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Column: Rays’ sister-city plan a really, really dumb idea

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Members of the Tampa Bay Rays take batting practice at Tropicana Field before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays have a scheme to play half their home games in St. Petersburg and the other half in another city some 1,500 miles away. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Members of the Tampa Bay Rays take batting practice at Tropicana Field before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays have a scheme to play half their home games in St. Petersburg and the other half in another city some 1,500 miles away. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Members of the Tampa Bay Rays take batting practice at Tropicana Field before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays have a scheme to play half their home games in St. Petersburg and the other half in another city some 1,500 miles away. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Members of the Tampa Bay Rays take batting practice at Tropicana Field before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays have a scheme to play half their home games in St. Petersburg and the other half in another city some 1,500 miles away. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, right, celebrates with Brandon Lowe (8) after both scored on Diaz's home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Collin McHugh throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe smiles as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tampa Bay Rays' Brett Phillips, left, is tagged out at home plate by Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro while trying to stretch a triple into a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe watches his two-run home run along with Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Column: Rays’ sister-city plan a really, really dumb idea