Rays owner Stuart Sternberg had a get-together with the media Thursday in Port Charlotte and naturally, was asked for any update on the Rays' search for a new stadium location.
The answers were not encouraging.
"It's unknown at this point" -- that's how he answered Marc Topkin's question on his confidence level in finding a workable site.
"We had some ideas on locations that just weren't available.. that I thought would have worked perfectly. But they're off the table," he said.
The first questions on the stadium are two minutes into this clip, which contains all of his comments.
Topkin had (this) story on the matter.
Here's part of what Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan had to say in response, to Times reporter Steve Contorno.