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Baseball is officially back from the All-Star break, and Shohei Ohtani is back making history. But how much longer will he be doing it from Anaheim?  Jake Mintz is joined by Foolish Baseball himself, Bailey Freeman, to break down all the action from over the weekend, and debate over what Arte Moreno and the Angels should do with Ohtani, provide some possible solutions for the Padres' woes, and put into context exactly how good 21-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki really is.

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Rays shock us all by benching Wander Franco for "bad behavior", is it a concern for Ray fans? 2 players have locked in their starting spots for the 2023 ASG, which other ones are leading their position, do they deserve it? Mets sold one of their key players going into the season, is this a sign to come? We discuss these and so much more on this episode of Pack the Brew!

Mat & Mark dig into the Fenway experience and the potential for Boston to come back hard when Adam Duval & Trevor Story return.

• The Fires in Canada and the impact on people
• Rays play in Cold, Wet & Rain at Fenway
• Eflin, Glasnow, McClanahan & Bradley – top tier pitching talent
• Manuel Margot takes a hard hit against the scoreboard
• Rays gel together as players & family & RedSox needs of team meetings
• Trevor Story & Adam Duval will be returning soon & becoming more of a threat in AL East
• Red Sox were 29 – 23 outside of games with the Rays
• Toronto Blue Jays – a hair away from Tanking
• What’s up with Alek Manoah – Not a Roy Halladay, Can Manoah come back strong
• Fenway Fans – need some of their top players back. They  are not happy with Duran and cannot wait for Duval to return.
• Boston Red Sox – Keystone Kops defense gave Yandy Diaz a “little league home run” Everything may change when Trevor Story returns to Shortstop and Kike Hernández
• Ron Washington of the Atlanta Braves has reset the team defensively. Red Sox need that kind of coach
• To build a stronger Red Sox team they need to bring up Marcelo Mayer at Shortstop, Kike in Centerfield, Trevor Story at second base and Devers at third.
• Orioles still need to make investments into pitching
• Reds exciting times ahead with Ely De La Cruz
• The Rays are Marvelous – Rays, Yankees & Orioles are leading both the American and National Leagues
• Rays upcoming schedule & upcoming return of Andrew Kittredge will make the future bright
• Will Quebec get an MLB team? Government is supportive of the idea of attracting an MLB team. But what will Bronfman and ownership group offer to build a stadium.
•  Costs could include other costs of $2.5 billion to make this happen
• Other cities most likely to get a MLB team - Vegas, Utah, Portland, Charlotte or Nashville 
• Nevada government has ended session without a guarantee of financial support for a new stadium. Ownership needs to take on the responsibility of buying and building a stadium
• Rays still have not established their new stadium and location has not been finalized. 
• The Fenway Park experience – reasonable Ball Park Food Prices and Fan passion 
• Bucket List parks – Wrigley Field & Petco
• Rays Minor Leagues – Evan McKendry, Pitcher of the Month
• Vidal Brujan
• Mat & Mark’s projections for Tampa Bay Rays for total season wins for the Rays
• Rays players potential trades to come

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With Jake deep in the mountains of France, it’s a Shusterman Family BBQ as Jordan is joined by his brother David. The two break down the biggest results from the weekend, play “What’s His Deal?” where David asks Jordan about a handful players and what... their deal is, and then the Shustermii sit down with Jesse Dougherty from the Washington Post about Stephen Strasburg’s continued injury issues, and the absolute severity of "severe nerve damage".

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Chris Emma and Andy Martínez discuss Justin Steele’s injury, what the next steps are for him and what an extended absence could mean to him and the Cubs’ rotation. Then, the pair assess the Cubs’ 4-5 homestand, where they won series against the Mets and Rays, but were swept by the Reds. Emma and Martínez look at Matt Mervis’ development and what the Cubs need to do to have a successful West Coast road trip.  

Carlos Peña joined Tony Andracki to provide his assessment of the Cubs two months in and offered his insight as to how the North Siders can climb out of their recent funk. From team meetings to addressing the "dragon under the bed," Peña explains exactly how the Cubs can get on the right track and turn the season around. 

Manfred made it clear the Brewers need to upgrade their park or they could be playing a new city soon... Should the Padres and Blue Jays be concerned about their slow starts? The Rangers may have given the Astros some bulletin board material, and we give our picks for the award picks at the end of May. All that and more in this episode of Pack the Brew!

The Toronto Blue Jays have been struggling, to the point of calling a Players Only meeting earlier this week. Jake and Jordan discuss what this means and how these meetings can help a team that isn’t living up to expectations. Then, the boys vibe check the rest of the teams in the AL East, break down the Padres’ struggles (why can’t they hit with RISP???), talk about a potential Drew Maggi movie, and preview the most exciting matchups coming up this weekend. 

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What is Shohei Ohtani’s relationship with Funyans? Will we ever see Nike market authentic baseball pants to authentic people? And what would happen if every baseball dugout had a full Gatorade cooler of milk, and that milk had to be consumed in its entirety during the game, and if it’s not consumed, that team would have three runs taken away from its total? How would that change the sport? Jake and Jordan are answering all of the important questions - AND MORE - on this very special 100th episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast!

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Jake and Jordan break down Shohei Ohtani's night of fun baseball things at Yankee Stadium, and discuss why he won't be signing with the Yankees this off-season. The guys celebrate Clayton Kershaw’s 200th win and debate his legacy, then Rays lefty Shane McClanahan joins the show to chat about his high school career, when he started to take baseball seriously, his crazy MLB debut, his thoughts on teammate Randy Arozarena, and more. Finally, in the wake of Hunter Greene’s extension with the Reds, Jordan quizzes Jake on the pitchers in “Club Hundo” this season.

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Jake and Jordan break down all the action from this weekend’s games, including Devin Williams’ buzzer beater to beat the Padres, Gerrit Cole’s complete game shutout against the Twins, and more. Then, the boys dive into the complete disaster that is the Oakland Unathletics.  Finally, the boys open up the inbox and respond to some listener e-mails.

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Ep. 36. On this episode of the Godzilla Wins Radio Show, John, Jack, and Nate Perry are joined by Godzilla Wins' contributors, Trent Conner, Dan Angell, and Donny Diamond to discuss each NBA team's chances in the playoffs, the Rays' hot streak, MLB Saturday picks, and UFC Kansas City. 

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Jake and Jordan continue to be surprised by the Tampa Bay Rays' red-hot start and look ahead to their series against the Blue Jays. Then, they break down which teams may be hitting the early-season panic button (Red Sox fans are not going to like this). Finally, the boys bring you another edition of “The Good, The Bad, and the Uggla” before picking out some under-performing players and asking them “why haven’t you homered yet?”

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Fernando Tatis Jr was called a cheater by a triple A pitcher after his homerun. Brewers and Rays are on the leagues longest win streaks. Tyler O Neil called out by his own Cardinals manager, Alex Verdugo calls out Alek Manoah and more on this episode of Pack the Brew!

Our league-wide predictions tour comes to a close with a look at the AL East. Featuring last year’s MVP and this year’s Rookie of the Year favorite, this division offers a bit of everything, and our MLB team is here to break it all down. Check it out! 

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Jake and Jordan break down everything you will ever need to know about the AL East heading into the 2023 season - Who's back? Who's new in town? And what are the five biggest questions facing his division? Plus, Jomboy’s Jake Storiale stops by to talk Yankees.

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RaysUp! Neil Solondz, pre-game, post-game announcer, podcast host & occasional play by play guy for the Tampa Bay Rays

• Working with Andy Freed & Dave Wills
• “Living in Life’s Candy Store” – Dave Wills
• Tampa Bay Rays strength of Finding, Evaluating & Teaching Young Players
• Team has been strong and in the running 4 years in a row
• Change with loss of Zunino, Kiermaier . . . 
• Rays 2023 Potential Rotation – Shane McClanahan, Tyler Glasnow, Drew Rasmussen, Jeffrey Springs & Zach Eflin
• Zach Eflin – hometown boy – most of career with Phillies – Now 3 year contract with the Rays
• Rays Minor League players on the cusp to rise this year include Curtis Mead, Taj Bradley & Colby White & Kyle Manzardo
• Great Minor League team partners
• Post- Hurricane Ian damage - Spring Training  – in Orlando for the first few weeks and then move to Trop for most of the home games.
• New 2023 Rays interleague printable schedule
• Rays have one of the longest & most tenured group of broadcasters
  • Neil praises Dave & Andy 19 years as Rays broadcasters as being 2 of the best broadcasters & kudos to the entire broadcasting team
  • Broadcasters Enrique Oliu & Ricardo Taveras - Spanish Radio Tampa Bay Rays
• Manny Navarro translator for the team 
• What preparations Neil takes in preparing for the upcoming season 
• What will the 2023 roster look like
• How will new schedule impact Rays “It’s not who you play it’s when you play them” -  reflecting on Reds & Rays games in July 2022
• Tampa Bay Rays Podcast news & interviews with Neil Solondz
• Neil's Advocacy on Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. We all can help you can reach Neil on Twitter  @neilsolondz 

Notes:
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Twitter: @AndrewFreed33 & @davewills34

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General: https://secure.pancan.org/site/TR/PurpleStride/PurpleStride?px=1274265&pg=personal&fr_id=2692

Neil Solondz website
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Big upsets happened in the wild card game, we look at those and predicting what upsets will happen in the LDS. 

Jake and Jordan break down everything that happened in the Wild Card Round. We had underdog sweeps in St. Louis and Toronto, a walk-off in Cleveland, and heartbreak in Queens.

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