Paul Sullivan: A modest proposal: Instead of Montreal, move the Rays to the South Side for half a season
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jun 24, 2019
3 minutes
According to a report in the Tampa Bay Times, the nickname gaining the most steam for the proposed Montreal-Tampa franchise is "ExRays."
It's clever, catchy and appropriate for the team currently known as the Rays, who sadly are unable to attract fans to their ugly, domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. and repeatedly have struck out in their attempts to finance and construct a new ballpark.
MLB's wacky solution, a team spending the first half of its season in Tampa and the second half in Montreal, is so
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