or rips in the fabric from any previous thunderstorms. It out performed the projected service life because that science behind wan to conservative on the the fabric. I can picture the Rays suing the City of St.Pete at sometime in the future for the roof replacement since the city bought the roof to begin with and the City was negligent in not doing anything with roof past the 25 year mark since they paid for the construction of it and should have known as far back in 2015 that it should been replaced. However I bet in favor by 10:1 odds that the roof gets paid out by the Ray's escrow maintenance fund. I think if that happens it gets depleted so much that there won't be enough funds left in the next 3 years for any extra high cost in maintenance repairs that might be needed by 2027. I don't know how this is going to play out either but it's going to be an interesting few months as what happens for the Trop and what major entity will for the roof.

[@robertrohde4579]

11,026 seat capacity would drive up ticket demand!

[@jackolantern22]

I like how he talked about the Metrodome collapse but doesn't take the 30 seconds to research that yes, there was an NFL game scheduled for the next day.

[@altawedgie1392]

All the attention so far seems focused on the roof repairs, but how is the interior? I’m assuming that the interior of the Trop (chairs, electronics, etc) isn’t water resistant and it must have taken on quite a bit of rain too

[@higgy04]

Don't expect this idea to happen but what about using Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, PR like the Expos used to do?

[@JacksonCommander]

With this it makes me curious to know if the Rays ownership could use this a rationale to relocate to another part of the country since relocation seems to be popular in regards to ownership.

[@BachBeethovenBerg]

Like maybe Oakland?

[@thomasjoseph3488]

Stade Olympique! 🤣

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

@@scotttildyeah, every owner wants the city to pay for it

[@kellymartin855]

Funding for a new stadium is already in place

[@dzitzels]

Utah is shovel ready for a new stadium with transit, bars, restaurants, hotels, and right by the airport. Look at what we did with the Arizona Coyotes. We are just waiting for an MLB owner to sign on the dotted line.

[@liberatovillavicencio7159]

Brodie brings up something a lot people overlook, is the support infrastructure that’s right underneath the roof. There’s various catwalk throughout the beams that support audio and visual equipment as well. I see the assessment being up there in dollar bills just to fix a facility that’s already nearing its end of life cycle realistically. There’s no way how MLB and its owners are will fork over any of their own money to fix the situation. City and county have enough to fork over in repairs throughout the area.

[@dimetime35c]

Theres actually a very interesting story in the aftermath of the metrodomes roof coming down. You are correct it happened days before a vikings game. As soon as it became clear the dome was no go they started getting TCF bank stadium prepared. I remember a bunch of volunteers showing up to shovel snow outta the stands to try and get it ready in time for the game that week. Unfortunately they couldn't get everything done in time and so they moved the game to ford's field in Detroit. The next week TCF was ready and outdoor football returned to Minnesota.

[@davidklein5517]

Where are they gonna go.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Five months just doesn't seem like nearly enough time to fix it. They'll have to play elsewhere at least temporarily.

[@scaddc]

Is there enough field space at Raymond James Stadium baseball?

[@4455badass]

Insurance P.O.V, Tampa better hope the building insurance did not exclude floods and wind damages. If they do cover the roof you have to take into account for depreciation along with obtaining the life expectancy of a building this massive made out of such material. Would be an interesting claim to work… very messy

[@robertwise6209]

The Ball Park in Arrington!!!

[@billsmith3182]

Where is Arrington?

[@TheJaybrone]

The Blue Jays had to play some of that first covid season in their spring training stadium in Dunedin Florida it's not that far from Tampa.

[@michaelchilders4492]

Insurance will pay a good chunk but it’s going to take a long time to work everything out.

[@S_Over_Street]

If you remember back in 1994, the Kingdome in Seattle the roof tiles started falling down a few hours before a Mariners game & had to cancel that game. The Mariners had to play their home games on the road for the last few weeks of the 1994 season. I believe they played at their opponent’s home ballpark. That was the very first indication that the Mariners needed a new home ballpark or the owners would move the team.

[@kennethsalter9998]

Many people wish they were still in a dome!!! Although that stadium is a beauty ? Batters don't get much out of the new stadium !!

[@StevenEveral]

There was some talk that the M's could have played their remaining home games at BC Place in Vancouver that year, but the players union nixed the idea because it was uncertain if a baseball layout there would have met the standards of the MLB.

[@dvferyance]

It couldn't have been 1994 because that was the year of the strike.

[@Liggie55821]

Yeah, the M's traveled to the ballparks of the scheduled "visiting" opponents. I remember the Rangers were gracious enough to split their gate receipts 50/50 with the M's for the series there. The Mariners did play a preseason series in BC Place before the 1993 season, but the field was so makeshift that Edgar Martinez hurt his leg trying to steAl and was on the DL for a lot of the year. For the second game, the players were told to play station-to-station and not even think about stealing bases.

[@craigcavaliere6744]

Situations like this have happened many times, but they were all short-term.

[@melvinwren]

the superdome did have holes in the roof during that. the people inside was on the field untill that happened and they had to move to the seats

[@jgoff76]

In 1999 the Delta Center got hit by a tornado and blew out the windows and heavily damaged the roof.

[@ScottG91]

Insurance = find an excuse to not pay

[@jonathanwoods3136]

Wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a temporary 2-3 year relocation that will be an obvious test of a market to see if they could take a team very soon and or have the interest to support a team even if commitment may not make sense yet. Thinking San Antonio, maybe Orlando at the citrus bowl if that is possible or a spring training park but it would be rough with rain delays.

[@jimmyramirez3895]

Can they turn Raymond James Stadium into a diamond field?

[@Apostrophe_D]

I went to that game the weekend the roof collapsed in Minnesota. The game was played at the Gopher's outdoor college stadium. That game was epic. Devin Hester got the kick off returns TD record and Brett Favre got knocked out and was his last game. It was freaking freeeeezing but worth it for the memories.

[@alexd481]

The roof collapse caused the Vikings to move two games that year. The first game against the Giants was moved to Detroit, while the Bears game (MNF) was moved to TCF Bank Stadium.

[@Azeria]

If you were an insurance company, would _you_ offer hurricane insurance in Florida? I sure wouldn’t.

[@edalder2000]

Exactly. Insurance companies have increased premiums by a lot. That assumes a Florida resident can get that insurance. It's also a certainty that an insurer will find any way possible to not pay out.

[@CarlCrisp]

Absolutely I would. Charge high premiums then fold when a storm hits. It’s literally one of the big scams ever and it’s legal.

[@Anim3Gamer]

@@CarlCrispIsn’t that what those companies are doing now? They got their money, now they’re folding up shop leaving people stuck with sticks & stones. This could be the start of an exodus out of that section of Florida.

[@Liggie55821]

When I worked for an insurance company in the '90s and '00s, not only did we not offer home insurance in Florida, we didn't even do business there. Besides the high likelihood of claims, the state's insurance regulations at the time were pretty onerous on carriers, and we decided not to deal with that. (What Florida's insurance regulatory landscape is like now, I don't know.) Side note: Florida has a program called "Citizens", which provides home insurance in case you can't get it from a private carrier, and per law they must accept all applicants. However, because private insurers make it tough to get a home policy in Florida, or don't offer home insurance in the state, Citizens has become the biggest home insurer in the state. For a place that's prone to aggressive weather and is the third most populous state, yikes.

[@westshorefilms]

@@CarlCrisp so true......all those coastal millionaires....I see huge houses with over 25 volunteers working for free after storm in every other one, they have some big ppl in Florida with lots of money too, not a poor State

[@apferrando]

Steinbrenner kinda makes sense, but it might be a little toasty through the summer. The Blue Jays played in a smaller stadium in Dunedin during covid, as well as in Buffalo. The A's of course are going to be playing in a AAA park. It's not totally abnormal with what we've seen these past few years.

[@Dexter037S4]

Sahlen Field is MLB-Ready

[@billsmith3182]

@@Dexter037S4 Where would their AAA team play?

[@Dexter037S4]

@@billsmith3182 There's smaller fields in Buffalo to play when there's a clash

[@billsmith3182]

@@Dexter037S4 Ok thanks

[@NewNomics]

I think it's going to come down to cost not only for the roof but all the other water damage to the interior from the storm rain and rain going forward. With about 4 -5 years of life left the cost to repair might be best spent to move on to constructing the new ballpark. What happens may also come down to city contracts. St. Pete may require them to play longer in the new building to make up for the time they should have been in the Trop. Unless storm damage gets them out any agreement. It might also be a wrinkle in moving on to constructing a new park sooner than expected. If the Rays need to fufill any agreement for years played in St. Petersburg it may see them play at Al Lang downtown. Not only that but the Rays own the venue and it might make more fiscal sence.for them to spend some money to make a few upgrades to Al Lang and not have to profit share with another venue elsewhere. Though capacity is the issue. Then you look at the schedule and all the days needed to play a full season. Not sure they can share a single active minor or major league ballpark. Disneys Wild World of sports checks a lot of boxes but just like Al Lang the capacity is about the same. Oakland would be unpopular with the Tampa Bay region and also are they going to draw 7,500+ every night in that stadium? I doubt it and really think it may be better to look back at Al Lang or Disney at that point. There is the Steinbrenner Field option. However, in the cases where there are schedule conflicts with the Tarpons it seems like it this option would also need to be more of a traveling road show. They may have to play comflicting dates at other local minor league parks in Clearwater, Dunedin and possibly Bradenton. I think it would be a cool traveling show case of the team to the local area and might help build little broader fan base. But MLB may not be keen on the idea. It's going to be interesting to see what happens.

[@kenh3961]

I predict that a number of other cities are already lining up for them to relocate, with the promise of a new stadium. Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, Portland, Charlotte and Louisville are potential destinations. Among others. The frenzy has already begun, and it is my understanding that the Rays Ownership have already entertained several calls already from management groups. I doubt if the Rays ever throw another pitch as a Florida team again.

[@supremeb3563]

Honestly, the Yankees spring training facility across from Buccaneers NFL stadium is the best option for playing future games and was the BEST option for Ray's permanent stadium and entertainment district. Back in the day, that area on Dale Mabry was popping. You had Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay Mall, next door, dive bars, titty bars (Mons Venus) restaurants, airport nearby, and car dealershis. 😊

[@BachBeethovenBerg]

Yeah, like the Yankees will let their division rivals play in their Spring Training ballpark.

[@ShantyIrishman]

@@BachBeethovenBergFor the right price they willl

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

​@BachBeethovenBerg u have a point.....but it all comes down to money.......

[@AtB_Travel]

The strip malls of north Dale Mabry were never "poppin"

[@hornetfan10]

Olympic Stadium is going under repairs for the next couple of years. Do not think that is an option

[@DMAN-xk5ni]

I would say Steinbrenner stadium or marlins stadium. They don’t have many options. If the roof isn’t starting by the end of the year, I would start to worry.

[@misisipimike8020]

Bring the Rays to Oakland, Call them the A's.. Ownership would be slight less bad but at least we get a team. If anyone can make it happen it's Brodie B!

[@3Dsjk]

The JMA/Carrier Dome in Syracuse had its air-supported roof replaced with a cable-suspended roof in 2020, and that cost $118 million. That was a completely new roof design, and not just repairs to an existing design, but if Tropicana needs more than new fabric panels the cost could easily exceed $100 million. Labor costs are going to be even greater than 2020 because of inflation and not being able to plan the construction years in advance. Local labor was hard to find before the hurricanes, and now they have to compete with other parts of the state that have more pressing needs. Besides the cost of the roof repairs, the longer the rest of the interior of the stadium is exposed to the elements, the worse off they are going to be. What is the weather like in Tampa between October and April? They may have factored in some flooding when designing the building, but not extended rainfall on every surface.

[@91_C4_FL]

They’ll fix the Trop and play there again. If it’s not done in time, I see the Rays bouncing around the early part of next season between their spring training facility in Port Charlotte, Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, and the ESPN field in Orlando. If it goes late into the season, they’ll play in Miami when the Marlins aren’t home.

[@westshorefilms]

....new ball park underway sooner or later for the Rays as well

[@91_C4_FL]

@@westshorefilms Yep! I still expect them to break ground on that early next year. The schedule won’t change.

[@pierrelevasseur2701]

In my opinion, if the Rays play at the Trop in 2025, it won't be the whole season. There are other options not mentioned. Back in 1986, a chunk of Olympic Stadium's roof came down. That was early September and with just a few weeks of road games left, the Expos played on the road the remainder of their season. If they were to host say the Cubs, they played in Chicago as the home team. The same could be done with the Rays the first part of the season. Another option is to play in Puerto Rico, the same stadium the Expos played in during their last two seasons, a total of 24 games. It seats 18,000. Don't know if some other team uses it so there can be scheduling issues. That's why Oakland and Montreal (if available) are options. I think if the Rays have to play elsewhere in 2025, the union will insist it be in one city. You don't want the players to essentially be on the road all year and have a place to call home for six months. So in my mind, if the Trop cannot be ready for a number of months, decide on where they'll play and stay there. Don't have them play in Oakland for half the year and then come back to Tampa, it's too disruptive, not just players but every Rays employee.

[@91_C4_FL]

@@pierrelevasseur2701 I think their Spring Training facility, Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, and possibly even Al Lang in St. Pete are possible if needed. Orlando and Miami are a stretch.

[@tleblanc349]

​@@91_C4_FLcould they retro fit Raymond James for baseball

[@billpeterson178]

A couple Mayflower trucks after midnight, head west. Oakland Rays.

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Rays fan. Worried as to what the future holds for them. Does it make sense to repair a venue that they are only going to play in for another 2-3 years at most? The alternative is a minor league park until the new park is ready. Where have I heard that before?

[@MDH2181]

Olympic Stadium in Montreal is going through an expensive roof renovation right now.

[@k.c.livermore3535]

How about the temporary Omaha Rays. They could play where the host the college world series

[@wade_says]

The only MLB game I ever went to was Red Sox at Rays last year. Pretty crazy that the place may be nonexistent soon.

[@ThatGuy1001000]

If I were a betting man, I'd say Orlando is the most realistic option if they can't fix the Trop's roof. They play a few lame duck seasons over there, as they demolish, and then build new on the site of the Trop.

[@SingleStepStudios]

ESPN Wide World of Sports

[@pebmets]

It may show Orlando is a better option than St Petersburg since they could draw from both Florida coasts.

[@mattrasp1615]

The crappy roof blowing off could be fixed in a week if people put effort into it.

[@pebmets]

@@mattrasp1615 You need the material, someone to manufacture the panels, look at the rest of the roof support system. If everything went perfect meaning there is someone out there already set to make the panels today and the current cable support system is not damaged, estimates are at least 5 or 6 months to close the roof.

[@MikeyD8716]

HVAC equipment alone takes 6+ months to get. That’s not including design and approval time. Construction takes time even if it’s design build and a huge wallet.

[@robertrohde4579]

The White Sox almost became the St. Petersburg White Sox before the new Comiskey Park was built. Now the current team the Rays may not be able to play in it and the Chicago White Sox seem destined to be the Nashville White Sox. The only constant is change!

[@njmaxrocks]

Hello Charlotte! You take the good, you take the bad... It's the Charlotte Rays 😉🤣

[@usernamegenerico]

Given that the actual turnout is more like 5,000 a game because most Rays fans don't live on that side of town, I think they could benefit from moving to Steinbrenner as you mentioned. If they stay put, I'd like to see them convert the Trop into an outdoor stadium for the time being considering they aren't spending too long there anyway. Saves on money and I think everyone wins. If the typical Florida rainstorms truly were an issue for MLB, there wouldn't be minor league baseball teams located in tropical Florida. Not only that but the Florida Marlins played with no roof for years. Weather is not a factor with regards to Tropicana Field being a dome.

[@terranceramirez4816]

It’s not possible to “convert the Trop to an outdoor stadium.” It has no drainage and as Brodie mentioned, there are electrical components and such that need to be indoors.

[@usernamegenerico]

@@terranceramirez4816 That's exactly what I meant by converting. Install drainage. Would it be as expensive as fixing the roof?

[@michaelalley214]

I agree. That was my thought and I posted about the Trop being open air.

[@TheSonicsean]

While the idea of the MLB going to Oakland hat in hand begging to bring a team there for an emergency would be hilarious, there's no way the MLB would move a team from Florida to California just for a season or two at most. If they move to any former MLB stadium, Turner Field or Chocktaw Stadium in Arlington are likely in better condition, even if they would need to be deretrofitted from football back to baseball. My guess would be unless the repairs to get it functional are that costly, the Rays will be back in the Trop for next season.

[@JStorm13]

The Metrodome also replaced the turf

[@giovannifelix28]

Love ur videos brodie🙌🏻

[@williammarriott6131]

The strangest stadium in the USA. Been there and felt like I was attending a BB game in a CIRCUS TENT!

[@flarrfan]

Only been there twice, both for hockey when the Lightning played there in the '90s...

[@Neckrollios18]

Hell, bring back the multipurpose stadium idea and play in Raymond James

[@that1wierdkid229]

Dec 2010 giants vs vikings got delayed played at ford field

[@JetScreamer24]

Time to move them to Montreal. Let's go Expos!

[@boogitybear2283]

I want the Expos back and I’m from Nashville Tennessee!!

[@Bk6346]

Who pay?

[@jasontreece8974]

The damage to Tropicana is seriously an upgrade to the stadium.

[@Freeze-O]

Insurance might just total it

[@YeohosuaSenpai]

Honestly I hear your points about the roof, but for who though? Every game I saw of the Rays, Tropicana was empty. Is such an expenditure, or the risk of dipping into escrow worth it for 1000 people in the seats, especially with a new stadium being built. I honestly through the Rays would do what Oakland did or what you mentioned about using another ballpark. I still think that card is on the table honestly. If there's a chance to save some money on this, I think Sternberg will take it.

[@MessOfThings]

Maybe if Salt Lake City really wants a baseball team they should build a stadium to have ready for any team that decides to move or has an emergency

[@pebmets]

The issue is you are taking an east team and moving it west with the schedule already made out. Makes it difficult for an eastern division teams to go there, complete last game of series and come back east for another division rival with no days off.

[@jackhorvath7482]

Since they will build a new stadium soon, would it be possible to dismantle the roof and play in the open air for 2-3 seasons?

[@PTrep2727]

Am I the only one sick and tired of those costs that are insanely high, so sick of greed across the board. 😡

[@billsmith3182]

Tell that to Taylor Swift...

[@PTrep2727]

@@billsmith3182 Ya because she is the only one. 🤷🤷🤷. Come on.

[@Tconlon251_2]

They could play at Ray Jay. Great for capacity but with really trippy field dimensions

[@SethFinberg]

Insurance isn’t always clear or easy, especially in Florida. It can take years if the settlement offer isn’t fair or close enough. There is so much fraud on both sides too that slows down and lengthens the process.

[@LplusRatioplusNobodyCares]

Maybe playing in Tampa and seeing the support will change their tune on building a new stadium in St. Pete.

[@Lonestarr022]

deal is already approved, the city backing out now would lead to a lawsuit.

[@Konstantin100]

Would it be possible to reconfigure Raymond James Stadium for baseball?

[@K9Rottweiler-vd7qk]

They will probably take the insurance money and put toward a new stadium and find a temporary home to play games for a few years.

[@bullwinkle2380]

It'll really be interesting to see how Raley Field pans out along with the other Tropicana Field in Vegas pans out!!!

[@the6ixgardener321]

Olympic Stadium hosts jays exhibition games every year, so it can definitely be ready

[@Lonestarr022]

you clearly have not been reading the comments or watched the video

[@timothyfrantz9443]

Question: Could the City of St Petersburg take the insurance money and use it to build a new stadium?

[@Lonestarr022]

yes, its called insurance fraud.

[@timothyfrantz9443]

@ Not necessarily. It depends on the language of the policy and if you are honest with them before they cut the check.

[@SimRacingVeteran]

It’s an outdoor stadium now. Just remove the trusses.

[@cmdrflake]

The Rays are likely to have to make plans based on their insurance carrier weaseling out on them. Meanwhile, they could have considerable difficulty finding an interim home. They must initiate work on their new home ASAP! They could play in venues with the games televised live on a pay per view basis.

[@boy1da81]

Reminds me of when the Hornets/Pelicans had to play in OKC for a year do to Katrina. I could see something similar happening. Rays too Oakland?

[@smokemjay]

Video topic is the field at the old San Diego Stadium in Dec. 2010 had multiple feet of water on the field caused by 7-10 inches or more of rain over 4 days. Flooding hit the entire area or so of the outer ring of the parking lot behind what used to be the scoreboard, the south and west sides of the parking lot. Those videos are on KZbin. Yet, Stadium grounds crew got the field ready for the Poinsettia Bowl a day or days later between Navy and San Diego State. My guess is Tropicana can still be used if no damage to the electrical wiring and the lights work. Considering the Florida heat, the field should dry in a short amount of time.

[@AustrianPainter14]

It’s amazing how after the wave of new ballparks/arenas so many pro teams are finding themselves playing in such goofy places today like the athletics, coyotes, rays etc

[@emerald3331]

They may end up playing in Jacksonville or maybe Orlando

[@SizzurpFoo]

Both should get expansion teams

[@Matthew6248]

@@emerald3331 Jacksonville? Not the Jaguars stadium, its expected to undergo major renovations in the future

[@CLD170]

What about Turner Field? Is it still able to host baseball games?

[@DanielOrteez]

It doesn't look like there was any structural damage to the stadium. Just drain the water and leave it open-air. At least now, outfielders can see the ball.

[@michaelalley214]

Agree.

[@xylophonemaster]

Brodie I'm not joking the Oakland Rays?

[@AteekAnthony]

If that was going to happen, it would be temporary at best.

[@bullwinkle2380]

Oakland Devil Rays!!! Think it'll work???

[@estellegrignon]

Oakland (R)A's

[@dramatyst5661]

MLB won't have AL east teams go on a West coast trip for division games

[@dramatyst5661]

Players union wouldn't like that either . Players would be mad

[@jamesparker7729]

Interesting fact: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the then-California Angels shared Dodger Stadium from 1962 to 1965 while Anaheim Stadium was under construction. So with Dodger Stadium hosting two baseball teams and Shea Stadium hosting four teams during the 1975 season, there is precedent teams sharing the same stadium during the same season.🤔🧐

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

True, but those situations had the schedule made for them with the sharing in mind. Right now, the schedule has been made assuming the Rays have their own venue. If the were to share with the Marlins at Loan Depot Park, what happens when the Marlins and Rays are both scheduled to play at home on the same night?

[@jamesparker7729]

@@Kira_Kovalyova Good point! I guess the only way to make that happen would be for MLB to expedite the repair solution and, if the repairs could not be made by the start of next season, the schedules would have to be modified. Lots of travel, lodging and logistics issues.

[@johnny234511]

@@Kira_Kovalyova A doubleheader. 4 teams, 2 games.

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

@@jamesparker7729 Logistical nightmare. How would a stadium accommodate 4 teams in the building at once when there are only 2 locker rooms, training facilities etc?

[@pebmets]

The Mets, Yanks and Jets played at Shea in 74 with the GIants joining them on '75. The Jets hated playing at Shea snice the Mets had priority to the place and no football could be played there during the baseball season. In '75, the ground crew must have had nightmares trying to keep the field alive with no breaks for it to recover.

[@richardryan5826]

I'm old enough to remember when the Dodgers played at the Coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being built. Also, the Rockies played at Mile High Stadium during the construction of Coors Field. Playing baseball in a football stadium is not optimal, but the Rays might consider (temporarily) playing at Raymond James Stadium if repairing The Trop would be impractical.

[@wi54725]

Raymond James' field area is much smaller than the Coliseum. The short field there would be around 230 feet, and there is no way MLB would ever approve that. At least at the Coliseum, the left field line dimension was longer than it was at the Polo Grounds. They would have to remove several rows of seats and do considerable remodeling to make it work there, and the Bucs would never agree to that. I'm guessing that if they cannot play at the Trop, they will install temporary left field side and outfield bleachers and play at their facility in Port Charlotte. They could fit in enough bleachers to get up to more than the 16,500 the Rays averaged in 2024. It would be the top pitchers' park in the Majors if they played there.

[@mikekeeler6362]

Yes they're going to be moving them to Buffalo New York

[@AustrianPainter14]

They could play at one of the many spring training parks and not fill them up.

[@Sabo3081]

That stadium in Kissimmee only holds 9,500 capacity. They would barely get any revenue. Still 3,000 more than the A's averaged but the Rays are a competitive team.

[@PHN-2024]

I think playing Half their Games at the World Wide Sport Baseball Facility and Half at the YANKEES Tampa Spring Training Stadium would make the most sense.

[@ronpeacock9939]

I wouldn't count out the 2 stadiums.. yeah the schedules are set, but if you used both... how many times are both teams playing at home at the same time.. plus as the Jets/Giants show in NJ.. you can stagger the times a bit... team A @ 1pm and team B at 7pm... They do day/night DH's all the time for rainouts at other parks... Though if only for a week or two, Steinbrenner is probably best... though it does host an A ball team so it's not fully available.. (though fo A ball... there are back lots that can be played on).

[@cyclopsvision6370]

No point in fixing it if it will be demolished in 3 years

[@Tryp-j9d]

REALLY gonna have to crank up the a/c NOW!!