@StadiumShadow

Helping people understand the business part of Tampa-area #SportBiz stuff since 2009. Spotted in the Forbes #SportsMoney50 list a few times.

 Tampa Bay, Florida
Joined August 2010
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Tampa Bay Times
@TB_TimesOct 21
St. Pete, Tampa both planning parades if Rays win World Series | Link in bio
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyOct 15
We're 30 months away from opening day 2029. Here's the timeline for the last 5 MLB ballparks (months): Team | Approval | Groundbreaking MIN | 47 | 31 MIA | 36 | 33 ATL | 41 | 31 TEX | 40 | 30 ATH* | 58 | 33 AVG | 44 | 32 *assumed completion
Sports by Tampa Bay Times
@TBTimes_SportsOct 14
Rays face tight stadium construction timeline. Are they on pace? | Link in bio
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyOct 5
Reminder: No method exists for projecting the economic impacts of sports stadiums. What we do know is that no stadium has ever generated enough new tax revenue to pay for itself. There's a reason you have to hire a paid consultant to come of with these numbers: they're bogus.
The Kansas City Star
@KCStarOct 5
New Royals stadium report projects $1.4B in revenue, concerts, and All-Star game kansascity.com/news/local/ar…

New Royals stadium report projects $1.4B in revenue, concerts, and All-Star game

Crucial to the project is a tax district covering 4 square miles around the stadium, which one economist criticized as excessively broad.

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SleeperRays
@SleeperRaysSep 24
2026 REGULAR SEASON ATTENDANCE REPORT -1.41 million fans (2nd-most since 2014) -17,468 fans per game (2nd-most since 2014) -24 crowds of 20K+ -7 crowds of 24K+ Really solid year at Tropicana Field with big crowds expected for the playoffs #RaysUp
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburySep 15
"If you build it, they will come" ...Well, they built it, but no one came. Your reminder: sports venues do not spur surrounding development.
Hayes Gardner@HayesGardnerSep 15
NEW | Orioles owner David Rubenstein has engaged sports real estate firm Seregh and begun “the multiyear effort to try to redevelop the immediate area around Camden Yards." thebanner.com/economy/rubens…

David Rubenstein takes step toward redeveloping land near ballpark

Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.

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Noah Pransky@noahpransky5 Sep 2021
My generation will never forget 9/11. I did this story so younger viewers won't forget either. lx.com/politics/the-man-who-…

The Whisper Heard Round the World, 20 Years Later

The story of how Andy Card broke the news of the September 11 attacks is still remarkable, two decades later.

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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyAug 31
The guy getting a $1 billion subsidy says a new stadium will boost payroll. Yet, all existing research says it won't. But you don't even need to read an academic paper. Did The Battery allow the Braves to keep Freeman, Swanson, and Fried; or sign any other big-name free agents?
Marc Topkin
@TBTimes_RaysAug 31
#Rays lead owner Patrick Zalupski on the significant impact new Tampa ballpark will have on team revenue/payroll, and details on the “world class” mixed use development they are “going to absolutely deliver on.” tampabay.com/sports/rays/202…

Rays a top-15 payroll team? A Tampa home should deliver, Zalupski says

Projections are for the Rays to move into the top half of MLB teams in terms of revenue and payroll once the multiuse district and stadium are built.

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Shadow of Stadium@StadiumShadowAug 30
Wild to see the amount of gloating & online trolling the last 24hrs from Rays bros here. It’s just never a good idea to gloat when you’re still on the 2yd line. Ask St Pete!
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyAug 20
Glad to see some city council members are not falling for this ruse.
Florida Politics
@Fla_PolAug 19
.@BillCarlsonTPA draws red lines as @RaysBaseball stadium deal heads toward @CityofTampa, @HillsboroughFL votes next week Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives…

Bill Carlson draws red lines as Rays stadium deal heads toward Tampa, Hillsborough votes next week

The Rays stadium deal could advance before Tampa locks in Bill Carlson’s financing changes.

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Rays The Roof@RaysTheRoofTBAug 15
Now THIS is a crowd LOOK AT HOW PACKED THE TROP IS
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyAug 13
Rays totally gonna move to Orlando
Sports Business Journal
@SBJAug 12
Orange County's tourist tax task force declined to advance a proposed $1B set-aside for an MLB ballpark. The task force did advance Florida Citrus Sports' plan for $54M to build a multi-level parking garage at Camping World Stadium. Via @orlandosentinel | ow.ly/c6BW50ZyUCt
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyAug 7
Once again, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE STADIUM. If you take $489 million out of the community through taxes, that much less money is available for the government and private citizens to spend on other things. If you don't collect the money, you can spend it elsewhere.
San Antonio Express-News
@ExpressNewsAug 7
Opinion | We serve on City Council. Mayor Jones is misleading the public on Spurs arena. expressnews.com/opinion/comm…

We serve on City Council. Mayor Jones is misleading the public on Spurs arena.

San Antonio and Bexar County voters have approved the funding plan for a new Spurs arena. We should honor that decision.

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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyAug 6
The Oregonian
@OregonianAug 6
Recent history suggests the team could pay upwards of $850 million, or more, to leave Portland, though the league could reduce the fee.
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J@Jarebear81787Jul 30
Replying to @A_Katzman83 @jasmartinez76 @StadiumShadow
Orlando has yet to build it’s own entertainment complex across where the Magic play. That was supposed to open in 2010 😩
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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyJul 27
Orlando Dreamers
@OrlandoDreamersJul 27
$72 billion in economic impact. We’re not playing small ball. ⚾ #OrlandoOnDeck #OrlandoIsMajorLeague
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Field of Schemes@fieldofschemesJul 27
Tampa councilmember Bill Carlson clearly wants to paint himself as both the defender of the public purse and the guy who'll get credit if a Rays stadium deal gets done. (Or blame! There is always the possibility of blame.) fieldofschemes.com/2026/07/2…

Tampa council swing vote opens talks with Rays about his price for approving stadium deal

Anytime you have a one-vote margin on a stadium deal, as currently exists on the Tampa city council, you can expect to see team officials see what it'll take the peel off a swing vote to get...

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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyJul 24
For politicians who think subsidizing the local sports team is good for your political career, see Tim Lee, the Cobb Commission Chair who orchestrated the Braves stadium deal. Groundbreaking / Election Night
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Field of Schemes@fieldofschemesJul 24
It looks like the Tampa council has no intention of approving their piece of Rays stadium financing. Team owner Patrick Zalupski should be fine so long as Florida can find $180m under the sofa cushions (or in Zalupski's bank accounts, ha ha, just kidding). fieldofschemes.com/2026/07/2…

Friday roundup: Tampa council slams brakes on Rays stadium approvals, A’s find an investor (maybe...

Lots of other news this week while we were off on Portland Trail Blazers watch: The Tampa city council has made two moves to throw the brakes on Tampa Bay Rays owner Patrick Zalupski's proposed $2...

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J.C. Bradbury@jc_bradburyJul 16
Ken Hagan is a liar. He knows the economic return is zero, because why else would you pay some unqualified consulting stooge to concoct a phony fiscal impact report? He's been trying to hand over tax dollars to the Rays for his entire career. Elect better people.
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Michael Collazo@MCollazo215Jul 11
Don't fall for it, Tampa. This is butt-kicking reporting by @JadaEWilliams. #SportsBiz #MLB
Shadow of Stadium@StadiumShadowJul 10
When even Andrew Zimbalist says you shouldn’t believe Rays economic claims…you got a problem. Really impressive/must-read deep dive on Rays stadium economics by @JadaEWilliams: tampabay28.com/news/local-ne…

Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal: Sports economist says projected billions in economic gains are unlikely

The Tampa Bay Rays are asking Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to commit nearly $1 billion in public funds toward a new $2.3 billion ballpark.

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