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Five burning questions for Rick Kriseman and Bob Buckhorn

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Two Tampa Bay giants had fielded questions last week at the Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon. St. Pete and Tampa Mayors Rick Kriseman and Bob Buckhorn delivered a “state of Tampa Bay” speech before members of the nonpartisan club take their gloves off to do what Tigers do best — “carve a politician up for lunch.” So while this group of politically savvy insiders came armed with an array of excellent questions for the oft-dueling mayors on opposite sides of the Bay, here…

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What happened to St. Pete’s Baseball Santa?

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The holiday display in downtown St. Petersburg is coming down as festivities for the New Year begin. But there’s one display that was already missing from years in the past: Baseball Santa. Residents who flock to downtown to catch a glimpse of the spectacular light display featuring icicles dangling from trees and several large light-up figures may have noticed the Santa shown pitching a ball to an awaiting elf with a bat is no longer there. According to the city,…

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Top St. Pete headlines in 2015: No. 4 — Tropicana Field

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As 2015 winds down we took a look back at the year’s news in St. Petersburg and came up with a list of the top 10 most interesting happenings. Whether the news evoked outrage in a community, excitement or even heartbreak, these are the top headlines of 2015. No. 4 — Tropicana Field The debate over what to do with low attendance at Tampa Bay Rays games has been going on for years transcending multiple Mayors. Never has the issue…

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BBQ or bagels? A tasty World Series set, Royals meet Mets

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Yoenis Cespedes launching long drives, Lorenzo Cain dashing to catch them. Noah Syndergaard zinging 100 mph heat, Alcides Escobar trying to catch up. The pitching-rich New York Mets, boosted by Daniel Murphy‘s power surge. The plucky Kansas City Royals, constantly pressuring opponents and aiming to atone for last year’s near-miss. A tasty World Series, served up with some BBQ and bagels. A dead even one, too, beginning Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. “I opened it as a pick,” Johnny Avello,…

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Baseball: Black Sox player Shoeless Joe Jackson still banned

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For Shoeless Joe Jackson, it still isn’t so. Jackson, the old outfielder for the Chicago White Sox (or Black Sox), has been denied reconsideration for his lifetime ban by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, which might have led to admission into the Hall of Fame. The story is almost 100 years old, but it remains one of baseball’s most fascinating tales. Eight members of the White Sox (made famous in Eliot Asinof’s book and the subsequent movie Eight Men Out), conspired…

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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred talks expansion, which could help Rays

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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred suggested the possibility of expansion Tuesday, which might help the politicians of St. Petersburg and Tampa hold onto the Tampa Bay Rays. If baseball were to expand for the first time since 1998, it would  take two of the better cities out of any possible competition for the Rays. Of course, if you are a suspicious sort, you might wonder if this was simply a way for the authorities of baseball to look more closely at…

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Stadium deal no-voters on council are going to make enemies no matter what

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They’re damned if they do. They’re damned if they don’t. That’s likely how the majority of City Council feels about the impending conversation regarding the Rays, Tropicana Field and the future of baseball in Tampa Bay. As council convenes in its chambers for yet another workshop to discuss the longstanding stalemate between the baseball franchise and the city, five of them are again being criticized by the Tampa Bay Times. Cut a deal already, is the usual mantra of the…

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