Which stadium site would lure you to more Rays games?

Should the future home of the Tampa Bay Rays be in downtown Tampa? Or the West Shore district? Or even the fairgrounds in eastern Hillsborough County? Those three options — along with potential sites in downtown St. Petersburg and mid Pinellas County — are all being considered by a panel studying whether the Rays should leave Tropicana Field for a new home.

Which site would you choose?

West Shore Boulevard
Keep the Trop, no need for a new stadium
Downtown Tampa
Fairgrounds
Downtown St. Petersburg
Carillon area

With St. Pete's waterfront out, where should the Rays look next for a stadium?

The Tampa Bay Rays management has officially killed the team's proposal for a new baseball stadium on downtown St. Petersburg's waterfront. And now say they are unsure whether a new stadium could succeed anywhere in downtown St. Pete, even where they currently play at Tropicana Field.

"It's pretty clear people did not want a ballpark down there," Rays senior vice president Michael Kalt said Friday. "From what we're seeing, we're probably in that camp, too."

Now that a waterfront stadium is out, which site should the team consider?
Toytown
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport
Tampa
New stadium at the Trop
Keep Trop, no need for new stadium

Everyone wants to have their say

Community leaders are debating whether members of two local political action committees -- POWW and Fans for Waterfront Stadium -- should be allowed on a new baseball coalition. What do you think?

Battling for a voice on stadium
Should members of political action committees be allowed on baseball coalition?
No, PAC members won't approach the stadium debate with an open mind
Yes, anyone who is interested should be included on the coalition
No, there are too many other people who should be on the coalition

Where else?

Rays postpone stadium plans
Now that a November vote is off, what sites should the Rays consider for a ballpark?
New stadium at the Trop
Waterfront
Toytown
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport
Tampa

Poll of the Week: Was the City Council right?

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My picks for today

OK, so I said I would offer my picks for tomorrow. Here goes. Remember five of eight votes moves things along.

Nurse-- YES. Though he's kind of, sort of come out against the Rays' proposal, he seems okay with voters making the final judgment.
Newton--YES. My sense is he thinks the potential of the Tropicana redevelopment is worth continuing talks.
Danner--YES. He's pressing for answers to tough question. But I think he'll give the Rays and the city staff at least another month.
Polson--NO. He's made it pretty clear things are moving too fast. You think that'll change?
Kennedy--YES. No real sense of what he's going to do. But I think he goes along for the ride.
Dudley-- YES. This is easy. He's already said he'll vote yes.
Curran--NO. Another guess of sorts. Because she votes 7th tomorrow, I think she'll know her vote won't alter the outcome. It makes voting 'no' a little easier.
Bennett--YES. He let the cat out of the bag today.

By my count, I see it as a 6-2 vote. I'll probably be wrong...

Poll of the week. Can a new stadium improve attendance?

We've all heard about the Rays continued attendance struggles. Will a new stadium help? Vote now.

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You've seen our polls, here's one from the Tampa Bay Business Journal

From the Tampa Bay Business Journal:

"St. Petersburg elected officials will soon decide whether to give residents the chance to vote on the proposed Rays stadium land use. But when the issue was offered up to a wider audience, readers were narrowly in favor of the stadium plan -- but not by much.

"That's the finding of the latest Business Pulse Survey, the nonscientific weekly online poll from the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The vote attracted 570 responses with 41 percent, or 239, in favor of the plan and 227, or 39 percent, opposed. Nearly 1 in 5 said they need to know more before they can decide."

Read the full article here.

Poll: Rays' stadium financing plan

Paying for a new stadium
Putting aside your other questions, how would you rate the Rays' financing plan?
Swing-and-a-miss (No chance)
Single (Problems apparent)
Double (Not quite convinced)
Triple (Almost there)
Home run (Build the ballpark)