tampa bay rays

@Mat_Germain_ joins the show and shares his insights into the Rays

• Wild Card Game 1 is here.
• Tampa Bay Rays face the Cleveland Guardians 
• Have the Rays suffered with their last 9 games on the road
• Kevin Cash v Terry (Tito) Francona - Friends, Rivals & Pranksters
• Yandy Diaz pivotal to Rays success
• Friendship on the field Wander Franco 
• Shane McClanahan v Shane Bieber
• Pedro Martinez assessment of McClanahan
• Tyler Glasnow for game 2 who will be relievers
• Jeffrey Springs & Drew Rasmussen could  be on the mound if there is a Game 3
• Taylor Walls brings it on for Defense how will his Offense fare
• Rays Minor Leagues successes - breeding new talent
• Why did we not see Taj Bradley make it to the big league
• Where will you watch the PostSeason games
• I'm Free Jerry 

Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain
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We look back at our preseason predictions, spoiler alert: they were bad. After we predict what will happen in the playoffs (they will also be bad) 

Can Albert Pujols reach 700, when will the next player have a chance to reach that mark? Molina and Wainwright also made history this week, and we go over what the playoff picture looks like heading down the final stretch!

The AL MVP race is a tight one between Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, we debate who should win it this year. New rules were just announced for the 2023 season but should they be? Multiple bench clearing brawls this week, who was in the right? And a lot more in this episode of Pack the Brew! 

Is any reliever worth 100 million? Can Gunnar Henderson and Garrett Mitchell help get their teams to the Postseason? Michael Conforto declined an 30 million dollars from the Astros. LOTS of injuries that could effect this years pennant race, find out everything that has happened in baseball this week on this episode of Pack the Brew!

Tim Neverett, Author of Covid Curveball & Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV announcer. Tim takes us through his journey of the 2020 MLB Covid Season with the  World Series Champions.

• Covid first shut down in the middle of the PAC 12 Basketball Tournament
•  So many unknowns in the beginning
•  A couple of months in hibernation
• Rick Monday takes up camp in a RV @ Dodger Stadium parking lot
• Getting back to normal
• Orel Hershieser & Tim calling the games in the booth without fans
• Calling Away games with the lights off @ Dodger Stadium
• Coyotes in the parking lot
• Stadium protocols Temperatures taken & Covid testing
• Tracking the ball on the all-9 monitor system
• Funky Arizona Center Field with the Yellow Line of demarcation
• Nothing happens until you say it does in radio
• Relieved to be back on the road in 2022
• Dodgers Announcers but feels free to remark on poor play
• Testing positive in the middle of a double header
• Dodgers director of travel one of the best in the business
• Joe Kelly and his Red Sox history with the Astros
• Joe Kelly Fight Club stickers everywhere
• Alex Cora conversation with Tim about knowing what the Astros do
• Talking Trash
• Dusty Baker the great ambassador for baseball
• Carlos Correa did not get a warm welcome @ Dodgers Stadium
• Tim worked a couple of games for the Astros last year
• Mookie Betts is a positive leader for the team
• “Don’t Run on Mookie” 
• Dave Roberts & Game 5 with Clayton Kershaw
• World Series Game 6 – Kevin Cash pulling Blake Snell turned the tide
• Justin Turner removed from Game 6 due to Covid. 
• How would Turner’s Covid status impacted Game 7 taken place if Rays won Game 6?
• 2022 MLB NLCS title?
• Looks like Dodgers will skip Wild Card series
• Expectations are high for 2022
• Reggie (Tim’s dog) makes every day better 
• Orel Hershiser builds a bridge between 1988 to 2020 Dodgers World Series in the Forward to the book

Special Thanks to Tim Neverett, Author of "Covid Curveball" Tim can be found @TimNeverett on Twitter and you can hear him call play by play on  Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV

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Don Henderson and Doug Miles talk with former Tampa Bay Rays Director of Communications Rick Vaughn about his new book "100 Years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront: How the Game Helped Shape a City" on "Sports Talk". Book link available on www.dougmilesmedia.com.

• AL East Hot Topics, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays, Charlie Montoyo firing 
• Jonathan India, cornerstone for the Reds – one that the Rays pursued
• The Rays are the Mystique of the X-men change to a new shape when needed
• Brandon Lowe took a solid hit to the helmet last week in the Minors, we expect him to be back soon.
• Moving the pieces as players come up and go down 
• Strong main players that are out Zunino, Lowe, Franco, Kiermaier & Margot
• Christian Bethancourt good framer for the Rays 
• What will the team look like at the Trade Deadline?
• Will addition of Yu Chang make Brujan a good trading piece?
• Christian Bethancourt & Francisco Mejia experience playing together in Winter League
• Yandy Diaz is invaluable at the plate. The Rays need more like Yandy
• Playing time for Ji-man Choi has been reduced. What gives?
• Isaac Paredes has been a great trade for Austin Meadows
• Competition breeds excellence with the Rays – Jonathan Aranda and others fight to stay in the show
• Will Wander Franco walk the injury path like Aaron Judge?
• Corey Kluber can be the man whose hands steadies the Pitching
• As trade deadline approaches where will the Rays buy or trade 
• Rehab guys who we look forward to seeing again Yonny Chirinos, Andrew Kittredge, Nick Anderson, and Cody Reed
• Alexis Diaz could be an ideal piece for the Rays
• Shohei Ohtani trade would elevate the Rays to a new presence 
• Rays MiLB players shine, @KyleTMazardo, @TajBradley, Willy Vasquez, & Orlando Barrios named 
• Pitchers and Players of the week in their respective leagues - Taj Bradley will be a key pitcher for the TBRays future. We could see him in August or September with the Rays 
• How will firing Blue Jays manager, Charlie Montoyo impact their players
• Mat points out that Blue Jays do not have the depth to advance to the playoffs Ryu & Kikuchi have not proven worthwhile. 
• Tyler Glasnow may return this season and could get limited play as a relief pitcher or closer in the post-season

Special Thanks to Mat Germain  @Mat_Germain­_ on Twitter for his insights, analysis and news on the Tampa Bay Rays
Also special thanks to @SportsBlitzPod for the heads up on Charlie Montoyo

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Did the fans get it right with the All Star starters, we give our takes!

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Noah Syndergaard put out a tweet saying a combined no hitter isnt "real" is he right? Baseballs are clearly different this season, or is it just a conspiracy theory?  The Yankees got themselves in a couple of fights as they continue to win games. We answer your guys questions, look at the standings and so much more on this episode of Pack the Brew!

In this episode we talk about Trevor Bauer's 2 year suspension... should it have been more?
Do the Brewers have the greatest pitching staff of all time? Or are the Mets better even currently? Another HUGE brawl this week involving Nolan Arenado and the Mets. Clayton Kershaw broke the all time Dodgers strikeout record, is he a first ballot hall of famer?

In this episode of Pack the Brew we talk about MIguel Cabrera's historic 3000th hit, how elite Wander Franco , Yankee fans throwing stuff onto the Guardians infield, hot starts by 2 teams, and 2 players. Also so much more that youll have to listen to. More hot takes and probably bad takes that will look bad in a month from now!

Clayton Kershaw nearly pitched the 24th perfect game in MLB history but Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts had other ideas. Dubon of the Giants bunted up 11-2 in the 6th, Giants manager and Padres manager were upset, should they have been? Some fans had huge overreactions  after just the first week but Steven Kwan might be better than Mike Trout. The Cubs and Brewers have already shown a lot of love to each other while the Mets and Nationals. Did Alec Bohm do the right thing after being shown saying something about Philadelphia? SO MUCH MORE!!!

RaysUp BaseballBiz Opening Day & Pitching woes

• Tampa Bay Rays Sold Out on Opening Day
• Shane McClanahan – Opening Day Pitcher
• First pitch HBP & Shane’s apology 
• Kyle Snyder brings peace and calm to the mound
• Bright lights & Rays we love - Wander Franco, Randy Arozarena, Ji-Man Choi
• Lowe & Behold
• Kevin speaks to McClanahan
• Oakland A’s  – Patino – only lasted 13 pages  - oblique injury  - could be out 2 months
• Kevin Cash remarks about Patino
• Rays Pitcher Injury List grows
• Nick Anderson , Pete Fairbanks, Yonny Chirinos, Tyler Glasnow, Brendan McKay 
• Shane Baz, Ryan Yarbrough, Luis Patino (pending) 
• Brett Phillips – Keeps Baseball Fun on the mound against the Oakland A’s
• Ex-Rays – Opening Week across the Leagues
  •  Marlins – Joey Wendle, Avisail Garcia, Jesus Aguilar
  • Atlanta  - Charlie Morton, Travis d’Arnaud
  • Detroit Tigers – Austin Meadows
  • Angels –   Matt Duffy 2B, Aaron Loup pitched 1 inning after Ohtani 
  • Astros -  Jake Odorizzi (Friday) pitched 4 innings – Astros won 13 to 6
  • Milwaukee Brewers -  Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Hunter Renfroe & Coach Ozzie Timmons
• AL East – one of the toughest divisions
• Watch Chicago White Sox in the American League
• Where will the Rays land at the end of the 2022 season
• Brandon reminds us of the Golden Rule – Don’t Worry Until Memorial Day

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Good Guys Talk Back's Nick Murawski talks White Sox in 

• Locked On White Sox visits BaseballBiz
• Chicago White Sox led AL Central 2021 by a 13 win margin 
• 2021 ALDS – what happened – no competition, no push?
• 2022 will be a tighter division race
• 13 of the Sox first 21 games will be in the AL Central
• Make sure to bring a blanket and poncho to the game
• Andrew Vaughn in outfield takes a fall and an injury
•  GM Rick Hahn made some swift decisive moves to keep the Sox strong 
• Dodgers & Sox quick trade pitching closer Craig Kimbrel & bring in AJ Pollock
• Lance Lynn injury 
• Another pitcher injured -  Garrett Crochet – Tommy John surgery future
• Pitcher rotation – Giolito, Cease, Kopech, Kuechel & Velasquez or Lopez
• AL Central teams  -  Twins & Tigers are building 
• Rick Hahn brings the business when needed most with Kimbrel trade
• Tony La Russa speaks to “True White Sox fans”
• Opening Day experience at the stadium – get ready for some tailgating
• The Full ballpark experience

Special Thanks to Nick Murawski of @Nick_GGTB @GoodGuysTB https://anchor.fm/good-guys-talk-back & Pat Hester @pathester21
https://bit.ly/3KvKaZe Locked On White Sox

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Baseball Analyst, Mat Germain, takes a deep dive into the Rays tank and discovers good news.

• 2022 Rays lineup projections
• Emerging players, Josh Lowe, Vidal Brujan, Taylor Walls
• Yandy Diaz - his bat is coming to life
• Outfield is looking great with KK, Arozarena, Margot & Phillips
• Kiermaier & Austin Meadow trade rumours
• Rays Pitching Rotation - Corey Kluber can be a great stablizer 
• Looking forward to seeing Jalen Beeks coming back to mound. 
• Base Speed – Arozarena, Kiermaier, Phillips gain another base
• Chaim Bloom and the Boston Red Sox making some moves with Trevor Story 
• NYC drops Covid restrictions for Aaron Judge, Kylie Irving & other NYC Un-Vaxed. Will Judged be docked for games he can't play in Toronto. If Trevor can do it so can you.
• Tim Beckham hits a Home Run and gives a cold stare into the Rays dugout  as he slowly trots home. 
• Erik Neander got rid of the Old Guard and gave the team to Kevin Cash
• PECOTA ratings on the Rays is wildly inaccurate - ask Mad Dog
• Stealing Base - Rays base speed tracking
• Enlarging the bases may allow the Rays to break some records. 
• Mat’s AL East 2022 projections

Special Thanks to Mat Germain who can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_
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You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod 
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Comme tous les jours, voici notre feuilleton historique Flashback qui revient sur les grandes dates ou les grandes figures de l’histoire du sport américain. En ce 9 mars, on retrouve la MLB avec la création d'une nouvelle franchise : les Tampa Bay Devil Rays

This week, we take a look at a man who was accused of something pretty terrible, but he continued with his baseball career, like it never happened, even going on to be a World Series champion. But that dark thing was always hanging over his head, especially since his excuse was self serving, at best, a complete insult to everybody's intelligence, at worst. And it's not the end, as his other accused crime may even be scarier than the first, this time involving kidnapping & gunplay! The end of the episode will be quite the surprise, as well!! It's as wild ride!

Be a 43rd round draft pick who ends up making $50 million, get your wife to recant accusations, while on the witness stand, and carry on with your career like nothing happened with Julio Lugo!!

Check us out, every Tuesday!

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