Award Winning Journalist Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times takes you inside Tampa Bay Sports each weekday. Rick will go deeper into the biggest stories in Tampa Bay and have great guests to give even more insight on the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, USF and more.
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Listeners of Sports Day Tampa Bay that love the show mention: rick and steve,The Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast is a must-listen for any sports fan in the Tampa Bay area. As someone who recently moved to St. Pete and was eager to learn more about the local professional teams, this podcast has been a great resource. Not only does it provide in-depth knowledge about the Buccaneers, Rays, and Lightning, but it also goes beyond that and makes me feel like a part of the community. Rick and Steve, the hosts of the podcast, are not just informative, they're also funny and interesting. They share personal stories, show their personalities, while still maintaining journalistic integrity.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to cover a wide range of topics related to Tampa Bay sports. Whether it's breaking down game stats or discussing historical moments in Tampa Bay's sports history, Rick and Steve have an impressive knowledge base. They are able to provide insightful analysis and engage listeners with their storytelling abilities.
However, one criticism would be that there could be more variety in terms of guest co-hosts. While Rick and Steve do a great job on their own, occasionally having different perspectives could add even more depth to the discussions.
Overall, The Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast is an excellent source for staying up-to-date on all things Tampa Bay sports. It provides informative content while also entertaining listeners with personal anecdotes and engaging storytelling. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just getting into Tampa Bay sports, this podcast is a must-listen.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers adding Simeon Rice to their Ring of Honor this season as the 10th player to receive this designation. Plus we answer your mailbag questions on the Bucs schedule, defense and if Yanni Gourde will return to the Lightning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 2025 schedule that was released. They'll play 7 of their first 11 games on the road, including the first 2, and they are in primetime 4 times. Plus the Rays lose to the Jays 3-1 as Ryan Pepiot makes 1 mistake and it cost him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 11-9 in Toronto that saw Junior Caminero hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 9th inning after they gave up the lead in the 8th. Plus Pete Rose is reinstated to baseball making him eligible for the Hall of Fame and the NFL schedule comes out tonight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Evan Longoria coming back to Tampa Bay to sign a 1-day contract and retire as a member of the Rays. Plus the NFL schedule comes out on Wednesday and some leaks have started, Saint's QB Derek Carr retires plus who will the Rays send down when Josh Lowe returns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick with thoughts on the Buccaneers rookie minicamp that was held over the weekend and the Rays take 2-of-3 from the Brewers while they have their first home rain delay in franchise history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 11th loss in their last 12 home games at Steinbrenner Field as they blow a 5-1 lead in the 8th inning to lose 7-6 in 10 innings. Plus the Buccaneers have rookie minicamp this weekend and we answer your mailbag questions on Josh Grizzard, Jadeveon Clowney and Shane McClanahan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tony Dungy, Ronde Barber and Jon Gruden at the Buccaneers Coaching Academy on Wednesday and their message to young coaches. Plus the Rays are shutout again at Steinbrenner Field as they've lost 10 of their last 11 home games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 8-4 loss to the Phillies to drop their home record to 9-14 at Steinbrenner Field. Plus your Buccaneers mailbag questions on rookies, Baker Mayfield, the NFC South and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions on the Buccaneers signing of Shilo Sanders, would Jason Licht have drafted Warren Sapp and the Panthers are up to their dirty hits again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays taking 2-of-3 from the Yankees over the weekend as Taylor Walls has 4 hits and Chandler Simpson continues to make an impact. Plus the Lightning exit interviews were very telling from Brandon Hagel, Andrei Vasilevskiy and others, and the Buccaneers have rookie mini-camp later this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick discuss more about what changes the Lightning need to make going forward, why can't the Rays win at home and will the heaviest, or lightest, player in the NHL make the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning's 6-3 loss to the Panthers which ends the season for the Bolts. It's the 3rd straight season they lost in the first round of the playoffs. Plus the Rays were nearly no-hit and Jason Licht spills the Bucs secret to Draft success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's must-win game tonight in Game 5 as Brandon Hagel has been ruled out and Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for 2-games for his hit on him. Plus your mailbag questions about the Lightning's roster and the Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 4-2 loss at Florida when they led 2-1 with less than 4-minutes to play but gave up 2-goals in 11-seconds. They now trail the series 3-1 with Game 5 at Amalie Arena on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 6 NFL Draft picks and how they fell in love the character of each pick, the Lightning win Game 3 without Brandon Hagel and we have a series plus the Rays win 5 straight in Arizona and San Diego to get back to .500 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers selecting wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th pick in the NFL Draft. Plus the Lightning lose 2-0 in game 2 to the Panthers and now they must win 4 of the next 5 to advance and the Rays win in extra innings to take the series from the Diamondbacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on what the Buccaneers might do in tonight's NFL Draft as they currently have the 19th pick in the first round with several positional needs. Plus the Lightning game 2 with the Panthers is tonight and the Rays wrap up their 3-game series at Arizona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning's 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their playoff series. Plus Rays lose the series opener in Arizona and could the Buccaneers trade Rachaad White? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud on the Buccaneers starting mandatory OTAs as Calijah Kancey declares he will lead the NFL in sacks if he stays healthy and Eduardo Encina joins us to preview the Lightning-Panthers 1st round playoff series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays going 5-8 on their 13-game homestand and being shutout in 3 of their last 5 games. The record is puzzling as they are in the top 5 in batting this season. Plus the Lightning preparing for the Panthers and Rick returns to the radio today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 6-3 loss to the Yankees but surprisingly the Rays are one of the best hitting teams in baseball despite being 8-11. Plus the Lightning lose 4-0 in a game that means nothing and we know they'll face Florida in the first round starting Tuesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox as the home run ball were non-existent at Steinbrenner Field and Zach Littell got no run support again. Plus we're 1 week from the NFL Draft as the Buccaneers are looking to add defensive pieces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the brilliance of Nikita Kucherov as he continues to move up the record books with a 3rd Art Ross Trophy. Plus the Lightning will face the Panthers for the 4th time in the last 5 postseasons and the Rays lose 7-4 to the Red Sox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 16-1 win over the Boston Red Sox as Jake Mangum and Kameron Misner continue to light it up. Plus the Lightning clinch home-ice for their 1st round playoff matchup against either Florida or Ottawa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Rory McIlroy's win at the Masters to become the 6th ever to win a career grand slam, the Rays take 2 of 3 from Atlanta with an impressive debut from Joe Boyle and the Lightning beat the Sabres 7-4 as Nikita Kucherov wins his 2nd straight scoring title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on what to read into Jason Licht's pre-draft press conference and we answer your mailbag questions on the Rays stadium, ownership and the game of liar's poker played around the NFL Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays ending their 5-game losing streak as Jose Caballero hit a 1st inning grand slam, the Lightning fall in overtime to the Leafs despite firing 90 shot attempts in the game and Rick has a new appreciation for those who have had ACL surgery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 4-3 loss to the Angels that saw the Rays unable to score after getting runners on 3rd base with no outs in the 7th, 8th and 9th innings. Plus the Lightning can move into first place with a win tonight vs. Toronto and the Buccaneers are looking ahead to the NFL Draft to add depth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Florida Gators winning the National Championship over Houston in a game that saw them lead for just a few minutes. Plus the Lightning beat the Rangers 5-1 as the power play goes 3-for-4, the Rays open a 13-game home stand tonight and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays being swept in Texas, the Lightning clinch a playoff berth for the 8th straight season, UConn wins the Women's Final Four at Amalie Arena and the Florida Gators are going for the Men's title tonight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Women's Final Four in Tampa Bay this weekend, the Men's Final Four is in Texas and the Lightning lose in Ottawa but move closer to clinching a playoff berth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays series win vs. the Pirates despite Paul Skenes impressive performance in the series wrap-up. Plus the Bucs prepping for future stadium renovations, Jayson Starks comments on MLB growing frustrated with Stu Sternberg and the Lightning can clinch a playoff berth tonight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Todd Bowles' comment about the lack of 'killer instinct' on the Bucs, owner Joel Glazer on upcoming stadium renovation needs, Rays remain red-hot as Jake Mangum has 3 more hits and the starting pitching has been dominate, plus the Lightning win at the Islanders, 1 win from clinching a playoff berth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the NFL's owner meetings and Jason Licht's comments about what they are looking for in the upcoming draft. Plus Jake Mangum has a career-night in his 2nd game as he goes 4-for-4 and the Rays beat the Pirates 6-1 and Rick has a big announcement about a return to radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays opening weekend at Steinbrenner Field as Tampa Bay takes 2-of-3 games. Plus the Lightning sweep their 3-game homestand as Nikita Kucherov keeps racking up points and the NFL Owners Meetings are this week as we'll hear from the Bucs brass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin to preview today's Opening Day for the Rays and this season. They discuss the pitching staff, Shane McClanahan's injury, Danny Jansen, Junior Caminero, the outfield and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Rays pitching, when will Chandler Simpson be called up, Bucs backup QB Kyle Trask, players grading owners, Bucs record this season and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 6-1 win over the Penguins as they draw closer to clinching a playoff spot, why Jon Cooper has never won the Coach of the Year in the NHL, the longevity of coaches, Sua Opeta is back with the Bucs and Byrum Brown is QB1 in Spring Football for USF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Shane McClanahan's injury and what impacts it has on the Rays season, March Madness has gone chalk without Cinderella, USF hires a new basketball coach, Lightning struggle to end their road trip and Jameis Winston signs with the Giants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions on Jameis Winston, Buccaneers draft needs, Rays starting pitching, where to watch baseball this season, Lightning home-ice desires and the weirdest interview that Rick ever had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays starting 1 week from today as our own Marc Topkin goes on the IL and quarterback news around the NFL as JJ McCarthy looks to be the starter in Minnesota. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on how the Buccaneers fared in free agency as the re-signed Chris Godwin, Ben Bredeson, Lavonte David and others and they added players like Hassan Reddick. Also what do the Bucs look to take in the draft and the NCAA Tournament starts today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud is joined once again by his old radio partner Tom Jones to discuss the cultures around winning teams, the resilience of Baker Mayfield, the legacy of Tom Brady and Tony Dungy and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Stroud is joined by Tom Jones from the Poynter Institute discuss the Rays stadium situation now that they've announced they aren't proceeding with their agreement in St. Pete. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.