The county and city delayed the bond question because they did not have enough votes to get it passed. While some elected officials are holding out hope, that’s not likely to change in the coming weeks, particularly with the new members elected to the commission and the council.

This week has been a roller-coaster for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg leaders after two high-stakes public meetings. The team said the deal to build a new stadium was off, county leaders decided to delay the financing vote and city leaders are not fixing Tropicana Field's roof.

The Rays cut loose veteran left-handed pitchers Colin Poche and Tyler Alexander by declining to tender them contracts by Friday’s 8 p.m. deadline. The team also non-tendered two other arbitration-eligible players,