@basquiat From MLBs point of view, it is basically settled. It describes a $376 million payment from an investment in Fox Sports Sun that the minority owners say went directly to Rays Baseball Club and not their partnership. Stuie has hired Rudy Guilianni to represent him. A group of minority Tampa Bay Rays owners can proceed with part of a lawsuit seeking to expel Stuart Sternberg as a general partner in the team, a judge ruled Wednesday. Until Canada allows travel for sports teams Vancouver is not an option. He cant force St. Pete to let the Rays out of their lease and he cant force the area to pay for a new stadium. The US also generally has a huge advantage in access to pharmaceuticals because of the political and financial relationship we have with the Pharma industry. The minority owners who filed the suit are Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, Stephen M. Waters and a trust bearing his name, and the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership, LLLP. He wasnt even here 4 years and was one of the faces of the franchised. Heres a guy who quietly gave everything he had to the org for a decade and came away saying they had no idea what they were doing. Bring your news, your perspective and your spark to the St Pete Catalyst and take your seat at the table. goodness, its teams like TB, PIT, and OAK that are really holding back the growth of the game. We have abided by thepartnership agreement and the Tropicana Field use agreement.. We've received your submission. But theyre actually interrelated. Championships: 3 (2006, over the Dallas Mavericks, 2012, over the Oklahoma City Thunder, 2013, over the San Antonio Spurs.). Championships: 2 (2002 against the Oakland Raiders and 2020 against the Kansas City Chiefs), Owner: Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman). Prior owner: Vincent Naimoli, who was the founder and first owner of the team. 25, 2021. 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. Lease goes through 2027, so I REALLY hope Canada travel bans arent a thing by then. 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. Current value: $1.46 billion (Source: statista.com). Only way to save the franchise. That whole situation probably doesnt get resolved until Peter Angelos dies, the Angelos family sells the team, or both. If baseball were willing to shut teams down for over a week before entering Canada, then the Blue Jays could play in Toronto. Wait, you mean the guy is only looking out for his own interests? There is technically another way, called a guaranteed payment, but that would have to be in the partnership documents. The problem is hes done little to grow the Rays fan base and by extension MLBs fan base. They seem to walk in the same circles. I dont know much about baseball ownership but business ownership majority makes the final decisions within regulatory reason of course. As youre a Rays fan, I hope youre rewarded better in the coming seasons. prioritizing public health LOL! In January 2020, he transferred "the entire baseball club and franchise" to a new company under his sole management, without notifying the other partners, the lawsuit says. Freedom does NOT mean being free from jags whose hearts desire spreading disease in order to pointlessly virtue signal that their being as selfish as possible is true freedom. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size. Today, the massive rebranding of the club at the start of 2008 marks a watershed for two distinct eras of Rays baseball. 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. Five partners who collectively own about 9.6 percent of the team filed the new lawsuit Monday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, claiming the fraudulent transfer of the team to a company controlled by Sternberg reduced to a mere shell their partnership. Over the years the group owned and sold franchises such as Dairy Queen and Legg Mason. 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. They share ownership of the team. Just move to MTL play in the dome until the new stadium is built. This Florida company was accused of scamming homeowners. for over 2 decades. Prior owners: An ownership group consisting of Arisons father, Ted Arison, and two other men, Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham and sports agent Lewis Schaffel. 11. Dont you know that, averagejoe? Per Emily L. Mahoney and Josh Solomon of the, Unsigned FA Jurickson Profar to play in WBC, Orioles, Pirates play final half-inning without umpires, MLB hires three to ramp up 'local media' department, Report: Padres sign Rougned Odor to minor-league deal, 10 MLB positional battles ahead of Opening Day, How the Dodgers can replace Gavin Lux after injury. Im shocked. The lawsuit asks that a receiver be appointed to determine how much money or damages is owed to the partners in Tampa Bay Rays Baseball. The Rays issued a brief statement Tuesday afternoon responding to the lawsuit. The Rays have been a great investment for Sternberg. Now we hear hes so financially hurt by his investment that hes trying to increase his ownership percentage! 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,. 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. New rules could make them more aggressive. STU-pid is one of the worse most greedy owners in mlb. Just move them to Charlotte/Raleigh and change the name so we can be done with it. By the 1995 return, the lightning had seeped out of the bottle. The sixth count, she said, was a different bird.. 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. Ownership of the team transferred to his six children. 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. Why would anyone consider Canada? oh, you mean the pastors spreading disease around? Arena way outside downtown Ottawa and he saved them from leaving around 2003. Look baseball is dying. About the sale: Malcolm Glazer purchased the Buccaneers in 1995 for $192 million, a league record at the time. 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. /s/. Stuart L. Sternberg (born August 8, 1959) is an American Wall Street investor. And it wasnt until March 2022 that the partners, after reviewing long-sought financial audits, say they realized their rights within Rays Baseball Club had been curtailed, giving them no revenues from baseball-related operations, no cash flow, and no responsibilities of the management of the Rays team and franchise.. Problem solved! Translation through the BS: The team is getting ready to be sold and the minority owners feel they are not going to get their fair share from it. Court documents show found partners paid $800,000 per 1 percent ownership interest in the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Ltd., while limited partners later paid $1,000,000 per 1 percent. The complainants additionally claim that Sternberg has placed himself and others on partnership payroll without explanation, among other allegations. Prior owner: Jeffrey Loria, who purchased the team in 2002 for $158.5 million. Stewie is not poor, but he wants you to think he is. 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. Basically, if the suit has merit, hes violating laws and regulations to screw over the minority owners for his own benefit. Dates for arbitration and a trial have not been set. Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt. 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. For the allegations that will go to arbitration, the minority owners are seeking a financial audit and damages in excess of $30,000. Melnyck saved Ottawa hockey. About the owner: Vinik, a New Jersey native, attended Harvard Business School where he obtained an MBA before joining Fidelity Investments. 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. Hes enabled them to support his model. The lawsuit was filed in late June in a Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court by a group of five that makes up about 9.6 percent of the team's ownership. The Rays bought the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the ASL and their stadium. Ive been saying this for more than a decade. Sounds on brand to me. The latter wasa successful tax attorney who had tried to purchase the Los Angeles Rams and had advised NFL owners on financial matters. In the meantime you can be an insurrectionist and treasonous and get away with it in America and we have people dying and less people having kids because they cant afford the medical bills. 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 best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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About the sale: Ross purchased 50 percent of the team from then-owner Wayne Huizenga for $550 million in February2008. I think the Braves location is horrible in baseball, and thats right by the convergence of major highways. Its coming. 10. Huizenga retained 5 percent ownership. Sounds like the remaining minority owners do not agree with what Sternberg wants to do & now that his ownership stake is at 85% they are seeing the writing on the wall on their remaining 15% share. List of Tampa Bay Rays owners and executives This is a list of owners and executives of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball . I will take America over Canada any day of the week. It isnt based in any actual fact, but virtue signaling rarely is. The effect of all of this is that the partnership has been reduced to a mere shell, with no revenues from baseball-related operations, no cash flow, and no responsibilities of the management of the Rays team and franchise to the limited partners the very reason the limited partnership was formed, the lawsuit said. MLB is introducing ads on uniforms and expanding its postseason, helping drive up the average value of its teams to a record $2.07 billion. NBA legend Michael Jordan also owns a small stake, for which he paid about $5 million. I know I would want that stipulation before handing over my share of the money. Its a fraternity that few humans will ever get to experience: owning a professional sports franchise. The pandemic is almost over bruh, dont really understand your point. Five limited partners who collectively own about 9.6 percent of the Rays claim the team has held back records related to Sternberg . 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. Their suit is the blue-collar let me speak to your manager request. Another franchise will be ready to pick this up! Speaking to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg claimed that they Rays have not made money since his group took over in 2005: . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. 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. He is the son of Ted Arison, co-founder of Carnival. . 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. It seems much was lost in your translation. Dont forget the $61 milliion in renovations for Amelie that the county agreed to pay for in 2018. ================================================================== About the owner: Viola is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. Exactly. At its core, baseball is about hope. Lionel Messi leads a group that collectively earned more than $990 million in 12 months, with the bar for entry higher than ever. 1. The three individuals share of the Rays comes to just under 9.6 percent, according to the lawsuit. Offer the team to actual minorities to increase minority ownership, as a sign of reparations and proof that MLB believes Black Lives Matter. The states franchise deemed to be the most valuable using information from statista.com is the Miami Dolphins, at $2.9 billion. That organization was stripped of its ownership and moved because of it. And they both look down at the worst ownership, the NHLs Ottawa Senators . Championships: 3 (2004 over the Calgary Flames, 2020 over the Dallas Stars and 2021 over the Montreal Canadiens). With the Rays contractually tied to St. Petersburg through the end of the 2027 season, the organization needed the citys permission to pursue a split-city arrangement within the next few years. 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. Baseball is business first, after that its a hobby. However, Stan Kroenke, the minority shareholder of the Rams, ultimately exercised a clause in his ownership agreement to match any proposed bid. He initially wanted to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets. At the time of purchase in 2004, there were 11 members of the limited partners group. Oh, I know theres a few here, but only a few. 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. New legislation could help. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. The Miami Heat are close behind at $2 billion. 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. Howd you do it? 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A group of limited partners owns 37 percent, and the estate of the late Vincent Naimoli, the teams first owner, owns 15 percent. Im fine with Nashville but please come up with a better name than Stars.. 7. (Sternberg, Topkin notes, has previously told reporters discussions with Bronfman began in 2017, but whether those discussions ever got specific enough to violate the lease terms is unclear.). Stick to your guns Tampa tax payers you have a top growth market in America by any measure and already great TV ratings tax payers have all the leverage he either pays half of the new stadium or let him leave. The poverty team is currently first place in their division. If there are requirements that the majority owner works for the benefit of all the partners, that changes everything. The borders arent going to be shut for years. That said, I would agree that there are cases for many other bad owners. For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he wrongfully and surreptitiously transferred control of the team to his own company without those partners knowledge. That made the limited partners powerless to remove the general partner, no matter how reprehensible his conduct might be.. They dont do anything to actually grow the product. I say no more baseball for Canada. Im a Cubs fan living in Tampa. A real franchise owner with a quality team. 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? Owners: Stuart Sternberg is the principal owner at 48 percent. 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