Quick Strikes: Is the Tampa Bay Rays new stadium a good thing or not?

I’m’a get to the Tampa Bay Lightning inking an eight-year contract for Nikita Kucherov in a moment. First, in a nod to our siblings over at Drays Bay, let’s take a gander at the new stadium design planned for Ybor City. Honestly, it looks very cool and very in keeping with Amalie Arena -- and maybe be a gorgeous stadium in the perfect place for some urban revival. My colleagues at Raw Charge have other opinions, however.

A roof is unavoidable with Florida’s heat and frequent thunder and lightning storms, but in the design, sliding glass exterior walls beyond center field and behind home plate have been strategically placed to “bring the outside in,” offering what the designs claim will be stunning views of Tampa, Channelside and Ybor City, as well as cross breeze in pleasant weather.