Tropicana Field Home Of The Rays

I had a chance to catch some of the Yankee vs Rays game this past Sunday from Tropicana Field in wonderful Tampa Florida. I am not being facetious when I say "wonderful" Tampa because I have been there and it is very nice. Warm weather, beaches, good restaurants and of course great cigars. However, every time I tune in to a Rays home game I see them playing in a lousy dome. I hate domes for sports unless it is a retractable dome like the Seattle Mariners have for baseball. Anyway, why the hell do they play in a dome? The weather is great in Tampa! This is just plain freakin' stupid! In fact Michael Kay of the Yankee's YES Network lead off the broadcast with it's sunny and 75 degrees here in Tampa and we are playing in the Trop. What a joke! Speaking of jokes, during the game Evan Longoria hit a pop up to the infield that hit the upper catwalk of this dump of a dome and landed in fair territory. Now you are probably asking yourself, "I wonder if they have to play it off the catwalk or is it a dead ball?" The answer is the ball is in fair play and anything goes if it hits the upper catwalks. When I was 10 years old we played whiffle ball in the back yard and the ball was playable off our big maple tree. In fact in the playoffs two years ago BJ Upton hit one of the lower rings and they gave him a home run. Yes, you read that right, a home run! This dump is like a stinking pinball machine. They should sit fans up high to hit flipper buttons. Of course, the ground rules are laid out to both teams by the umpires at the beginning of the game. However, its time the Rays get a new stadium possibly with a retractable dome so all of the New York transplants can cheer for the Yankees. I do know that the city of Tampa does not want to foot the bill for a new stadium. They must think that there are usually more Yankee fans in the stands than Rays fans so why should we build it. I guess this statement should really sum it all up. A dump of a dome to play in, no new stadium in sight and the Yankees have more fans in Tampa than the Rays. Maybe it's time to move because the neighborhood is going bad. As I sit here I keep thinking to myself that it would be a shame if they moved because the Yankees would lose 16 semi home games from their schedule.