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New Rays' pitcher Ryan Pepiot talks about getting settled in Tampa, details the process of finding out he's been traded to Tampa, meeting Kevin Cash and the front office, his role and more!
MAILBAG EPISODE! The Tampa Bay Rays might not be playing in the ALCS but that doesn't mean we don't get to hear from Rays fans!-Will we be seeing the Rays get a City Connect Jersey soon? -Should any of the uniforms be changed for another option? -Did kids being in school affect Rays playoff attendance due to the start time? -What are the short term futures for Willy Vasquez and Shane Sasaki? -How long until we can see Xavier Isaac make an impact? Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlises Follow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
Tampa Bay Rays Insider Steve Carney breaks down the disappointing end to the Tampa Bay Rays season. Tampa Bay Business Journal Real Estate Editor Ashley Kritzer discusses commercial real estate and business stories, including new details about the public funding for a Rays ballpark in St. Pete. VP of Marketing for Metropolitan Ministries Justine Burke discusses the need across Tampa Bay and the launch of their annual holiday assistance program.
MLBTR's Mark Polishuk joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the weak free agent position player class, the Red Sox firing Chaim Bloom, the Mets hiring David Stearns and details and ramifications of the Rays plan to build a new stadium near the site of Tropicana Field.Listener question topics include what factors led to Stephen Strasburg not being able to retire with his full pay, if the prospect promotion incentive will affect promotions next year for Jackson Holliday or Jackson Chourio and if the Padres would trade Juan Soto this offseason.Â
Taxpayers in St Petersburg and Pinellas County will pay $600 million for a project that, despite our love for baseball, is not without controversy. Chris Young with partner station WMNF reports. Then: The Sarasota School Board voted yesterday to spend money on a consultant to ponder redistricting - just two years after last going through that same exercise. Supporters of one candidate fear she may end up being districted out, and none of the public speakers supported this. Ramon Lopez has the story. Then: New College Interim President Richard Corcoran is giving job talks on the campus tomorrow to make his million-dollar post permanent. He was the sole presenter at an event in Tampa on Friday, gave hints of what he wants to achieve, and got into heated exchanges with some questioners. Partner station WMNF recorded the whole thing, and we have excerpts for you. Next: She was fired as New College president, and now she is raising her voice. WSLR reporter Emy McGuire listened to what Patricia Okker had to say at a forum yesterday. Finally: Sarasota County's library system offers help for those of us who struggle with things technical. The Community News Collaborative's Eric Garwood recently checked out the Tech Navigator program.
Before bandwagoning the leaders of the AL West and NL Central, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through all of the MLB news of the week, including Shohei Ohtani's sudden disappearance and infighting between the manager and front office of the San Diego Padres.00:55 - Shohei Ohtani to the IL08:00 - Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom16:00 - New Rays stadium16:55 - Padres internal drama40:20 - BANDWAGON: Astros53:35 - BANDWAGON: BrewersHannah Keyser and Zach Crizer are back with another playoff preview episode of The Bandwagon, kicking off this one with the story of Shohei Ohtani's locker being emptied before the Angels put their star pitcher/designated hitter on the injured list for the rest of the season. (NOTE: This was recorded before the confirmation that Ohtani has had a procedure done on his elbow.)The Boston Red Sox fired Chaim Bloom for doing the exact thing that he was hired to do, which was reduce payroll and build up the team's farm system. Zach and Hannah how much of Bloom's fate was sealed when he traded Mookie Betts after taking the job.The Tampa Bay Rays seem confident that they're getting a new stadium built by 2028…in the same place where their current stadium sits, which seems like it would solve few of their issues with drawing fans to the ballpark.The San Diego Padres are watching a very disappointing season come to a close and all of baseball is wondering where it all went wrong. Now we're seeing articles blaming A.J. Preller and Manny Machado, while Bob Melvin wonders if he's about to be fired. Where did it go wrong for the Padres and how can they fix it? Should they run back the same group next season?The playoff bandwagons continue, this time with the last two potential division winners. The Houston Astros (Hannah's bandwagon) and the Milwaukee Brewers (Zach's bandwagon) are completely different, but both teams are headed for the postseason and both teams are loaded with interesting talent, not to mention a couple of highly-regarded managers.Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We have Barb Brynstad and Adam Levy in studio on this episode. We talk about Turn, Turn, Turn and the new album, New Rays from an Old Sun, it is available now! We listen to three songs off of the new album and they delivery the weather. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mikerezradio/message
Zach Eflin is living the dream! The 6-6 right hander is from Orlando, who grew up rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays and is now a member of their pitching staff. Rock sat down with Zach who is on cloud 9. He and his wife are expecting twin girls along with their little daughter and […] The post The Rock Stops Here: New Rays Pitcher Zach Eflin & Rays Sr. VP of Baseball Peter Bendix appeared first on Radio Influence.
Zach Eflin is living the dream! The 6-6 right hander is from Orlando, who grew up rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays and is now a member of their pitching staff. Rock sat down with Zach who is on cloud 9. He and his wife are expecting twin girls along with their little daughter and […] The post The Rock Stops Here: New Rays Pitcher Zach Eflin & Rays Sr. VP of Baseball Peter Bendix appeared first on Radio Influence.
New Rays arms Cory Kluber and Brooks Raley chat with Neil Solondz about joining the Tampa Bay staff. Plus, president of baseball operations Erik Neander discusses the trade of Joey Wendle to Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Eno and DVR discuss the Padres' two blockbuster trades, whether the Rays will spend any money at all this winter, the Cubs' first step toward a potential teardown, Ha-seong Kim's decisions to sign in San Diego, and Josh Bell's move to the Nationals. Rundown 3:58 Adjusting Blake Snell's Projection in San Diego? 11:52 Luis Patiño’s Clear Path to the Rotation in Tampa Bay 20:32 Francisco Mejia’s Restart 26:22 Will the Rays Spend On Any Free Agents? 32:32 Is Yu Darvish Being Over-drafted? 42:30 More Moves to Come From the Cubs? 48:34 Josh Bell to the Nationals 54:32 Ha-seong Kim Chooses San Diego 64:11 Other Somewhat Interesting Late December Moves Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Subscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/month: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tampa Bay Times Bucs Beat Writer explains why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't try to sign free agent running back Kareem Hunt after shocking videos have come out with him abusing a woman, Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is going to the NFL and not MLB as he's projected to be a first round pick, plus our conversation with new Rays pitcher Emilio Pagan who pitched previously with the Oakland A's. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for all your air conditioning needs. Give them a call at 727-862-2100 or visit http://www.millian-aire.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Marc Topkin joins Neil Solondz, plus hear from members of the new Minor League coaching staff Craig Albernaz, Brady Williams and Jeff Smith.
Marc Topkin joins Neil Solondz, plus hear from members of the new Minor League coaching staff Craig Albernaz, Brady Williams and Jeff Smith.
New Rays catcher, Mike Zunino joined Ron Diaz and Jay Recher on Thursday afternoon. Mike told the guys how nice it is to be coming back close to where he grew up in Fort Meyers. He also told us how excited he is to join the Rays and catch Blake Snell.
We're inching ever closer to the announcement of what the new Tampa Bay Rays stadium will entail as it will be revealed at a news conference this coming Tuesday. However whether or not it's retractable, the new facility will need some sort of roof. Right? Len Martez & Zac Blobner shared their thoughts and how the Rays should approach the new stadium design for the best 365 experience
Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated joined Ron Diaz and Jay Recher on Thursday afternoon. Ben talked to us about his new book, Astroball, On how the Astros turned it around and if the Rays are following the same path. He also discussed the recent article he put together on where Sammy Sosa is now.
Michelle hops on with the guys to tell everyone a little about herself. She's spent the last two years with the Padres
New Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder tells us which prospect is close to the majors, taking over for Jim Hickey & MORE!!
WDAE Program Director John Mamola welcomes you to the second installment of "The View From The Top". A weekly podcast series discussing the biggest issues in sports, and answering your feedback to all things sports and WDAE "from the top." Today John focuses on the ongoing discussion of the attendance issues surrounding the Tampa Bay Rays, and if a new stadium is a REAL fix for the issue at all?
New Rays third-base coach Matt Quatraro joins the show, plus Neil and Marc Topkin chat about more changes to the coaching staff.
New Rays outfielder Colby Rasmus, Steven Souza Jr., Corey Dickerson and Ryne Stanek join Neil this week.