In the past week when Willy Adames was traded a fan favorite who seemed like best teammate and everyone I know in Tampa Bay loved him. . He is the son of Ted Arison, co-founder of Carnival. Hes not even the worst owner in the province of Ontario. That seems like a massive overreaction lol. It has turned into a huge money making scheme for the privileged and fans cling onto it in hopes that better days are ahead. Yeah that one guy arrested for having a gathering during lockdown and making a fool of himself really set Canada back. Weaver was the founding owner of the Jaguars. Im shocked. The latest filing marked the third time this year that the minority owners have sued Sternberg during an escalating legal battle over control of the Rays. Rays face Braves with Shane McClanahan on the mound today, St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Rays to discuss these 9 topics about Tropicana Field. Sadly he is just taking the money out the team for the stadium anyway. Kind of like how Loria played Miami, sold the team, took the money and ran. Los Angeles Chargers Have Shown Keenan Allen The Money But They Wont Show Him The Door, Corner Threes Are Secret Sauce For Milwaukee Bucks Offensive Success, Saudi Investment Chief Ordered To Appear In Court As PGA-LIV Golf Legal Drama Heats Up, OKC Thunder: Upcoming Six-Game Slate Will Dictate Direction Of Season, Is Vince McMahon Secretly Booking WrestleMania 39? I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Montreal didnt work. Stuie has hired Rudy Guilianni to represent him. That like me going to buy a share of amazon and telling Jeff Bezos that his entire business model and we need to be more like wish. He cares about making m0ney and when the time comes, he will sell and happily walk away with even more riches in his pockets. Court documents show that the minority owners are suing the General and Managing Partner of Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, LTD, Stuart Sternberg, Rays Baseball Club, LLC, and Tampa Bay. STU-pid is one of the worse most greedy owners in mlb. /s/. About the sale: The $1.2 billion sale price was the second-largest sum ever paid for a big league franchise, behind the $2 billion the Guggenheim Partners paid for the Dodgers in March 2012. Wait, you mean the guy is only looking out for his own interests? I agree, along with getting an owner that will actually sign stars or at least keep its own players. As stated in the article he was blatantly not taking investments for the partnership (in which hes responsible) and turning those same interests into his own personal investment so he can further make a move on the rays behalf to invest in something he personally owns and benefits off of when he used his authority to not let the partnership have a chance to make that investment. Joel-I honestly believe Sternberg doesnt care about the Rays as a sports franchise. A spokesperson for the limited partners lawyers declined to comment further. That Calvin Johnson story a few years back drove the nail in the decaying coffin of Lions ownership for me. It sounds like Sternberg has been trying to make a backroom deal with Bronfman and the other owners know theyll be iced out of the deal. If it happens, according to the partnership agreement, he could be compelled to sell the general partnership stakes hes acquired since 2004. If there are requirements that the majority owner works for the benefit of all the partners, that changes everything. But hes killing the sport. On Monday, Josh Solomon and Emily L. Mahoney of the Tampa Bay Times reported a group of the team's minority owners filed a lawsuit against principal owner Stuart Sternberg. The suit was filed in May by five limited partners--Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, Stephen M. Waters and a trust in his name, and the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership--who together own about 9.6 percent of the team. Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Boston Red Sox Boston New York Yankees NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Toronto Blue . The remaining 5 percent of the team is owned by the family of the late Wayne Huizenga, the former Dolphins owner who sold the other 95 percent of the team to Ross. About the sale: DeVos purchased the Magic in 1991, buying them from a group headed by Orlando real estate developer William duPont III. Dont you know that, averagejoe? Melnyck saved Ottawa hockey. (The furthest the Jaguars have made it is the AFC Championship game, done three times: 1996, 1999 and 2017). On five of the six counts in the lawsuit all alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, and asking for a full review of the teams finances Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Amy Williams agreed, deeming elements of the original team partnership agreement, written in 1995 and signed by Sternberg in 2004, vague enough to warrant independent arbitration. Huizenga retained 5 percent ownership. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half. An initial hearing in the lawsuit was scheduled for November, 2021. Are we really going to prioritize the growth of baseball around the world despite a once in a lifetime pandemic? He purchased an additional 45 percent of the team from Huizenga about a year later for another $550 million, making his total purchase price $1.1 billion. Jeter owns a 4 percent. Hell simply pocket the additional cash. Of most interest to Rays fans is likely their assertion that Sternberg has been secretly negotiating to sell an interest in the Franchise and Club to a Canadian businessman named Stephen Bronfman and his Montreal Baseball Group. The complaint alleges that Sternberg has been in clandestine discussions with Bronfman since the Spring of 2014.. Subscribe to the St Pete Catalyst Daily Spark newsletter. According to the lawsuit, Sternberg became managing partner after acquiring 49 percent of the team in 2004. These actions have stripped plaintiffs of the value of their long-held investments in the franchise and team, the lawsuit says. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Tampa Bay Timesreport notes that Sternberg had previously told the publication that his conversations about a potential sale to Bronfman did not begin until about 2017. Canada doesnt prioritize public health care lol. Everyone might win *except* St. Petersburg, who would be left with a large empty circus tent/stadium. Thanks for fixing my comment, Mr. Sternberg. It doesnt look good for him or the owners when things like this happen. The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a three-year, $40-million contract with right-hander Zach Eflin, the largest contract ever given to a free agent by the franchise. All the same in this modern time. Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Boston Red Sox Boston New York Yankees NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Toronto Blue Jays Toronto. Hence, of course, why St. Pete clings steadfastly to the contract forbidding the Rays to leave until 2028. The Rays announced in June 2019 they were planning to explore an arrangement that would see the organization potentially split its home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Not anything else except money. Owners net worth: $800 million (Source: celebritynetworth.com). It is a modern news platform, powered by community sourced content and augmented with directed coverage. Canada has intentionally delayed the 2nd dose in order to prioritize more 1st dose vaccinations in response to data showing the efficacy of a single dose may be much higher than the 52% originally cited. A Rays spokesperson declined to comment on the teams or Sternbergs behalf. that tell people what to do with their own bodies (besides pregnant women, of course) are tyranny, right? Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. What is neglected in that rant is the financial props in the US helped develeop and introduce the vaccine quickly in the 1st place, then the US RIGHTLY made 1st it was used in the US 1st and that is where most of the early product went. The company did $8.8 billion in sales in 2020. NBA legend Michael Jordan also owns a small stake, for which he paid about $5 million. It was right there in front of your eyes the whole time! Hopefully the catwalks at Tropicana Field dont interfere with this conflict. These actions have stripped (the minority owners) of the value of their long-held investments in the franchise and team, the suit states. Among others in the ownership group (and their approximate stakes) are Viking Global co-founder David Ott (10 percent), Energy Capital Partners senior partner Doug Kimmelman (8 percent), Sigma Group founder Jaime Montealegre (7 percent) and The Beekman Group managing partner John Troiano (5 percent). He couldnt make that happen at the time, but the opportunity for the Rays arose and he got in to become the principal owner. But theyre actually interrelated. You are spot on with most of what you said. man, if only i had sky daddy in my life, id be as insane as you. Tampa Bay Rays minority owners sue Sternberg, say he secretly negotiated Montreal deal, Judge in Rays lawsuit used to be team's minor league GM, co-owners say, Experts share tips on overcoming the disparity in generational wealth. Sternberg, 62, is a former Wall Street investor and Goldman Sachs partner, who first became a part-owner of the Tampa Bay Rays (then the Devil Rays) in May 2004. By destroying a potential market, hes severely limited the possibilities. Years Owned Name; 2004-Present: Stuart Sternberg - 48%, Vincent J. Naimoli - 15%, Limited Partners - 37%: 1998-2004: Vincent J. Naimoli - 15%, Bill Griffin, Dan Doyle Sr., Mark Bostick, Robert . You should work for MLB. Franco is coming but so is his trade. Some other public money that went to MLB baseball teams, but not the Rays, was Hillsborugh County fully funding the construction of Steinbrenner Field in 1996 and then adding another nearly $50 million in renovations over the past 15 years. I havent been to a game in 25 years. The Lightning also faced possible relocation. October 2, 2018: Bill Edwards announced he sold the Tampa Bay Rowdies to the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball club, uniting two professional sports franchises under one umbrella. Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams. this is a bb site not the x-files if i wanted to hear about arguments about inoculations/politics then i would join a reddit site about said issues. July 8, 2022 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays say the latest lawsuit filed by a group of limited partners who accuse Stuart Sternberg of wrongfully taking control of the team is a continuation of a "meritless and relentless campaign" against the club and its principal owner. Expos attendance was below league average the final 20 seasons of their existence. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. The statement said: We are disappointed that a handful of our limited partners have filed suit. What was represented as merely moving assets to a wholly owned subsidiary was in fact a targeted and concealed plan to eliminate our clients individual rights, while allowing both RBC and Sternberg broader rights than those provided under the partnership agreement, necessitating this lawsuit, said Courtney Fernald, a member of the legal team representing the minority owners and managing partner at Englander Fischer. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half. The Nashville market likes this news. ================================================================== at Not exactly apples-apples. And if they dont build one,Nashville will. (https://www.theringer.com/2019/10/8/20904509/eugene-melnyk-ottawa-senators-worst-sports-owner-in-north-america). MWeller, Im not sure what you mean by that. Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt. This is part of the problem when fans think an owner should just volunteer to lose profits. Sternberg, as managing partner of the organization, has a fiduciary duty to prioritize the interests of the partnership over his own. Current value: $2 billion (Source: statista.com). Revenue and operating income are for 2021 season and net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service. It's unclear if a team would reside in Tampa Bay; parent company USL is headquartered in Tampa. The lawsuit, filed in May and amended in October, alleges that Sternberg withheld financial and strategic information while buying up shares from other limited partners, increasing his personal stake in the team at the expense of the partnership that governs it. lol! The World Juniors were required to quarantine for a week+ before entering Canada. The state of Florida is fortunate to have nine pro sports teams among the Big 4 sports. The Athletic was first to report on the lawsuit. Im fine with Nashville but please come up with a better name than Stars.. But hes been holstered by his own petard, or however that expression goes. That is more of an accident (or incompetence) rather than prioritizing.. Their suit only seeks to remove Sternberg as general partner, not majority partner. Montreal didnt work because its previous owners where violating MLB rules and regulations. The two Major League Baseball teams the Marlins and Rays are owned by consortiums consisting of multiple owners, with majority stakeholders not even claiming 50 percent ownership. Sorry, Eugene is not the worst owner in sports. The Rays have been a great investment for Sternberg. why are we talking about inoculations and political conspiracies on a mlb site, for the love of whats holy can we just drop covid and politics. They are contractually bound to play at Tropicana Field through 2027. Privacy Policy | Copyright 2020 The St Petersburg Group. Championships: 0. 2023 www.palmbeachpost.com. The Rays minority partners are suing Sternberg for violation of Floridas Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act and unjust enrichment and fraudulent transfer. Current value: $295 million (Source: statista.com). They share ownership of the team. The contrast between Sternberg and the competence of the Rays front office and coaching staff is pretty striking. But you keep talking about how America is so much better. At the time of purchase in 2004, there were 11 members of the limited partners group. Senior Director, Security and Stadium Operations. Owner(s): Stephen Ross owns 95 percent of the team. Ive been saying this for more than a decade. 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Infrastructure, Director, Marketing and Creative Services, Senior Director, Security and Stadium Operations, Senior Director, Partner and VIP Relations, Head Groundskeeper, Tampa Bay Rays / Director of Operations, Charlotte Sports Park. Acting like you cant retain freedom and be safe is disingenuous at best. Owners: The Glazer family, including the six children of the late Malcolm Glazer, Current value: $2.28 billion (Source: statista.com). Who knows how successful previous owner Vinnie would have been if the Yanks/Sox paid all his bills. Im a Cubs fan living in Tampa. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Wealthy people suing other wealthy people for the privilege of lobbying municipal leaders into funding their stadiums. And they both look down at the worst ownership, the NHLs Ottawa Senators . oh no, the poverty team is having a crisis? If they are taxed as a partnership, partners can only get distributions not paychecks., and those have to be in proportion to their partnership interests. Melnyk may have kept the Senators in Ottawa, but thats pretty much the last positive thing he did. (https://web.archive.org/web/20120824051451/http://law.marquette.edu/images/sports/nhl22.pdf). Canada doesnt have a Pharma industry, but they do have lower healthcare costs (if you can actually get care). I will take America over Canada any day of the week. 3. 2014 ??? Prior owner: Jeffrey Loria, who purchased the team in 2002 for $158.5 million. This is such an awful strawman thats constantly run out there. Jun 29, 2022 A group of Tampa Bay Rays minority owners has filed a third lawsuit against lead owner Stu Sternberg, alleging that their ownership "has been reduced to a mere shell,. A group of the Tampa Bay Rays' minority partners filed suit against principal owner Stuart Sternberg this week, alleging he improperly enriched himself by secretly transferring. The Montreal Expos left due to attendance issues in a foreign country and province that actually wanted and still does to succeed from Canadadont think this is even going to happenJarry Park is a tennis stadium..really think Canadians are going to pay for a new stadium in a province that still speaks predominantly French and LOVES hockey and little elseMLB would be crazy to do this. Sternberg is a con. The lawsuit alleges, among other claims, that Sternberg and the Rays Baseball Club entity failed to disclose a $376 million payment from regional broadcast partner Fox Sports Sun, which was received after the ownership of the club and franchise had been transferred out of the partnership and into RBC.. He's been managing general partner since October 2005. Offer the team to actual minorities to increase minority ownership, as a sign of reparations and proof that MLB believes Black Lives Matter. the limited partners have had to pay taxes on their ownership shares, and the complaint said . Responsible policy in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime crisis that has killed millions worldwide apparently is less important than where the Blue Jays play. He likes money. no thanks, I prefer my freedoms. I was bummed and Rays probably got better and didnt even bring up Wander. The legal spat centers on the minority owners claim that Sternberg wrongfully and surreptitiously transferred legal ownership of the team in 2020 from an existing partnership structure to an entity called Rays Baseball Club. The partners say they did not learn about the transfer until months after it occurred. Review Catalyst posting guidelines here. Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy said, "We try to keep our tickets as affordable as possible.". Not baseball. 1. Click was hired by Houston away from the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2020 season and appeared increasingly distant from owner Jim Crane. But hes been ineffective in building a brand, and has essentially destroyed what was a promising market. Bring your news, your perspective and your spark to the St Pete Catalyst and take your seat at the table. second when i got across the bay to st. pete where the trop is in a industrial district, nothing around the trop is attracting to fans unless you like hanging out around factories and warehouses. Five minority owners of the Rays filed a lawsuit against majority owner Stuart Sternberg in the Pinellas County Circuit Court over the weekend (full complaint available here). The Rays cry poverty, but Sternberg has said he has no intention of selling his money-losing ownership, exposing the lie. In the immediate aftermath of St. Petersburgs announcement, a few Rays executives hinted that a post-2027 permanent relocation of the franchise could be a possibility. A Rays spokesperson and attorneys for Sternberg also declined to comment. Wait, you mean the guy who is trying to act like a poor baseball owner to con his city to building him a free baseball stadium is only looking out for his own interests? Chargers general manager Tom Telesco stressed once again at the NFL Combine that removing the veteran Allen from the roster isnt an option as L.A. tries to squeeze under the salary cap. He is the chairman and managing general partner. Bloomberg has Canada at 45% first shot, U.S. 50%. This conversation of USA vs Canada is dumb in most forums, but particularly this one. The minority shareholders allege hes instead used his authority to decline to acquire potentially advantageous interests for the partnership as a whole, only to then personally acquire those interests and increase his own stake in the partnership. Kick governments out of healthcare, give money (if possible) to private enterprises and countries are far better off. You see the results of his efforts everywhere, including here. Bad stadium didnt help. Today, the massive rebranding of the club at the start of 2008 marks a watershed for two distinct eras of Rays baseball. The partnership owned and operated the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club until January 2020, the lawsuit said. He has investors to answer too, among the reasons why its irrational to ask a business to run at a loss. Read this guys Wikipedia page. Hey, I actually agree with you for the most part. Stop trying to make it out to be one. A new ballpark would probably have solved all that and if they win the 94 World Series (which they probably would have as they were that good) Lebatt Park probably becomes a reality. Additionally, with how much hate Manfred gets, do you really want him to be the one making these types of decisions? Why would anyone consider Canada? He tried con the City of Tampa into putting up more money for his new stadium when the business community didnt come up their amount. That organization was stripped of its ownership and moved because of it. Owners net worth: While the net worth of Malcolm Glazers six children is not available, Malcom was worth an estimated $4.5 billion at the time of his death in 2014. A lawsuit filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court alleges Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg engaged in a relentless scheme to squeeze out the limited partners in Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, the organization that owned the Rays. Then, Vinik swooped in to purchase the franchise and cement itsplace in Tampa Bay. (https://web.archive.org/web/20130908013405/https://law.marquette.edu/images/sports/nfl22.pdf), Amalie Arena New stadium construction and infrastructure costs were paid by a combination of team money ($53 M) and public money ($86 M). It took a lot longer than many expected, but Paul Pogba finally made his return to action for Juventus on Tuesday evening. The three. The lawsuit was filed by five limited partners who own a combined 9.6 percent of the team: Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership, Stephen M. Waters and a. Sternbergs attorneys have sought to have that suit dismissed. Sternberg, through a company he controls called 501SG, acquired a 49 percent interest in the partnership in 2004 by buying the interests of several dissatisfied general partners, the lawsuit said. Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments. Maybe they work out a deal to show clips from The Facts of Life between innings. All rights reserved. The sixth count, she said, was a different bird.. 6 more years & the team can do whatever it wants. Stu Sternberg is a con and rule #1 for a con is never put up your own money. At least Loria attempted to spend on payroll several times. According to the Times, the lawsuit requests a jury trial, a receiver to be appointed to review the partnership's finances, more than $30,000 in damages, and for Sternberg's company to be expelled as general partner. oh, you mean the pastors spreading disease around? 12. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium. The suit, which was filed Saturday in Pinellas County, accuses Sternberg of depriving the minority owners of their profits from the team while simultaneously requiring them to pay taxes on that would-be income. George Dowling. Darkside makes terrible takes from time to time this one is one of many. Others have tried to buy the team, or 51% of the team, Stewie refused to sell if he is not in control.. And make similar moves like the Montreal decision to some of these owners and organizations. To us, it is simply a hobby and we are more than ready to spend the owners money for them on what we perceive as a way to win games. 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The best example of the Rays' depth and resilience is a bullpen that, despite suffering one injury after another, has been among the best in the majors all season. Now we hear hes so financially hurt by his investment that hes trying to increase his ownership percentage! About the sale: With a losing record for the franchise and lack of identity or brand recognition, Schaffel and Cunningham decided to sell their interest in the team. The same partners also sued Sternberg in May 2021 and accused him of engaging in a long-running scheme to squeeze out the limited partners and seize full control of the franchise, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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The Rays rank among the least valuable MLB teams, with an estimated valuation of $1.1 billion according to Forbes calculations. i fully believe if the rays can move into tampa especially close to the bucs and they can share the same dt development and the rays chip a bit on development i think everyone can win in this situation. Taxpayers paid 100% of costs. The previous owner, Hugh Culverhouse, had owned the team since it entered the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ramsberger granted a motion from five minority ownership groups asking him to be disqualified. Problem solved! Why would I want to give that scumbag my money. If he was losing the amount of money he wants you to believe he is, he would sell. Their next six games are against Western Conference teams they'll be battling with for a postseason spot. 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