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    Mr KLC
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    Tropicana Field No Longer Accepts Cash

    Given the Tampa Bay Rays struggles to draw fans to Tropicana Field, one would imagine that the franchise would want to make the ballpark experience as painless as possible. This would include accepting any form of payment, such as cash, check, or cred^t C^ards. Even AMX, for those of us old enough to remember those advertisements.

    Instead, the Rays are taking a different path. Cash will no longer be an acceptable form of currency at Tropicana Field, as the Rays will only accept cred^t c^ards and Rays cards, which can be purchased.

    They are already set to close the upper portions of Tropicana Field due to attendance issues. By no longer accepting cash, and presumably making fans convert their currency to Rays Cards, this may well force other potential patrons away from the park.

    Understandably, the Rays need to do whatever they can in order to remain viable in Tampa Bay. However, with the hope for a new ballpark in the area all but gone, one has to wonder if the Rays are trying to force Major League Baseball’s hand. If attendance continues to decline, and nothing happens for a new park, what then? What is the end game? Is it possible that ownership is trying to force relocation?

    The Tampa Bay Rays have made the decision to no longer accept cash at Tropicana Field. For a team that already struggles to draw fans to the ballpark, it is an odd decision.

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    Indianapolis Rays

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    How is this a positive? Lol

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    Portland Rays

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    will be moving to texas .. san antonio rays

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    Quote Originally Posted by kidcudi92 View Post
    Indianapolis Rays
    they are contractually obliged to stay until 2027

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    Baseball needs contraction...just get rid of the whole franchise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    they are contractually obliged to stay until 2027
    Lots of things are contractually obliged that don't happen. All it takes is the CASH to make the obligations go away

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    West Virginia Rays ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    So how so you get food from your seat....vendors with credit card processors....
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    I’m sure the 1400 they average in attendance will be devastated

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    They have already identified property in Ybor city to move them to the east side of Tampa near the casino ... they are still ironing out the details but will be way better and will now get the fans from Orlando and Lakeland .... casino is going to make a killing now even more

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    Good....need to weed out all the clowns with bad credit

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    Quote Originally Posted by kidcudi92 View Post
    Lots of things are contractually obliged that don't happen. All it takes is the CASH to make the obligations go away
    I would go for it... Indianapolis Blues. It's 1878 all over again.
    Florida is weak but we all know this

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    Nashville Sounds

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    Have any other stadiums adopted this policy? I don’t really ever use cash personally but you got a lotta people out there who still do. Especially the old fukks who like baseball. The interesting thing is someone like me, I usually have to make sure that I actually DO have cash on me for once when I’m at a game. It’s one of the only times I make sure to stop at an ATM.

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    Indianapolis has the Pirates AAA franchise so no MLB

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    Rays management wants to depress attendance so they have an excuse to move.

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    How about bitcoin? (sarcasm)

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    wow. just wow.

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    I used to live in the Tampa area. It was a joke they had a stadium all the way at the southern end of St Pete. Team needs to move to Tampa or move on. Just don't bring them to Vegas. We don't need anymore sports franchises here.

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    Gotta love ray fans they would tell me its a shithole but it’s our shithole....

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    This is a good idea to attract millenials and younger crowd. These buffoons only pay with venmo and bitcoins.

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    Rays will always be put on the backburner by fans as long as the Lightning are in town.

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    I feel other MLB teams will follow. This doesn't look good.

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    Charlotte.

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    u can still bring cash to the stadium and exchange for rays gift cards which u can use to purchase stuff

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats View Post
    Indianapolis has the Pirates AAA franchise so no MLB

    Yes

    Yes we do

    They draw 8800 a night avg

    2nd in all of AAA in 2018

    1st in 2017 with 9100

    Rays avg 14000 in 2018
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    If you cant use cash...fukk them

    People who use cards for everything are a major problem...but i don't expect them to understand why

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    Quote Originally Posted by sourtwist View Post
    If you cant use cash...fukk them

    People who use cards for everything are a major problem...but i don't expect them to understand why
    I'm with you!

    #GayFrogs

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    Quote Originally Posted by sourtwist View Post
    If you cant use cash...fukk them

    People who use cards for everything are a major problem...but i don't expect them to understand why
    Nothin like using money that isn’t yours to buy things you can’t afford
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    Quote Originally Posted by kidcudi92 View Post
    Nothin like using money that isn’t yours to buy things you can’t afford
    leverage debt.....

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    best 2 baseball announcers in the business......if you get mlb package enjoy them this season

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