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It was built years before the city was awarded a team.

It's actually older then OPACY.

I guess I forgot that. I have read a fair amount about TB's woes in failing to arrange for a new stadium, but don't recall anything about building the Trop. Still, if you don't have a major league-level stadium, and don't have firm plans to build one, how do you get awarded a franchise?

The Rays are last in home attendance with an average of 15,673, even with the boost they get from relocated fans of visiting teams. The Indians are 29th with an average of 17,994.

My biggest fear about the mess this team is in (not in playing, but financially, attendance-wise and stuck in this atrocious stadium) is that the Rays will give up the ghost and relocate to a place that supports the team much better, giving it a financial boost that makes the Orioles' competitive position in the AL East even worse.

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