Stuart Sternberg
Stuart Sternberg
Stuart L. Sternbergis a Wall Street investor. He is the principal shareholder of the ownership group that owns the Tampa Bay Rays, and has acted as the team's Managing General Partner since November 2005...
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I don't think a team name brings people into your ballpark, but we'll have our marketing people determine if it's keeping fans away. If it is, it's something we have to look at. Hopefully, it turns into something that brings them into the park.
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It's like you're going on vacation, and the trip is three days away, that's probably the best time, that anticipation. It's almost like the anticipation is greater than the journey itself. I don't think that's going to be the case. But right now, if I can almost stop time, it's this great period where we're just close enough, and you see all this spectacular work getting done, both with the team and the organization and the stadium, that if I can just stop it now, it would be great. Unfortunately wins and losses will muck everything up.
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It's going to cost us some real money, and it's not something that necessarily will be here for forever. But when you're trying to make nice and when you're trying to show people that you're here for the long run, I think it's as clear an indication as anything we can do.
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There's an energy. You can feel the energy of what's happening.
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The first three were Stuart. We'll see when I have three dozen in front of me. They say the hardest thing to do is hit a round ball with a round bat. I think it might be harder to use a round ballpoint pen on a round baseball.
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These are people who are going to have a big impact on the success of the organization. Timing is not as important as getting the absolute right people in.
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This is more than Opening Day. This is the first day.
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The greatest experiences really were on the other side of the fence. But it was always better at the front of the fence than three or four deep, trying to get your kids to the front of the fence.
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I think that will go a long way to getting people's attention and give them a reason to not stay away.