It’s probably safe to assume that a healthy percentage of the denied money would have found its way to the pockets of politicians supporting the stadium. Let’s just recall how well the pols of Oakland were treated after welcoming the Raiders back to the city, along with the Coliseum’s renovation. Ignacio de la Fuente, a city council denizen, claimed he worked hard for his bennies at the hands of Al Davis..
Rays play I a crappola stadium in a place inconvenient to get to.