It was an interesting Thursday for the Tampa Bay Rays after ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the team was granted permission to “explore becoming a two-team city,” splitting time between St. Petersburg, Fla. and Montreal.
But it was a short-lived thought, as mayor of St. Petersburg Rick Kriseman reportedly said he won’t allow the Rays to talk to Montreal about such a possibility.
Even though the Rays becoming a team split between two cities may not happen, it still caused Twitter to do its thing, with many angry Major League Baseball fans and writers questioning the decision.
Take a look at some of the best tweets:
There aren't even any direct flights between Tampa and Montreal. pic.twitter.com/thOMvcQrew
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/aNateScott/status/1141764266900492294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1141764266900492294&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F06%2Ftampa-montreal-rays-mlb-split-two-cities-reaction-tweets-twitter-fans-report-espn
https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/1141767324904710144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1141767324904710144&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F06%2Ftampa-montreal-rays-mlb-split-two-cities-reaction-tweets-twitter-fans-report-espn
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1141765668989263872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1141765668989263872&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F06%2Ftampa-montreal-rays-mlb-split-two-cities-reaction-tweets-twitter-fans-report-espn
Big question, @JeffPassan.
1) Tampa Bay Rays of Montreal
or
2) Montreal Rays of Tampa Bay?
— Chris Dixon (@cdixon25) June 20, 2019
Can we start a petition to call them the Ex-Rays?
— Jeff Russell (@rock_hawk) June 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/jakehplayz/status/1141847749220077572
And if they make the playoffs where do those games take place?
— Anthony Suriano (@swoop2036) June 20, 2019
