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- Title
To Build or Not to Build: Examining the Public Discourse Regarding St. Petersburg's Stadium Plan.
- Authors
Mondello, Michael J.; Schwester, Richard W.; Humphreys, Brad R.
- Abstract
Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays have proposed constructing a facility on the St. Petersburg waterfront. The projected cost of this stadium is $450 million, which will be financed partially by the Rays' ownership. The remaining cost will be financed through tax revenues generated from the private redevelopment of Tropicana Field--the Rays' current facility. Using content analysis, this article examines the public discourse regarding the proposed stadium. A pillar of controversy surrounding the stadium plan centers on opportunity-cost issues. Furthermore, in the context of the public-good argument, there is empirical evidence among bloggers that the stadium would stimulate awareness, improve the city's image, or simply give the city a platform to showcase its amenities. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of the prevailing themes characterizing support for or opposition to this stadium plan and generate testable research hypotheses.
- Subjects
SAINT Petersburg (Fla.); FLORIDA; STADIUMS; TAMPA Bay Rays (Baseball team); MAJOR League Baseball (Organization); TROPICANA Field (Saint Petersburg, Fla.); BLOGS; SPORTS facility finance
- Publication
International Journal of Sport Communication, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 4, p432
- ISSN
1936-3915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/ijsc.2.4.432