<p>This is the true, complicated story of the decades-long battle to bring a baseball team to Florida's West Coast.</p><p>Back in print for the first time in two decades, Bob Andelman's detailed investigation has been enhanced with hundreds of political cartoons and photos that illustrate the community's sometimes brutal campaign, as well as an all-new introduction by best-selling sportswriter Peter Golenbock and an afterword by award-winning Tampa Bay Times sports columnist Gary Shelton. Plus, interviews with original Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise owner Vincent J. Naimoli and the man to whom he sold managing interest in the team, Stuart Sternberg.</p><p>No baseball, business, or community development bookshelf should be without this unique story.</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR STADIUM FOR RENT</strong> (First Edition)</p><p><strong>âJournalist Bob Andelman tells in painful detail how close (Tampa Bay) came to winning... Recommended for serious sports collection.â </strong><br />
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