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Attendance still under microscope for winning Rays

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People hereabouts really like to watch the Rays on television. We know this because the ratings are spectacular. People love to listen on radio, wear their T-shirts, talk about them around the water cooler and send me helpful suggestions by e-mail for Joe Maddon. They like everything about this young, vibrant, exciting team that has rushed to the best record in baseball as the end of April nears. None of that is likely to help them much at the box office…

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Rays ‘not prepared’ to answer tough question

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From Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium blog: The ABC Coalition visited Pinellas County’s Tourist Development Council today, and St. Pete City Council Chair Leslie Curran had a chance to speak directly to Rays Senior VP Michael Kalt. “Do you want to stay in St. Pete?” she asked, according to the Tampa Tribune. Kalt’s response was: “That’s not a question we’re prepared to answer right now…we want to stay in the Tampa Bay area and find the best place to…

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Rays ‘not prepared’ to answer tough question

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From Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium blog: The ABC Coalition visited Pinellas County’s Tourist Development Council today, and St. Pete City Council Chair Leslie Curran had a chance to speak directly to Rays Senior VP Michael Kalt. “Do you want to stay in St. Pete?” she asked, according to the Tampa Tribune. Kalt’s response was: “That’s not a question we’re prepared to answer right now…we want to stay in the Tampa Bay area and find the best place to…

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SI picks Rays for World Series

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Sports Illustrated is out with its predictions, and it has the Rays going all the way to the World Series. According to SI’s experts, the Rays will finish 95-67, in second place behind the Yankees, but will advance to the Series – and lose again to the Phillies.

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Ernest Hooper is wrong

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In case you missed it, St. Petersburg Times columnist Ernest Hooper wrote this morning: My friend says Tampa’s declining crime rate will go up a tick if the city “steals” the Rays from St. Petersburg, but is it stealing if St. Pete wouldn’t be upset about the move? Sure, Mayor Bill Foster won’t concede the team without a fight, but the general populace seems more interested in fixing the Pier and completing construction of the new Salvador Dali museum. Let…

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Rays unveil new Sunday alternate jerseys

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The Rays will wear a new light blue alternate jersey for Sunday home games during the 2010 season. Officially released Wednesday morning, it will debut on April 11, when the Yankees visit Tropicana Field. Starting Wednesday, fans may order the Rays’ new alternate jersey via raysbaseball.com and raysbeisbol.com, at the Rays Pro Shop and Ticket Outlet located at 400 N. Tampa Street, the Rays Team Store at Tropicana Field and at Champs Sports stores. Fans may also purchase the new…

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Kathleen Ford, Bill Foster set to spar at Tiger Bay

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Last month, the voters of St. Petersburg had a veritable cornucopia of candidates to select from to replace the term-limited Rick Baker. In the primary, candidates Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford won enough votes to proceed to the general election. While the primary election relationship of these two former city council colleagues was cordial, the final race to the finish has the candidates trying harder to distinguish themselves from one another. Foster, the top vote-getter in the primary, continues to…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

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