Matt Silverman is a consulting petroleum geologist and a past-president of the Petroleum History Institute, based in Oil City. The opinions expressed are his.

The Tampa Bay Rays president said the team’s front office believes the votes are now there with the Pinellas County ...

"We anticipate that the Pinellas County Commission will authorize the bonds at their next meeting," Rays Co-President Matt ...

Rays President Matt Silverman took issue with some of the statements made by elected officials in the weeks after the stadium deal was thrown into limbo. The Tampa Bay Rays say they won’t back ...

While the county gets set to vote, one now former Tropicana Field worker is advocating for her St. Pete colleagues and the stadium deal.

Commission last week, Tampa Bay Rays ownership said in a letter Monday that its deal to build a new $1.3 billion ballpark is ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinellas County commissioners wrote a letter to Rays' Presidents Brian Auld and Matthew Silverman saying they need to decide if the stadium deal will move forward or be ...

Commission Chair Kathleen Peters penned a letter to Rays Presidents Brian Alud and Matthew Silverman on Monday, urging them to officially “declare (their) intention” for the deal by Dec. 1.

Written by Rays presidents Brian Auld and Matt Silverman, the letter arrived before the commission met for what was supposed to be a final vote on bonds to finance its share of a $1.3 billion ...

Now, according to the letter signed by team presidents Brian Auld and Matt Silverman, the Rays "stand ready to work on a new solution with any and all willing partners." The letter also read in ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is still in doubt after a letter from Rays President Matt Silverman to Pinellas County Commissioners. Pinellas County Commission ...

On Saturday, Rays President Matt Silverman responded, claiming that commissioners made “inaccurate comments” regarding the new ballpark agreements. He argued that the decision to temporarily ...