“Sign? WHAT sign?”
Those could easily have been the thoughts of Tampa Bay Rays management as it walked back the talk of the weekend.
Team President Matt Silverman had announced on a podcast Saturday that the Rays would make a “subtle” statement by erecting a sign that had “a very simple Tampa Bay Montreal graphic.”
The reference was to the team’s stated intention of splitting seasons, starting in 2028, between Tampa Bay and Montreal.
Principal owner Stuart Sternberg appeared on Tuesday’s Rays radio pre-game show. As quoted in the Tampa Bay Times, Sternberg said:
“I’m really here to speak directly to our fans today.