There’s more to it for me than just baseball. We are upholding our part of the bargain,” said Deborah Figgs-Sanders, chair of the St. Petersburg City Council. “We honored our deal.”

It’s now up to Pinellas County commissioners to decide if they still want to play ball with the Tampa Bay Rays. And not all commissioners are saying how they’re leaning. After Thursday’s vote by the St.

City Council voted 4-3 in favor of approving bonds to fund the public portion of the Tampa Bay Rays' plans for a new ballpark.