RaysUp Stu Stokes - County Votes - Where is Willy?

Hurricane Brain in Tampa Bay

Pinellas County Commission vote to not vote on Rays stadium
bond

Where does the county funds come from to build a new stadium

Timeline of approval of Rays deal with both the City of St
Pete & Pinellas county

County Bed Tax – can only be used for tourism – cannot be
used for renourishing the beaches

Timelines & Delays are not helped by Stu’s antagonistic
communications

Commissioner Brian Scott – shows disappointment with Stu
& Tampa Bay Times’ headlines “End of the stadium deal?

Reflect Reds Castellini & White Sox Reinsdorf poor
communications

When Billionaires speak people listen

Need Erik Neander to negotiate

MLB teams as a tax haven

Quebec govt putting on a $875 million roof for their stadium

Other options for Rays – Montreal, Nashville &

County Commissioners Brian Scott & Kathleen Peters – Rays
stadium investment will be a generational & transformative
action for the future

“reeks of corporate selfishness” a commissioner’s remarks of
Rays recent media tactic

Is it Rays strategy to motivate commissioners to vote no
& give Stu option to move Rays

What if MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred, visited Tampa Bay and
brokered a deal with Rays & Yankees at Steinbrenner Field,
add 5,000 site

Pinellas fields not suitable for the Rays to hold their 2025
season

Blue Jays 2020 @ Sahlen field

Jose Siri traded to New York Mets, for reliever Eric Orze

Will Chandler Simpson a roster spot

Could Dylan Carlson replace Siri

Willie Adames – ex-Ray – declines Brewers qualifying offer

Could Willy land with Dodgers or Tigers – what about Javy
Baez

Angels should release Francisco Lindor bring in Adames –
Eeyore to Tigger move

Bret Phillips now a pitcher and a future as a broadcaster

BallySports - FanDuel – Diamond Team Broadcasting

Utah Jazz - unique model, broadcasts local games live and is
still profitable

Perth Heat – Australian Baseball League – Tampa Bay Rays

Eyes on Angel Mateo

Post-season viewing & reading Beyond baseball:

Mat:  It’s not all about Batman – The Penguin & the
Marvelous Miss Maisel

Mark: Ila Borders book – Making my Pitch &  watching
Saint of Second Chances

Roki Sasaki in the Rays future?

What would Rays rotation look like with Sasaki

How will stadium issues impact Free Agents attraction to the
Tampa Bay Rays

Reflect on Nate Eovaldi & Wilson Ramos signings as
players who came to the Rays as they needed to rebuild their
value

Expect the Rays to be aggressive in possibly bringing on
Danny Jansen or Kyle Higashioka – revenge on the Yankees

Rays will show that they are ready to compete in 2025 if they
keep Brandon Lowe, Yandy Diaz, Jeffrey Springs & Pete
Fairbanks

Ken Hagan on WDAE – talks about the City of Tampa’s early
offer to keep the Rays



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