Kevin King
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Kevin King
@KevCKing
This place is a @tesla fire.
along the Gulf of Mexico Katılım Ocak 2011
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@StadiumShadow This tracks with this fact: @MLB makes more money when fans watch at home than when they attend a game. And if they do attend a game, they get more in-game technology and advertising at each seat.
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3) Rays fans know they’re going to be paying way more for tickets, right?
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A few ques after reading Romano’s column:
1) MLB could order the Rays to build a cheaper roof/stadium?? If total cost comes down, does the public’s portion?? (no)
2) Did Hillsborough ask Rays if they’d consider building - instead of the Rolls Royce stadium - maybe an Acura?
Marc Topkin@TBTimes_Rays
Why does #Rays planned stadium cost $2.3B? Our @romano_tbtimes explores and explains: tampabay.com/viewpoints/202…
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@connerjcaldwell Bad takes. Attendance has also been hurt by ownership seeking to leave for 20 years. And you may pick up Lakeland but you lose millions of visitors from Gulf Beaches.
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We also can’t ignore that downtown St. Petersburg, while being a really cool city, is not a great location for a professional sports team. Moving the team to Tampa keeps the St. Pete market while adding Lakeland. I expect attendance to increase with the potential move to Tampa
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The Rays having one of the worst attendance in MLB probably is directly related to the fact that only 33-36% of the greater Tampa Bay region residents are native to Florida and the team is less than 30 years old. Retirees move locations but their team loyalty remains…
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@StadiumShadow A good review. Thank, man. A reminder to all that we've been here before. And Tampa is making the same mistake St. Pete once did by holding a 'celebratory' presser today.
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9) Since $$ is fungible, putting restrictions on it may not protect the county much.
But it WILL give nervous politicians cover to vote yes on the deal,
And it WILL help the team avoid paying federal taxes on the construction - yet ANOTHER taxpayer subsidy they undercount.
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My initial review of the new Rays MOU suggests Hillsborough Co is realizing it has more leverage than some stadium cheerleaders were previously suggesting!
Here are some takeaways from the renegotiated MOU…🧵
Shadow of Stadium@StadiumShadow
I’ve studied stadium negotiations for 20 years. Here are 6 big things I noticed after spending 6 minutes skimming the Rays’ new stadium MOU... 🧵
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@iAmNickWize @GovRonDeSantis @JoshuaWostal Nick, ask former Miami Dade Mayor Alvarez about the stain of SUPPORTING such stadiums.
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Hey @GovRonDeSantis get your boy @JoshuaWostal on board. We can’t let him have the stain of letting a pro team leave town on his resume.
Daren Stoltzfus WESH@DarenStoltzfus
"𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 -- 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today on potential of the Rays or an expansion MLB franchise coming to Orlando. The Governor believes MLB isn't leaving Florida, no matter what happens
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@TBTimes_Rays "And Charlotte (North Carolina) would, too. Nashville would. I mean, there’s a lot of places around the country who would like to have a MLB franchise.” ...the governor just doing all he can to help his donor at the expense of state, county, city residents and taxpayers.
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Insurance magnate John Morgan says #Rays are headed to Orlando if Tampa stadium deal fails. Also, that building a new stadium in Tampa would be "a mistake."
tampabay.com/sports/rays/20…
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@orlandosentinel She needs to brush up on her history. The political graveyard is littered with pro stadium pols.
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Anna Eskamani says bringing Major League Baseball to town will be part of her platform when she runs for Orlando mayor. orlandosentinel.com/2026/05/12/ann…
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@NickCRadio White can still score, he's a top defender, and Tatum's guy. Hauser yes. I can see JB and Hauser heading to Milwaukee.
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The two guys I think are most likely to go this offseason for the C's are White & Hauser.
I love White, but he's on the wrong side of 30, eyeing a new deal soon, and isn't the type of PG they need.
Everyone knows my feelings about Hauser. He's a crazy streaky shooter who doesn't do enough in other areas to justify the minutes, especially with the young wings they have.
That's roughly $40 Million on the books next season.
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Palm Beach and a Trump company reached a tentative trademark deal to rename PBI
-Airport stores can only buy branded merchandise from Trump org approved retailers
-Gives Trump veto power over any biographical info in airport marketing materials
miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
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If we did this, the President of the United States would currently be Donald Trump.
Dream for America@DreamAmerica_
PETE BUTTIGIEG: "What if we selected our President by letting the person who got the most votes take the office, instead of the Electoral College?"
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@AnthonyClose @StPeteFL I'd just like to see it reintroduced into city business again. Difference between marketing campaigns "Sun Shines Here, We Are St. Pete, etc." and official logo.
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I'm actually disgusted watching this. We lose game 7 and Joe Mazzulla can't be safe. He has been out-coached in the 2023, 2025, and 2026 playoffs.
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@BillSimmons and Jaylen needs to kick the ball out. Ppl standing around watching him force shots.
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Just a different Celtics team. You could see all the signs on Tuesday. No bench points other than PP which is crazy. 1 off rebound. Five forced TOs that’s it. Dumb fouls. Slow it down offense. They threw away what worked all season. Philly getting way better shots too.
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If you can’t be with the one you love,
love the one you’re with.
Ken Babby@kenbabby
What a weekend, Tampa Bay! You showed up and we 🧹 up! #raysup @RaysBaseball
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@AnthonyClose @RidePSTA Not holding my breath they or Mayor Gualtieri will do so.
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To close the loop: St. Pete Beach threw a tantrum over the SunRunner and launched its own microtransit system. It failed... predictably. It cost 3-4x per rider compared to @RidePSTA w/ longer wait times.
SPB should work w/ PSTA to create a better service.
tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…
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Trump was more professional at his presser following the WHCD cancellation then I have ever witnessed
If I can criticize trump I can surely give credit.
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@SenFettermanPA so no more events where the president leaves the White House?
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We were there front and center.
That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government.
After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.
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@MeghanMcCain Yeah, would be completely safe.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Whit…
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I don’t want to hear one more fucking criticism of Trump’s new ballroom at the White House.
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