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Mat Germain joins BaseballBiz On Deck and takes a look at the Tampa Bay Rays stadium plans

• Tampa Bay Rays new stadium plan
• Downtown development plan omits a Rays Stadium in Ybor City
• St. Pete Mayor, Ken Welch, announces acceptance of Hines & Tampa Bay Rays proposal
• Benefits for St. Pete, Rays, and fans
• Brian Auld's excitement about the new stadium plan but uncertainty about who will pay for what
• Decisions to be made before the first shovel of dirt is tossed
• MLB catching up with Mat Germain's proposal for a balanced schedule
• World Baseball Classic and the possibility of it becoming like the Soccer World Cup
• Possibility of Mike Trout facing Ohtani in the WBC
• Impact of star players participating in the WBC on young players making it to spring training
• Jason Adam's current status
• Extensions signed for Yandy Diaz, Pete Fairbanks, and Jeffrey Springs
• Yandy Diaz delivering nightmares to opposing pitchers with his strike zone awareness
• Potential starting lineup for the Rays (Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena, Brandon Lowe, Isaac Paredes, Josh Lowe)
• Mat's breakdown of starting pitchers and their expected playing time
• Who will be the Rays' "clubhouse guy" bringing positivity to the team
• Rays Fan Fest on Saturday, February 18
• Spring Training games in air conditioning at the Tropicana
• New faces that may be seen at Fan Fest (Kevin Kelly, Coby White, Zach Eflin, Curtis Mead, Kyle Manzardo). 
  (show notes by ChatGPT)

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Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward" 

Sources & Links:

• Rays Fan Fest - https://www.mlb.com/rays/fans/fan-fest 
• St Pete Mayor announces moving forward with Hines & Tampa Bay Rays proposal, Channel 10 Tampa Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8VDa2Dmm8 
• Brian Auld - Tampa Bay Rays what needs to go right and who will pay for what, Channel 10 Tampa Bay:   https://www.youtube.com/live/VFjOWs7cxxM?feature=share 

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! 

@Mat_Germain_  shares his insights into the Tampa Bay Rays organization 

• Rays win the 3 game Yankees series at Home 
• Real problem with Game 3 was Ji-man Choi in the #2 spot of the lineup
• Yandy Diaz let final call of the game to the umpire on 3 – 2 count
• David Peralta or Jonathan Aranda should have been moved up in the lineup
• Kevin Cash is loyal to his players to a fault
• Watching the Montgomery Biscuits
• Mat’s analysis with 3-D pitching models 
• Tracking command with Corey Kluber
• Aggressively Attacking the Zone
• Stretching Corey as Rays head to the playoffs
• Kluber incognito on the bench extended to 7th 
• Mat’s process in evaluating Tampa Bay Rays minor league players & teams
• Tracking players through the levels of the minor leagues
• Outfielders – competitive positions – Miles Mastrobuoni, Grant Witherspoon
• Infield Glut  -  Vidal Brujan & Xavier Edwards may be playing in the Outfield
• Taylor Walls – elite defender at SS or 2nd
• Will Rays trade Brandon Lowe in off season
• Josh Lowe may be keeping an eye on Jose Siri
• Wander Franco is warming up now with the Durham Bulls, 
• Will Tyler Glasnow & Yonny Chirinos be back by playoffs
• MLB potential changes – number of pitchers on team rosters
• Umpires not giving the right calls & extending the pitch count 
• RoboUmps & Pitch clock are on the horizon
• MLB takes over MiLB Operations in Vero Beach 
• Double the camera angles to reduce human error on calls in baseball
• Orioles continue to fly higher this season
• Twins, Guardians & White Sox what is happening, AL Central banner  “Nobody wants it.”
• Great Fans of the game – love your team – love the game – respect the competition
• How Rays move pitchers like Taj Bradley & Shane Baz through the Rays minor league farm system
• Rays have the extra boost and momentum to close the gap with the Yankees

Special Thanks to Mat Germain  @Mat_Germain­_ on Twitter for his insights, analysis and news on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Discuss recent show Randy Sullivan Florida Baseball ARMory on BaseballBiz 

MLB Weekly Rundown

AL East – Orioles what’s next & almost win against the Yankees. Tampa Bay Rays, Wander Franco & Ji-Mon Choi broke out of 0 in 18 hitting slumps.
Yankees at .750 leading all 30 teams – could they win 120 games this season
Tyler Skaggs death

Matt Harvey verdict suspended 60 games 

AL Central – 8:00

Royals took 2 out of 3 from the Rockies in Colorado

AL West – 9:13

A’s hit an Umpire, Max Foster, twice in one game

3-man umpire crew had to move quickly

Astros break records with 5 home runs in one inning

Reid Detmers – Player of the Week

NL West – 13:10

Mark likes Miami – Joey Wendle, Avi Garcia, Jorge Soler, and Jazz Chisolm

Phillies, Bryce Harper, Player of the Week DH’s is way through injury

Nationals are still suffering but they have a nice stadium

NL Central – 16:13

Reds have broken the 500 mark for the last 10 games

Reds & Pirates have had difficulty fielding a strong team. Will owners ever spend the money?

Castellini – “Where you gonna go”

Reds break record by throwing  no-hitter and still lose – 18:23
 Brandon gives us a history lesson on losing no-hitters 

1964 – Colt 45’s lost to Cincinnati Reds 1 to 0 with a no-hitter

NL West – 20:25

Dodgers continue lead with San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants closing in 

Past week across baseball unremarkable. Average close to .500 across all 30 teams

ClosecallSports.com & YouTube channel & Ejection Fantasy League
 Brandon’s top 5 stadiums –  23:43

San Diego Padres @ Petco Park,  A day at the beach, dinner and a game

Kaufmann stadium with the fountains and they may be moving to downtown

Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis with the Cardinals with one of the best fan bases in MLB

PNC Park in Pittsburgh

Brandon’s number 1 park is the Giants Oracle Park

San Francisco Giants fans kayak in the bay to catch while cooking on a hibachi

Oracle Park the first privately only financed ballpark since 1962

Tropicana and Angels ballparks trailed at the bottom best stadiums in most reviews

A’s attendance falls so they raise ticket prices – what is the team not doing to “get butts in the seats”

David Kaval, another MLB team executive who doesn’t get it

A’s failing eye test as possums chewing through the roof. More cats than fans in the stands

Elon Musk holding out for the elimination of bots before buying Twitter.

Could he buy Tampa Bay Rays and create a new stadium SpaceX stadium in Ybor City with a giant rocket.

35:18  BaseballBiz Twitter mailbag on Reid Detmers

Dear Elon,  please don’t block us

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Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"

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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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Special thanks to Scott Holmes for the music "Stomps and Claps"

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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Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"

• Baseball is Back & Craig Calcaterra visits BaseballBiz 
• Baseball team Owners still make money when their teams lose
• Teams with a payroll of $50 million are guaranteed $65 million in national tv money 
• Social Contract: Fand & Teams -  You win & we support you 
• Atlanta Braves and the development of Truist Park & The Battery
• Alex Antholpoulos – understands the Social Contract with the players
• Owners who wanted to win – Ted Turner, George Steinbrenner
• MLB owners are finding more revenue outside the stadium
• Detroit Tigers – family businesses is Pizza or Baseball making more money for the owners
• Texas Rangers & Cleveland Guardians stadium built on public approval
• Tanking can be beneficial & profitable just ask Houston Astros & Chicago Cubs
• Cincinnati Reds have no interest in winning in 2022
• The Success Cycle
• Embarrassing product on the field or just a bad team
• Craig’s take on Expanded Playoffs 
• MLB, Gambling & micro-betting
• Rob Manfred 'nuff said
• How we invest into our teams as fans
• Talent Drain from baseball
• We have the power to not let sports negatively impact our lives
• Rooting for a player not the laundry they wear, LeBron James & Wander Franco

Craig Calcaterra, author, upcoming book:  April 5th is the publication date for Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game

Craig’s newsletter “Cup of Coffee” https://craigcalcaterra.com/cup-of-coffee-newsletter/ 

Craig’s book can be found at Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game https://craigcalcaterra.com/book/

Special Thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music “Rocking Forward”

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We teach vocabulary words in English and Spanish this week, setting you up for the deadline to tender contracts to players with six or fewer years of playing time (Super Two!), and for understanding the calls if you are watching winter ball instead of negotiations (carrera!). LIDOM provides cover for Yasiel Puig and Marcel Ozuna, and also gives Jose Siri and Mike Brosseau a place to shine. They honor “No Violence Against Women” Day by treating women to a day at the ballpark, and Big Papi will roll out Día de Leyendas to support his children’s fund on December 5. 12/5 is also the next double header in the Puerto Rican Women’s series, currently tied at one each. Pottymouth will need your support this week as her CPBL Lions are making her lose sleep. Lastly, we prepare you for a likely lock-out as the CBA needs to wrap up on December 1st and it is not looking good. We say froo-froo shit, hat trick, and double-fisting hard seltzers.

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