There is a time and place for everything.
The Tampa Bay Rays believe the time is during the 2021 postseason and the place is on a wall in right field foul ball territory in Tropicana Field. Unfortunately, for fans of the team, the thing is a sign — a sign celebrating the proposed sister-city plan to share the franchise with Montreal.
Rays President Matt Silverman joined the “This Week in Rays Baseball” podcast with Neil Solondz that aired just before the Rays played the Miami Marlins and clinched the American League East title. He said all the right things about keeping the focus on the field, but then mentioned the team’s plan to add a “very simple Tampa Bay/Montreal graphic” as a sign on an outfield wall.