Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg was in town last week and he was not happy. He was not happy that he invested an addition $10 million in team salary only to see the team play poorly after the All-Star break and not make the playoffs. Of course, he was not happy being last in major league attendance.
He was, as usual, not happy with the progress towards a new stadium. This time around he added his feeling that the decline in cable viewership would lead to less than hoped for television contract. Finally, Sternberg made it clear that he was going to cut payroll for 2018.