Florida Matters: Is Tampa Bay Ready for the Big Leagues? (October 5, 2011)

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Is Tampa Bay Ready for the Big Leagues?

The Tampa Bay Rays hung on in this improbable season to squeak into the baseball playoffs. Their first playoff home game at Tropicana Field sold out. But it's been a hard sell to fill the Trop with fans this year. Across the bay, the Buccaneers have had only one sold-out game in the past year - and that was for a Monday night game. Which leads to the question: Is Tampa Bay a big-time sports town?

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Ernest Hooper Columnist, St. Petersburg Times

Joe HendersonSports columnist, Tampa Tribune

Philip PorterEconomics professor, University of South Florida

Jason WinfreeAssociate Professor, Sport Management, University of Michigan

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