(excerpted – see the link above for more)
(Our previous posts on this subject are here and here. This one brings up counter-arguments – from the Tampa Bay Rays perspective. )
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This is the second time Sheffield and other investors hoped to lure the Braves to Tampa Bay. Last year, Sheffield and others were planning a baseball complex in the Wesley Chapel area north of Tampa.
Last year, I thought another Spring Training complex in Tampa Bay was a bad idea. This year, I think it is a horrible idea for three major reasons: Demographics, Economics, and most importantly, Territorial Rights.