Announcing: 2017 #BaseballForever Night at the Trop

(Credit: City of St. Petersburg marketing department) Mark your calendars, Rays fans! The 2017 Baseball Forever Night at the Trop is just around the corner, scheduled for Saturday, July 22. Join civic leaders and Baseball Forever campaign managers as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Texas Rangers! The game starts at 7:10 pm, and Mayor Kriseman will throw out the first pitch. Earlier this…

Chamber of Commerce/Rays Local Business Partner Package

As a leader of the Baseball Forever initiative to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, one of my responsibilities is to build a connection between the business community and the team. Putting things into perspective, in order for the Rays to be successful within the Tampa Bay Area, they need the support of local businesses/corporations — both large and small. However, as a public school…

Dick Vitale advocates for Baseball Forever; Drew Smyly trade rumors

ESPN college basketball analyst, Dick Vitale, advocated for a new baseball stadium in St. Petersburg. (Photo Credit: JimmyV.org) ESPN college basketball analyst, Dick Vitale, advocated for the Baseball Forever campaign to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Baseball Forever campaign is the official initiative by the city of St. Petersburg to keep the Rays in the…

“Major League Baseball makes us a major league city” — pledge your support for the Rays today

Log onto to the Baseball Forever homepage, scroll down to the “Sign the Pledge” tab, and, well…sign the pledge! Business owners and baseball fans alike, now is the time to take a stand to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the Sunshine City! As I wrote Monday, with a little help from the city’s marketing department, St. Petersburg is developing a new ballpark proposal for the existing Tropicana Field…

Help support the Rays by signing #BaseballForever’s pledge of support

Log onto to the Baseball Forever homepage, scroll down to the “Sign the Pledge” tab, and, well…sign the pledge! Hey St. Petersburg, now is the time to take a stand to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the Sunshine City! From the Baseball Forever press release: The City of St. Petersburg is developing a new ballpark proposal for the existing Tropicana Field site, and will soon be submitting this proposal…

#BaseballForever needs your pledges of support for the Tampa Bay Rays

Log onto to the Baseball Forever homepage, scroll down to the “Sign the Pledge” tab, and, well…sign the pledge! I know I’ve told this story before, in fact I’ve likely told it here on multiple occasions. However, it bears mentioning again. I grew up at a time in St. Petersburg, bereft of any Major League Baseball action. Sure, I was surrounded by Minor League teams, and I certainly took in my…

Details on redeveloped Tropicana Field site announced

(Photo credit: Janelle Irwin) On Monday, HKS — the architectural firm tasked with creating the redevelopment master plan for the 86-acre Tropicana Field site — released a conceptual model of what a redeveloped and reimagined Trop property could look like. The potential location (pictured above) for the new facility is in the northeast corner of the property where U-Haul currently resides. It’s…

Important information regarding tonight’s Baseball Forever event at the Trop

Via a City of St. Petersburg press release: Thank you, thank you! Thank you for your support throughout this entire campaign. We could not have done this without you and look forward to seeing everyone TONIGHT! Please tell your friends and family there is STILL TIME to purchase tickets to Baseball Forever Night – the game starts at 7:10 p.m. Ticket Information: With each lower level individual…