Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg said Tuesday he is optimistic the team will resolve its stadium troubles even though it came no closer to a solution during his meeting with St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster.
Sternberg and Foster met for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon at Tropicana Field to discuss stadium matters and other issues.
Sternberg didn't go into details in a short interview afterward, but said the team and Foster reached no deals on the Rays' future in the city.
Sternberg has said he wants to look throughout the Tampa Bay region for stadium sites, not just in St. Petersburg. Asked by a reporter if he were any closer to convincing Foster of that, Sternberg said no.
The Tampa Tribune was unable to reach Foster Tuesday afternoon.
Sternberg said the two sides didn't discuss potential locations for a future stadium and there was no talk of how the Rays might buy out their contract to play at Tropicana Field.
Much of the discussion focused on how the city might help the team with marketing and improving upon home attendance in 2011 that was next to last, Sternberg said.
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