Tampa Bay Rays - highlights for fans to enjoy - RaysUp

Emotional challenges of being a baseball fan during a tough
season & highlights the importance of staying even-keeled,
like successful baseball players

Recent experience watching the Rays play the Braves in
Atlanta, mentioning the hot weather & a humorous incident
with a child kicking his seat

Rays' pitching struggles, particularly with reliever Phil
Maton

Mat notes the Rays' unsuccessful history of investing in
relievers & advocates for building the bullpen from within
the system

Mark & Mat discuss promising players like Cleavinger
& Jason Adam, noting their contributions 

Pete Fairbanks' recent injury scare & relief that it's
only a bruised finger.

Importance of moving on from underperforming players &
discusses the ups & downs of the Rays' bullpen.

Braves shortstop, Orlando Arcia was underestimated early in
his career

Rickwood Event - Gray Sox/Montgomery Biscuits &
Birmingham Black Barons, 

Chandler Simpson comparison to legendary base-stealer Ricky
Henderson.

Simpson's impressive stats & his potential impact on the
Rays

Need players like Simpson who place the ball well & steal
bases contrasted with power hitters

Basics of baseball: getting on base rather than hitting home
runs, & avoid obsession with exit velocity.

Tony Gwynn & Kirby Puckett, frustrated the pitchers

Gambling & Baseball stadium health y foods

Bi-lingual food vendors at Expos games – "cotton candy -
barbe à papa"

Rick Vaughn's book on Tampa’s baseball history.

Babe Ruth's legendary home run at Plant Field 

U.S support for Finland during Russia's invasion & the
All-Star game in Tampa.

Willie Mays's passing & his contributions to the game
& the Negro Leagues.

Pitching Home run leaders for the Twins & Rays: Pablo
Lopez & Aaron Civale.

2018 draft picks by the Rays: Taj Bradley, Joe Ryan, Shane
McClanahan, & Matthew Liberatore.

Shock of Joe Ryan's trade, happy to see his success with the
Twins.

Harold Ramirez being picked up by the Nationals after being
DFA'd.

Rays pitchers, Jeffrey Springs & Shane Boz potential
return.

Potential trades & team strategies, particularly
regarding Dodgers & the Cubs.

Changing routines for pitchers transitioning between starting
& relieving roles

Successful transition: Luis Urias with the Dodgers.

Young players' aspirations focused on starting pitching
rather than relieving roles..

Yandy Diaz – wearing out pitchers

Testing the Rays’ lineup  - Siri is again making it
happen at the plate

Rays atrocious bullpen

Yandy’s consecutive times on base

When will Winning Streak begin?

Depth in starting pitching

5 of the top 100 prospects are in Rays system

From “quadruple A” player to MLB 

Mark & Mat discuss Papa Johns & Tim Horton’s
trades 

You can’t buy coffee beans from Tim Horton’s – addictive?

Taj Bradley & Joe Ryan face-off

22 days before the St. Pete vote on the Tampa Bay Rays
stadium



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