Conspiracy Theory: Is Bob Bratina Not Running for Mayor Because the Ticats' Stadium Will Be Seriously Delayed

Mayor Bob Bratina announced he won't be running this fall for a second term. There's a lot of speculation as to why, including running in the next federal election for the Liberals. However one reason could be Tim Horton's Field, the new stadium for the Ticats which in some sense is Bratina's baby. After a bad winter, the stadium is looking like it won't be ready for completion for the first scheduled late July game for the Tiger-Cats. Compared to Ottawa's stadium, which is scheduled to open a few weeks earlier, and has some seats installed, Hamilton's stadium is way behind. If the stadium is delayed for a couple of months, some fans and voters won't be happy and will be looking for someone to blame and some of that blame might have been transferred to Bratina in the fall election. Implausible? Who knows? One thing is for certain, local media has been derelict in investigating just how delayed the stadium will end up being. Bratina and the other members of council likely have a decent idea of where the stadium completion schedule is personally. Expect an announcement in a month after winter is finally done that the stadium is months behind schedule.