- Tampa Bay Rays turning on a dime
- Rays now 4.5 spots out of the Wild Card Swapping spots with the Angels
- Shane Baz & Mike Trout face off
- Rays getting momentum – Chris Morel after 6 SO’s hits a Home Run
- Junior Caminero 2 Home Runs
- Griffin Jax bases bases loaded & then strikes out 3
- Will Jax be a future Rays closer
- Shane Baz started strong
- September is a critical month for the Tampa Bay Rays – time to get hot
- Taj Bradley in AAA Twins
- Adrian Houser, initial outing not spectacular
- Rays are beginning to gel with new teammates
- Comparisons with Max Scherzer and Blue Jays starting anew
- Good chemistry - Rays new catcher, Hunter Feduccia & Ryan Pepiot had worked together in LA
- Who will Adrian Houser synch up with the Rays catchers
- Johnny DeLuca had to leave the game after speeding across the bases for a triple
- Cameron Misner may be coming back
- Need to put a Gatorade station at third. Several triples causing hamstring injuries
- Junior Caminero’s bare hand throw from third base to Yandy Diaz
- Fairbanks closed the door
- Respect for Trout & d’Arnaud on the field for the Angels
- Rays off to see Mariners – Ex-Rays, Randy Arozarena & Luke Raley & Miles Mastrobuoni
- Taylor Walls comparison with Carlos Gomez w
- Nick Fortes exciting first home run as a Tampa Bay Ray
- Chandler Simpson – a third pitch to first from the mound, a pickle and a balk get Chandler to second base -
- Christopher Morel’s home run & Junior Caminero’s response
- Rays building camaraderie together on the road
- Roman Anthony extension – 8 years 130 to 230 million with the Red Sox
- Could Rays new owners do the same with Junior Caminero to make him a core piece for the next decade.
- Will Rays be more attractive to Kyle Tucker if a deal with Caminero is in place
- Guardians pitcher, Gavin Williams, 8 & 2/3 inning no hitter - 126 pitches
- Raceway MLB game mirroring Savannah Bananas – why didn’t they have a race on the track during the game
- Savannah Bananas bringing- Val Perez, Kelsie Whitmore & Jocelyn Alo onboard
- Caitlyn Clark model in WNBA – Could Kelsie Whitmore be that person for Women’s Baseball
- Comparisons with Bananas & Indianapolis Clowns bringing Toni Stone onto the team
- Kelsie with the Bananas may normalize the idea of women’s baseball
- World Baseball Classic – add a Women’s Classic to run in tandem
- All American Women's Tournament and four teams, including Tamara Holmes, managing the Peaches, Alex Oglesby managing the Racine Bells plus catcher Beth Greenwood & pitcher Meggie Meidlinger
- Women’s baseball is not currently part of the Olympics
- Veronica Alvarez, USAWNT Women’s Baseball Team Manager, discussion on the Olympics sports (link to show)
- Could Women’s Baseball be part of the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane
- Where does the Olympics draw the line of who should be able to participate bringing in professional team or leave it to collegiate / amateur level
- Would WNBA be able to go to the Olympics
- Future Ace Yoniel Curet making AAA debut with the Durham Bulls – check him out on MiLB.tv
- Van Bell outstanding performance – gave up only 1 hit in 6 innings
- Hopeful times with Angels series with some cringe time
- The Road West Coast games = late bedtime starts
- Looking forward to a Tampa Bay Rays winning streak
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