Tampa Bay’s Matthew Silverman, who was a team president for nearly a decade before he led baseball operations, has experience in both roles, but it doesn’t appear he did them both simultaneously.

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 terminated by Sunday.

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.

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.