12 Funniest Tweets About Rays Nonsense Plan to Play in Montreal and Tampa Bay
By Sean Facey

The Rays surprised practically everyone on Thursday when they were given permission by the MLB to explore the idea of playing between two cities, Tampa Bay and Montreal.
But after the initial shock wore off, fans on Twitter had some hilarious responses to the outrageous two-city plan.
We've already got a sneak preview of what their uniforms would look like! It truly pays homage to both cities.
BREAKING: First Look at the Montreal Bay ExRays uniforms. They will wear the same uniforms for all home games, road uniforms yet to be determined. #MLB pic.twitter.com/uSUqiLLxYq
— Tom Vecchio (@DFS_Tom) June 20, 2019
And look, now the Rays can undersell two stadiums at a time instead of just one.
Well one things for damn sure. Montreal LOVES their baseball more than Tampa and would NEVER have attendance issues too pic.twitter.com/O9T5KrCBFP
— NHL Insider Thunderbug (@TBLDiehard) June 20, 2019
Traveling might be a bit of an issue, though. Let's hope the Rays don't mind some layovers, because there aren't any direct flights from Tampa to Montreal.
There aren't even any direct flights between Tampa and Montreal. pic.twitter.com/thOMvcQrew
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 20, 2019
Some are so dumbfounded by the idea that they don't even know what to think.
— John (@Friar_Faithful) June 20, 2019
A possible rebrand could actually give a perfect mash-up between the Expos and the Rays.
Ex-Rays?
— Randall (@FightinFlamingo) June 20, 2019
Now here's an idea worth considering: just play the games on a flying field and cut out the hassle of having to maintain two separate stadiums. The whole "no direct flights" thing might pose an issue, though.
“Under the plan, the Rays would play in new stadiums in both the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, according to sources.”
— Jay (@MisterJHuffman) June 20, 2019
Why not just cut out the middleman and make an Avengers Helicarrier style thing, but a baseball stadium and just fly it back and forth? pic.twitter.com/ZvFdqFWP9K
After pioneering the opener strategy, the Rays would be able to take things one step further with two cities in hand.
The Rays want to use Tampa Bay as an opener https://t.co/rKjlmWjAxJ
— sad rockets fan (@djfc22) June 20, 2019
Take your pick on which city gets to lead the team's name.
The Montreal Rays of Tampa Bay
— Mike (@mike5_5_5) June 20, 2019
The Tampa Bay Rays of Montreal
The new idea is so intriguing that the Chicago Bulls have taken note!
BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls have received NBA’s permission to explore becoming two-league team: the NBA and G League, according to sources. The plan: Play early-season games in NBA and finish the season in G League. My column:
— Justin Phan (@jphanned) June 20, 2019
It's gonna be tough for commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the logic behind this who ordeal.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred explains the decision to have the Tampa Bay Rays try to play in both Tampa Bay and Montreal pic.twitter.com/jKtSgrRRux
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) June 20, 2019
The Rays have a chance to be the first in a very unsavory accomplishment.
“Who are: the Tampa Bay Rays?”#JeopardySports #MLB pic.twitter.com/ThUNaxT7PM
— Jeopardy! Sports (@JeopardySports) June 20, 2019
Look, in all honesty, the Rays might want to play in Montreal, but the fans definitely do not.
“The Tampa Bay Rays may soon be playing half their home games in Montreal!”
— FantasyDraft (@FantasyDraft) June 20, 2019
Montreal:pic.twitter.com/3ryrAjuwP0
On second thought, based on how people have reacted, the Rays might be better off just scrapping the idea altogether.