The Rays lost, 9-3. We saw a great game, despite the outcome. The Rays never lead, but it was only 3-1 going into the ninth inning. The Tigers had a monster top of the ninth, scoring six. And the ump called a weather delay, too, for just a little rain shower. The grounds crew pulled the tarp onto the infield and started putting it away about five minutes later. It sort of felt like the ump wasn’t used to Florida showers. Renee and I waited it out. We’ve seen plenty of multi-run comebacks on tv over the years. You never know. The Rays loaded the bases and scored two in the bottom of the ninth, but the game ended suddenly on an inning ending double-em-up line drive.

Rays took the series, so there’s that.

Go Rays!

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photo posted by matt in Sunday, June 22, 2025

Renee and bought a couple of new Rays shirts, changed into them in the restrooms, and grabbed a couple of beers before heading to our seats. Those were perfect, by the way. Renee took the time to figure out which seats would be in the shade for most of the game. Much appreciated.

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photo posted by matt in Sunday, June 22, 2025

Renee and I have a busy Sunday planned. We're going to breakfast at The Hangar at Albert Whitted Airport and then heading to the Rays game at Steinbrenner Field. Beautiful day out.

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postposted by matt in Sunday, June 22, 2025

The A's had been looking for a new home for years to replace the outdated and run-down Oakland Coliseum, where the team has played since arriving from Kansas City for the 1968 season. They had sought to build a stadium in Fremont and San Jose before shifting their attention to the Oakland waterfront.

There has been some debate over whether Tropicana Field or the Oakland Coliseum is the worst stadium in baseball. Both are certainly worthy of the title. But now it looks like we're set to see a race between the two teams that call those stadiums home, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland A's, to open new ballparks. The A's will likely win that on paper if expected timelines play out . But, regardless of who wins between the two, the more interesting thing to watch is maybe this—the Rays and A's are likely to go from worst to first over the next few years with the opening of the two newest stadiums in the game.

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posted by matt in Thursday, April 20, 2023

We even saw some dolphins in the water just off the side of The Pier.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Tropicana Field is, without question, the worst stadium in baseball. The facility just doesn't function well, at all. The people are always amazing, though, and make up for the facility in many ways.

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postposted by matt in Wednesday, June 22, 2022

First pitch, Rays v. Yankees.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Full cancellation mode has been activated for John Gruden.

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posted by matt in Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Rays have to be the favorite to win the World Series. And if that happens, Tampa Bay will hold three (NHL, NFL, MLB) of the four (NBA) major sports championships this year. That's incredible. And the city doesn't have an NBA franchise, so it's hard to ding them for that.

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postposted by matt in Thursday, October 7, 2021