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'Stadium For Rent' author quoted on ESPN.com

Image via CrunchBaseFirst in AL East, yes; but Rays still didn't draw

By Pete Williams
Special to ESPN.com
October 2, 2008

"It's like they launched Rays 2.0," said Bob Andelman, whose book "Stadium for Rent" chronicled Tampa Bay's long struggle to land a franchise. "They've somehow managed to erase everything fans and the business community thought they knew about the team and proved you can run a franchise smartly even in a small town."

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'Stadium For Rent' author quoted in USA Today

Image via WikipediaUpstart Rays aim to keep surprises coming in playoffs

By Paul White
USA TODAY
October 10, 2008

The resuscitation hasn't been easy. "It was an eight-year slide from an ownership that took the public for granted," says Bob Andelman, author of Stadium for Rent: Tampa Bay's Quest for Baseball.


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AL Champs Celebrate at The Pier in St. Petersburg!

Video from the Tampa Bay Rays American League Championship
victory celebration at The Pier in downtown St. Petersburg.
(Source: St. Petersburg Times)

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Meanwhile, in San Francisco . . .

One. Where Did All My Friends Go?

Chapter 1. About Last Night
Chapter 2. For a Team to Be Named Later
Chapter 3. Is It Later, Yet?

Two. Blame It On Bowie

Chapter 4. The Egg
Chapter 5. The Chicken
Chapter 6. Don't Build It. We Won't Come.
Chapter 7. Taking Away Tom's Bone
Chapter 8. Don't Screw With Mr. Dodge
Chapter 9. Anatomy of a Fast Pitch

Three. We Are the Competition

Chapter 10. Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard
Chapter 11. Such a Bargain!
Chapter 12. The Pitch
Chapter 13. Happy Holidays, Mr. Morsani
Chapter 14. The Dog and Pony Show
Chapter 15. That's Not Funny, Pat
Chapter 16. H. Wayne's World
Chapter 17. Deep Pockets, Short Arms
Chapter 18. Heartbreak City

Four. Dream On

Chapter 19. Something's Got to Give
Chapter 20. Wish I May, Wish I Might
Chapter 21. The Gameboys of Summer

Five. Take a Giant Step

Chapter 22. The Artful Dodger
Chapter 23. Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Chapter 24. Four Guys Named Vincent
Chapter 25. Make The Check Payable To Bill White
Chapter 26. Bottom of the Ninth, Two On, Two Out, Winning Lawyers in Position

Epilogue

About the Author

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