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“It’s riddled with so many poison pills that I believe it’s an intentional attempt to kill the deal,” Wostal said. “And that no elected official could reasonably vote on what was proposed.”

When asked who had the better ceremonial first pitch before Monday’s historic home opener at Tropicana Field, both Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch demurred.

“Neither one of us have baseball careers,” Castor said. Welch noted that they “should have practiced a little bit more.”

The rest of the day, however, was a resounding success as the Trop hosted baseball for the first time in 561 days.