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Tropicana Field: Home of the Tampa Bay Rays
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The A-Ring
Tropicana Field has become infamous for it’s catwalks unfortunate role in ballgames. On August 5, 2010 in one of the more recent incidents, Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins hit a sky-high infield pop-up that would have ended the inning in a 6–6 game if caught, but the ball struck the A-ring and fell safely on the infield allowing the Twins to score the go-ahead run and extend the inning in a controversial 8–6 win.
Photo by Doug S.
Through the first 60 games of a long season, Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg has no issues with his team’s performance.
Attendance, however, is another matter.
With an average home attendance of 17,954, the Rays rank 29th in baseball, ahead of only the Florida Marlins. That average is the lowest since they drew 16,139 a game in 2006, before earning two AL East pennants and going to the World Series in 2008.
“It is what it is,” Sternberg said of the disappointing turnouts at Tropicana Field. “It could be better and should be better. I know we can’t sustain ourselves like this. It hasn’t gotten better. If anything, it’s worse. We had another successful year last season and the economy, while it’s not good, has not gotten worse, but our numbers I think will be down, coming off a postseason appearance. It’s unheard of.”
Source: Tampa Bay Online
Ray Touch Tank (by Alan Penner)
The 35-foot, 10,000 gallon tank is located just beyond the right-center field fence at Tropicana Field. Unsurprisingly, the tank is the first of its kind at a professional sports venue. For every ball hit into the tank during a game by a Rays player, the Rays will donate $5,000 to charity with $2,500 going to the Florida Aquarium and $2,500 going to that player’s charity of choice.
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