With talks between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays over a new ballpark dragging, a key part of any funding plan — bed taxes — is under siege by other county groups. The Pinellas County bed tax generates some $6 million a year to pay off Tropicana Field bonds. These bonds are scheduled to […]
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Bobbletail surfaces in Clearwater
We’ve seen bobbleheads, bobblehands and bobblefeet given away at the ballpark. Now comes a bobbletail, courtesy of the Clearwater Threshers (High Class A; Florida State League). At their June 1 game the Threshers are giving away a bobbletail of Winter to the first 2,000 fans at Bright House Field, as part of a community effort […]