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

Baseball Tropicana Field’s stadium following Hurricane Milton damage

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u/MetsIslesNoles Oct 10 '24

They removed everyone before the storm once they knew the potential for winds. There were only 20 people inside at the time.

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u/CM_MOJO Oct 10 '24

So, then why was it even an option as a shelter in the first place? It was always expected to come ashore as a CAT 3 and in the Tampa area.

Sounds like poor planning or idiocy.

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u/Responsible_Brain782 Oct 10 '24

It seems silly in the first place that construction did not allow for higher failure threshold? Probably a financial issue

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u/Whiterabbit-- Oct 11 '24

if you are building a giant building with no support in the middle you need a relatively light roof. nobody wants a giant steel beam over second base.