All of this at a cost of $30M...and would be "paid for by the San Jose Sharks." The mayor mentioned that she was "pleased" that taxpayers were being asked to spend "next to no cost" for this project. The mayor wrote a letter to the Gilroy Dispatch to again state that this project would "be paid for and operated by Sharks Sports & Entertainment."
The Tampa Bay Rays are responsible for all cost overruns and have one of the cheapest and worst owners in all sports. So, it would make sense that Sternberg could be getting nervous and is trying to find any way possible to get out of this deal. One of the Rays team presidents, Silverman, not that long ago stated how the current deal may not be good for the Rays “in the context of Major…
In June 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $1.3 billion deal with both the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. The initial numbers given to the public about costs showed that $600 million would be split between the city and county while the Rays pick up the rest, totaling $700 million. These numbers are insanely misleading for several reasons. One, they don't include the many hundred of millions that the city/county will…
