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On the Beckles & Recher Show Wednesday, we have a jam-packed show covering all sports, which is noted in our guests Ken Daneyko of the NHL Network, who talks his career and the free-agent and trade frenzy going on in the league; Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus, who discusses the site's grading and some Bucs players who rank high; and ESPN's Buster Olney, who helps us look ahead to the second half of the baseball season as well as the Sunday Night Baseball matchup at the Trop between the Rays and Red Sox! We also touched on the Bolts, the new NCAA SuperLeague, Simone Biles and the yips, and NFL player and coach vaccinations. Plus, Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
We have the good fortune on the Beckles & Recher Show to be joined by ESPN's Buster Olney to help us preview Sunday Night Baseball at Tropicana Field between the Rays and Boston Red Sox! Buster talks about the derivation of his name and talks about another famous Buster, and some, not so much. Buster talks about the states of the Yankees and the Blue Jays, and whether he feels Shohei Ohtani can keep this pace up as a two-way player for his career. As for the Rays, Buster believes they are the best team in the division, but he's holding his bets until after the trade deadline! All that and MORE!
On Wednesday's Halftime Heat, Ian Beckles send love to all the women out there kicking men's asses at the gym!
On Wednesday, Ian Beckles is joined by Sam Monson, Lead NFL Analyst for Pro Football Focus. Sam talks about the evolution of Pro Football Focus and the roster of writers and former pros that make the site what it is. With all the stats and film they have as resources, Sam says that Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald is the best player in the NFL today. Monson also talks about Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle and how quickly he became one of the better-graded offensive linemen in the league. And all the more insane is that Tom Brady was the second-best rated quarterback - behind only Aaron Rodgers - on only one good knee! All that and MORE!
Former NHL defenseman and now-analyst for both NHL Network and MSG Networks joins Ian Beckles to talk a little NHL free agency and some of the recent trades that went down in the league. Ken and Ian discuss Ken's long career with the New Jersey Devils, from 18th overall pick to 20-plus seasons in the league! This crazy free-agent and trading frenzy goes to Ken's point that teams look for need in some things they are lacking, and he cited the Lightning as an example of a team that's been able to do that and win. All that and MORE!
StPete9.com Rays insider Steve Carney joined the Pat and Aaron Show on Wednesday ahead of MLB's trade deadline coming up this weekend. With the Rays making a number of moves already, where could the team address next as they build their roster for a playoff push in 2021?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians met with the media after Wednesday morning's Training Camp practice.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski met with the media Wednesday after the fourth day of practice in Training Camp.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White met with the media Wednesday after the team's Training Camp practice.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Khalil Davis met with the media Wednesday after the team's fourth day of Training Camp.
On Tuesday's show, Ian spends some time talking about the shocking story of Simone Biles' withdrawal from the women's team gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics and gets into the mental health aspect of Biles' withdrawing from the event. We had lots of other Olympic talk as well as Ian talking about his visit to Bucs' training camp, a preview of the NFC West, and Ian's man-crush on Bucs' right tackle Tristan Wirfs. Guests on Tuesday's show are Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder, and Tampa Bay Lightning great Brian Bradley! Plus, Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
On Tuesday's show, Ian Beckles catches up with former Tampa Bay Lightning great Brian Bradley! Brian was calling us back on the way back from a hockey camp with some kids in Wesley Chapel! Did Brian ever think the Lightning would ever win a Stanley Cup, let alone two more? He points out there are a whole bunch of teams that never won one! Brian reminisces about the first years with the then-expansion Lightning, and how he decided when to end his career. Brian has seen the full metamorphosis of the organization, and is thankful for the Vinik ownership group that has allowed the team to stay here in Tampa and thrive! All that and MORE!
On Tuesday's Halftime Heat, Ian Beckles says Packer fans need to buckle up for what's sure to be a bumpy ride with Aaron Rodgers!
Ian Beckles has the pleasure of welcoming Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder to Tuesday's show! Snyder has no comment about the report of receiving a Rolex for giving his number to Nelson Cruz upon the latter's arrival to Tampa and that he's just glad Cruz is on the team! Kyle says he still is influenced by Rays' former pitching coach Jim Hickey, and it seems the team has not missed a beat under Snyder's guidance. Kyle tries to teach from a perspective of a voice of reason, and he cares about who he coaches. Kyle also talks about some of the Rays' injured pitchers and says both Chris Archer and Nick Anderson are well on their way to returning to the team soon! We also get a sneak peek into Kevin Cash's ill-fated decision in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series. All that and MORE!
On Monday's show, we learn that we will once again be without Jay Recher for the week, as he battles the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. But Ian still brings it today, with some Olympic coverage, audio from One Buc after today's training camp session, a breakdown of the NFC South, and more! Our guests today are Mark Cook, who shares some Buccaneer memories with Ian, Steve Carney, updating us on the Rays as they face a big week ahead of them, and Indiana Football Coach Tom Allen, who will make you want to play for him after this interview! Plus, Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
We get a visit from Indiana University football coach Tom Allen on Monday, as Ian wants to pick the brain of the coach from his alma mater to see if their 2021 squad matches up with the successful 2020 team that earned a place in the 2021 Outback Bowl. LEO=Love Each Other, Allen's motto for the team, is a culture of relationship-building and trust. Coach Allen says the best teams he's ever been a part of has had tis trait, and it shows with the team's performance since Allen's initial hiring as a defensive coordinator in 2016. Coach Allen got his start in Tampa, as he flooded the state with resumes and Temple Heights Christian School answered back and hired him! His quarterback, Michael Penix Jr., is a Tampa product, and Allen recruits this area heavily. All This and MORE!
On Monday's Halftime Heat, Ian Beckles is absolutely stoked for and enamored with the Olympic Games!
Steve Carney of Stpete9.com joins Ian on Monday for his weekly recap of Rays baseball after the Rays took three of four from the Cleveland soon-to-be Guardians over the weekend! This is the biggest week of the season for the Rays, as Carney says, as the team is getting ready to host the Yankees and Red Sox in back-to-back series. The Rays are above the 85 percent vaccination threshold, allowing them to have some relaxed rules. And how do you not like the acquisition of Nelson Cruz? Steve says he expects Cruz's tenure in Tampa Bay to be a successful one. ALL that and MORE!
Mark Cook joins Ian to discuss the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opening of training camp as well as some other football news! Mark shares some of his memories from Buccaneers camp over the years and reminisces with Ian about the Ray Perkins three-a-days that those players had to endure, to now, with how training camps are structured. Mark discusses the controversy surrounding Covid vaccinations for players and coaches, and he has some concerns about personnel carelessness. Mark also discusses how the Bucs will respond to being the hunted, and if they can maintain that edge. All that and MORE!
Monday on the Pat and Aaron Show the celebrate the Rays taking 3 out of 4 against the Indians and preview Rays Yankees series on starting on Tuesday. Texas and Oklahoma are joining the SEC, and the Big 12 is about to become an afterthought. Plus the Bucs open Training Camp!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians met with the media Monday after the team's Training Camp practice.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David met with the media Monday after the team's Training Camp practice.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaq Barrett met with the media Monday after the team's morning practice.
Buccaneers offensive tackle Donovan Smith met with the media after the team's Training Camp practice.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs met with the media Monday after the second day of Training Camp.
After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened Training Camp for the 2021 season, head coach Bruce Arians met with the media.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans met with the media Sunday after the defending Super Bowl champions opened Training Camp.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette met with the media Sunday after the first day of Buccaneers Training Camp.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Cameron Kinley met with the media Sunday after Buccaneers Training Camp.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis met with the media Sunday after the first day of Buccaneers Training Camp.
On Friday, we close out the week on Beckles & Recher with positive vibes for the upcoming weekend, and positive thoughts for Jay Recher, Sonya Bryson-Kirksey and others who have recently come down with this wave of the Coronavirus. The hot topic today: the NFL's decision to forfeit games where a team has to cancel because of Covid. Guests today are Captain Mike Anderson on the state of red tide in the region and the state of Aaron Rodgers' psyche, Florida Rising Star executive director and long-time Bobby Bowden family friend Wayne Hogan, and former Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin! Plus, Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
The Beckles & Recher Show is honored to have former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin join Ian Beckles on Friday afternoon! Monte talks about when and how he found out he is to be inducted into the Buccaneers' Ring of Honor this season! Monte doesn't take credit for the Tampa-2 scheme he developed, but passes credit along to his players, who were able to execute the scheme to perfection. Monte discusses what he told Ronde Barber as he was running his famous interception back in Philadelphia, and how John Lynch became a safety! Monte still is a coach, serving as a defensive analyst for his son Lane's Ole Miss team! All that and MORE!
On Friday's Halftime Heat, Ian Beckles says it's all about that bling!
On Friday, Wayne Hogan, executive director of the Florida Rising Stars Project, joins Ian to talk about the organization's summer camp taking place next Saturday, July 31, at the Boys & Girls Club of Pinellas Park! Before the guys got into that, Wayne talked about his longtime friend Bobby Bowden, whom he's known since he was six years old! In fact, Wayne is great friends with Bobby's son, Terry, the former Auburn coach! Wayne also discusses the love all of Bowden's ex-players have for Bobby, who was a father figure to a lot of those players. The Florida Rising Stars Experience is a one-day camp where middle-schoolers get on-field instruction, and high-schoolers will get training in all sorts of professions in the sports industry.
On Friday, Captain Mike Anderson joins Ian to update us all on the worsening red tide situation in west central Florida, and also, a little Aaron Rodgers discussion as usual. Captain Mike says the entire fishing industry is aware of the situation here, and the reality here is that the situation is horrible and catastrophic, but it's not everywhere. Near the Skyway Bridge, Anna Maria Island and offshore are all places that have been okay recently. However, Captain Mike and all the other fishing captains say it's the worst they've ever seen. All that and MORE!
Tampa Bay Rays GM Erik Neander joined Zac Blobner who filled in for Ronnie & TKras Friday following a big walk off win last night Cleveland, but also making a big trade as Tampa Bay welcomes in slugger Nelson Cruz. Neander talked about the impact that Cruz would have on the team both on and off the field, but also dropped some really encouraging news about the health status of Tyler Glasnow.
St Pete Nine Rays Insider Steve Carney joined the Ronnie & TKras show on Friday following not only another walk off night for the Rays, but also a big MLB trade deadline deal as they welcome in Nelson Cruz from Minnesota. What does this mean for the immediate future of the club, and are the Rays done? Carney breaks it all down on how this is a major impact for the expectations of the 2021 season
On Thursday, Ian Beckles holds down the fort while Jay Recher recuperates. We talk some football a the Buccaneers are two days away from the start of training camp, a touch of baseball, the end of amateurism, the Olympic Games, the most disrespected athlete on the ert, and some Covid talk as we wish both Jay and Sonya Bryson-Kirksey a speedy recovery as she now is trying to recover from this hideous disease. Guests include Tampa Bay Lightning insider Erik Erlendsson on the Seattle Kraken's expansion draft picks, NFL Network analyst Brian Billick, and author Larry Olmsted to talk about the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Plus, Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
One of the show's favorite guests, author Larry Olmsted, joins Ian on Thursday to discuss the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and how different this event will be because of the pandemic. But first, Ian asked Larry, who is a very worldly guy, having written many travel and food books, where he would go to eat if he visited the area. Onto the Olympics, Larry says the most impressive thing about this Olympics is that it's actually happening. And if they were to cancel the games, Olmsted references the 1980 US boycott of the Moscow Olympics as an example of how the athletes would feel if the games were to be cancelled. All that and MORE!
Thursday's Halftime Heat features Ian Beckles saying he'd much rather watch training camp than participate in one ever again.
NFL Network analyst and Super-Bowl-winning coach Brian Billick joins Ian on Thursday to help us preview the start of NFL Training camps across the country! The guys talk about the game and the peripheral changes that have come to the game since he last coached in the league, but the game itself is still the same as it ever was. Ian throws a lot of questions on all sorts of NFL topics, such as Aaron Rodgers, DeShaun Watson, Ray Lewis, Richard Sherman, CTE and trying to repeat as a Super Bowl champion. All that and MORE!!
Lightning Insider Erik Erlendsson joins Ian on Thursday to discuss the Seattle Kraken fortifying its team through the expansion draft and taking away a Tampa Bay Lightning fan favorite, Yanni Gourde. Erik believes that if the Kraken didn't pick Gourde, Ross Colton likely would have been the choice. He also gets into the process of the draft, saying there was no particular order for the Kraken to actually choose the players they wanted. Erik also discusses who he might have left unprotected to keep Gourde on the Bolts. All that and MORE!
Tampa Bay Rays radio network pre/post game host Neil Solondz joined Zac Blobner who was filling in for Ronnie & TKras on Thursday ahead of the MLB trade deadline coming up at the end of the month. While the Tampa Bay Rays could be looking to be buyers at the deadline as they are near the top of the AL East, Solondz believes that the league still has to set the pace yet as to how active it will be before the Rays consider any potential moves.
Greg Auman of The Athletic joined Zac Blobner who was filling in for Ronnie & TKras on Thursday coming off a visit to the White Hour and gearing up for Buccaneers training camp which begins this weekend. Auman noted the highlights of the visit to Washington DC plus looking ahead as to what headlines or roster battles (if any) would be coming up in the next six weeks at camp.
On Wednesday's abbreviated show, Ian covered a lot of topics including the Tampa Bay Rays stealing the series from the Baltimore Orioles in a Wednesday matinee, and the Milwaukee Bucks winning their first NBA Championship in 50 years! Ian also sent wishes to and reminisced about the ailing FSU football coach Bobby Bowden. Additionally, Ian went into the current situation of college athletes getting paid and found a few interesting tidbits regarding certain athletes. Also, he asked if not having a championship ring diminishes a player's greatness. Plus, Pick to Click and MORE!
Ian Beckles didn't want to brag about his birthday, but special guest Jay Recher, who called from home while nursing his illness, decided to alert the audience to that fact! So on Ian's birthday, we discussed the recent billionaire space voyage, college football's NIL and how it will help teams who don't need any, Game 6 of the the NBA Finals, Aaron Rodgers and MORE! Guests today included Rays all-star reliever Andrew Kittredge, and Jon Ledyard of PewterReport.com to preview Buccaneers training camp. Plus Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
Ian Beckles welcomes PewterReport.com's Jon Ledyard to Tuesday's show as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get ready for the start of training camp on Saturday! Jon discusses the "Brady Effect," similar to the "Oprah Effect" where everything that Tom touches turns to winning, positivity and good vibes, all throughout the team and all the football fans in the area. In the middle of all this, the interview cut off, and when he returns, Jon gets into the younger players and whether they will get some playing time this year. For instance, players like Tyler Johnson and Keyshawn Vaughn, and where they may be buried on the depth chart this year, where as next year, they may be slotted for key roles. All that and MORE!
On Tuesday's Halftime Heat, Ian Beckles celebrates the latest billionaire to fly into space.
Tampa Bay Rays all-star relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge joins Ian on Tuesday to discuss his journey from injured player to all-star over the course of the last year! Andrew says his experience was fantastic, and was so glad to share the time with his fellow All-Stars Joey Wendle and Mike Zunino. Andrew got the call from AL Manager Kevin Cash while at Disney with his family, and Andrew shared what that experience was like. Andrew talks about the elbow injury he suffered toward the tail end of last season, and decided to rehab the injury instead of having Tommy John surgery. You see the results in this all-star season for Kittredge. All that and MORE!
FULL AUDIO - President Joe Biden welcomes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl 55 championship
Ian Beckles takes us through the afternoon on Monday, as Jay grapples with his illness; we all wish Jay well and hope he can return to the airwaves when he is good and ready to do so. Many things to discuss, from the NBA Finals to the Open Championship, and another athlete coming out to ESPN's ranking of NFL teams for the 2021 season. Our guests included rays insider Steve Carnet of StPete9.com, and attorney William Franchi, who discusses what we can do for athletes struggling with mental health issues. Plus Halftime Heat, Pick to Click and MORE!
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