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    Shocking Rays Exploring Splitting Home Games Between Tampa Bay and Montreal

    By Adam Wells - Bleacher Report




    In their search for ways to boost attendance, the Tampa Bay Rays have looked into splitting time between Florida and Canada.

    Per ESPN.com's Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball's executive council has granted the Rays permission to explore a plan that would allow them to start the season playing home games in Tampa Bay and finish their home schedule in Montreal.

    MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the Rays have been granted permission to explore the plan, per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.

    Passan noted the plan is still in the "nascent stages" and that "significant hurdles" remain before the Rays' plan can be put into action.

    There would be potential benefits for the Rays and MLB in the event they can get approval for the two-city idea.

    During the All-Star break last year, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told FS1's First Things First the league has ideas for host cities, including Montreal, if the league decides to expand beyond 30 teams:

    Moving the Rays part-time to Montreal wouldn't be a full expansion, but it would give MLB a consistent presence in the city for the first time since the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. in 2004.

    The Expos were the last MLB team that split time between two host cities, playing 22 home games during the 2003 season in Puerto Rico.

    Passan added the Rays' plan would include new stadiums in Tampa Bay and Montreal.

    Tropicana Field has consistently ranked as one of the worst MLB stadiums due to its unfavorable location and a poor layout, including catwalks that often disrupt play.

    The Rays have always struggled to draw fans, only breaking 2 million in attendance once in its inaugural season. Their average attendance of 14,545 this season ranks last in the American League and 29th in MLB.

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    I kinda miss the Expos. When I was living in Vermont, Montreal was only about an hour away and we went to quite a few Expos games. Saw a lot of great players up there too that played for the Expos, Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Larry Walker (before he went to Colorado), Andres Galarraga, Marquis Grissom, Tim Wallach...it's a shame they couldn't draw fans though. Yeah, the stadium sucked (RIP Olympic Stadium) but it was dirt cheap and you could always get good seats, and even the beer and hot dogs were reasonably priced. Good times.

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    Articles are saying that it's the end of baseball for Tampa.


    The Phillies are 2 - 8 in their last 10 and have fallen to second behind the surging Braves.


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    Adbert Alzolay made his MLB debut last night for the Cubs. He threw 4 no-hit innings in relief. He came back out in the 9th, Todd Frazier went yard, he got rattled, walked the next batter on 4 pitches and got pulled to a loud standing ovation.

    He walked away with the win in his debut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Articles are saying that it's the end of baseball for Tampa.
    Florida sports fans are weird. The Rays are a decent team yet they still can't draw. Even when teams are doing great in Florida they have trouble drawing fans. I just don't get it. Then these same people will bitch and moan when the owners and/or league wants to move the team away.

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    Rox got swept in LA over the weekend...and lost all three by walk-off home runs.

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    Girl hit by foul ball at Astros game had skull fracture: Lawyer

    By Shelley Childers - ABC 13


    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A young Astros fan is facing a long road to recovery weeks after being hit by a foul ball at Minute Maid Park.

    The family has stayed very private since the game last month, but Wednesday, their attorney, Richard Mithoff, revealed the injury was far worse than anyone guessed.

    Now, they want the Astros to step up like other teams after foul ball injuries and extend the netting in the ballpark.

    Both the Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals announced they will be extending safety netting from foul post to foul post, protecting fans from line drives, where they only have seconds to respond.

    In this case, the family attorney tells us the 2-year-old hit at Minute Maid Park had likely only a second and a half to act.

    It was nearly a month ago when a line drive from Chicago Cubs player Albert Almora Jr., flying at an estimated 100 miles an hour, hit the little girl.

    Her grandfather jumped in to embrace her, taking her away crying and conscious, but her family attorney tells us she is not doing well.

    "A skull fracture in the back of her head, subdural bleeding, brain contusions and brain edema which is swelling, she's had seizures," Mithoff said.

    The toddler and her family were sitting in Section 111, directly next to Section 112, where the protective netting for foul balls ends.

    The Astros organization extended that netting just two years ago, but now the debate continues. Should it extend further, from foul post to foul post?

    "When you sit on the foul line you have to pay attention and be aware," says Astros fan Eric Burnside, "But, I mean, just for extra precaution it would be great to have a net from foul post to foul post, it would be awesome."

    "Part of the fun and part of the excitement for us is we get to see both of my kids have their baseball gloves, and we go down and we watch batting practice and try to catch some of the foul balls from where we sit," fan Kevin Farrell said. "So I feel if that net was extended, that might take away from some of the fun as a little kid."

    Some parents told ABC13 Eyewitness News they strategically buy their seats, concerned for foul ball safety.

    "We take into consideration where we sit because we do bring the child and friends, and we need to make sure that if they're not paying attention that he is," fan Sondra Cortez said. "We're sitting up high to avoid that, but we would go back down towards the foul lines if they extended that net all the way for sure."

    There is no lawsuit filed against the Astros for this injury, but the child's attorney hopes this will bring safety changes to the ball park.

    "I know Jim Crane well enough to know that he is a very responsible owner, and I think Jim will do the right thing," Mithoff said.

    The Astros organization has reached out to the family to share concern, but did not have a statement to release publicly tonight.

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    Here's an idea, how about not letting any fans anywhere near the field. They can watch on the TV's from the concourse, that way we can be sure no one ever has even the remotest possibility of getting hurt ever again. Plus, we should put a 3" thick plexiglass dome around the field to prevent any ball from leaving the field of play, just in case a stray ball makes it up to the concourse area.

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    I am fine with nets to the foul poles.
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    I am fine with nets to the foul poles.

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    Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died today (Monday, July 1st) at the age of 27. He was with the team in Texas getting ready to face the Rangers. The game has been postponed.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died today (Monday, July 1st) at the age of 27. He was with the team in Texas getting ready to face the Rangers. The game has been postponed.
    And disrespectful scumbag leftists are posting their disappointment that #RIP45 didn't mean Trump was dead. What the fuck is wrong with people. Jesus.

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