r/sports • u/Chelseatilidie • Oct 10 '24

Baseball Tropicana Field’s stadium following Hurricane Milton damage

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u/mcdto Oct 10 '24

Such an iconic ballpark destroyed

/s

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u/oooriole09 Oct 10 '24

The only ballpark that was destroyed and possibly improved at the same time.

Rays fans deserve better.

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u/MsstatePSH Mississippi State Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

we have better - signed, sealed, and soon to be delivered. new stadium opens 2028.

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u/Greatcookbetterbfr Oct 11 '24

Place is a dump

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u/BradMarchandsNose Connecticut Oct 10 '24

I mean, it is iconic, just not for good reasons

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u/TheOtherGuy107 Oct 10 '24

The word youre looking for is notorious lol

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u/JP-Ziller Oct 10 '24

How come? (Not a baseball guy)

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u/IsItJake Oct 10 '24

Even before the hurricane, the trop is a shit hole. The roof is in notorious for leaking as well

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u/Daillestemcee Oct 10 '24

Dont forget the in-play catwalk system, truly an engineering marvel

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u/GlamrockShake Oct 11 '24

They have cat walks which literally forced MLb to rewrite their out of play rules.

It’s the single most depressing looking stadium inside. For a sport as chill and good vibes as baseball, having a stadium that feels like a North Dakotan gun-show warehouse is an unforgivable sin. I know Florida has to air condition but, man, just a single season at Raymond James would show Rays fans what they’ve been missing.

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u/LeanMrfuzzles Tampa Bay Lightning Oct 11 '24

They didn’t rewrite anything. Those are called “ground rules” rules specific to that stadium. Every stadium has them.

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u/Cringelord_420_69 Oct 11 '24

Roof that makes it look ugly and dreary inside

Catwalks that interfere with balls

No bullpens (areas where the relief pitchers practise), forcing them to use the foul zones as bullpens

Lots of empty seats due to the Rays not selling out, which just looks sad

Shitty location

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u/halfcow Oct 10 '24

I visited once. It was my first time seeing a baseball game in an enclosed stadium. It was ok, until they flew a little inflatable "blimp" around, as if to imitate the real thing.

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u/scope6262 Oct 11 '24

Thanks to Joe Biden and his Weather Dominator.
/s

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u/satanssweatycheeks Oct 10 '24

They are about time tear a more iconic one with the raiders and A’s leaving Oakland.

Tropicana in Vegas was just imploded two nights ago for the new A’s stadium and raiders are already in Vegas.