BaseballBiz On Deck

• Tampa Bay Rays win 4 of 3 on the road
• Split 4 game series with the Yankees in NY
• Revenge on Rangers at Globe Life as Rays win the series
• Ryan Yarbrough pitches a complete game - Thank you Kevin Cash
• Gerrit Cole does not bring the rain down on the Rays
• Rangers game 3 -  killing it in the 8th & 9th innings going from 0 to 7 runs - Final score Rays 7, Rangers 0
• Yandy hits first home this year  
• Tyler Walls - 1- 2 count and hits double bringing in 2 RBIs
• Upcoming Home Stand  - face two 5th ranked teams, Nationals & Orioles
• AL East breakdown
• A look back at Matt Andriese last Rays complete game in 2016
• FSU Noles heading toward NCAA Womens College World Series WCWS
• USF Men's Softball
• Willy Adames still shares the love with his fellow teammates - Now the Brewers

Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music "Stomps and Claps"
 You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod
 No MLBPA Player images were used during the recording of this audio podcast.
 BaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Spotify, Apple & Google podcasts 

Celebrate Inaugural Lou Gehrig Day – June 2, 2021
    - The Iron Horse played 2130 consecutive games
     ALS Disease impact and Attention
      Gehrig's Farewell Speech
      Pete Frate – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Division Rundown – ebb and flow of teams and player
 
 Memorial Day Check

Albert Pujols makes a much better Dodger than a grounded Angel 
 
 Rich Hill 13 strikeouts at 41

AL East – Astros the 6th team
   Astros play Spaulding in CaddyShack and drop a Butterfinger in the pool
   Astros play 25 AL East games in May & June. That is more than the Yankees
   Orioles on winning streak
  Ebb and Flow of teams and players

Sports Mental Health 
 Drew Robinson – SF Giants – E60 story
 Toronto Maple Leafs loss and Jack Campbell interview– How do You feel
 Popcorn Pour, Water bottles, fan leaps onto court, baseballs & trash thrown on the field &   Racist Remarks. – Banning, Arresting & Charging Fans
 Malice at the Palace
 Naomi Osaka 

MLB June and July Calendar
 July 11th, 12th, 13th MLB  Draft
 July 13th  - All-Star Game - Early Nominations - Trevor Story, Tyler Glasnow, Ohtani, Jacob de Grom
July 30th - Trade Deadline 

Thanks to Executive Producer, Christina Hussey,
Brandon Noe @SportsBlitzPod
Mark @TheBaseballBiz
Special Thanks to XtakeRux for the music Rocking Forward

• Tampa Bay Rays Lead the AL East standings
  
  
• Rays Covid-19 Stadium capacity & the rules
  
  
• Stu Sternberg , inside fight with Rays minority owners
  
  
• Rays win a 2 game Series against the Phillies can you call it a Sweep?
  
  
• Yankees taking a hit from Blue Jays and Alek Manoah
  
  
• A.J. Hinch's Tigers tear at Yankees
  
  
• 2019 Rays meet up as Padres & Brewers party 
  • Brewers: Willy Adames, Avisail Garcia, Daniel Robertson
  • Padres: Emilio Pagan, Jake Cronenworth, Tommy Pham, Blake Snell

Music by Scott Holmes, Claps & Stomps
Brandon @SportsBlitzPod
Mark @TheBaseballBiz
MLB, Baseball, RaysUp

• Umpire Cowboy Joe West hits a milestone - Whew . . . 
  
  
• Rays Older Guy – Rich Hill & 13 strikeouts most from a 41 year old
  
  
• Royals break the Rays after 11 game winning streak
  
  
• Blue Jays, Vlad Jr & Yuri Jr beat on the Yankees
  
  
• MLB  Division Standings Rundown
  
  
• Sticky Stuff still out there on their balls
  • The ghost of Bubba Harkins & Gerrit Cole
  • Trevor Bauer remarks
  • NFL controls their balls
  • Solutions
• Homework - Pitchers who hit the most Home Runs
  
  
• No-Hitters - Why so many
  
  
• Rays Partners lamentation "Let's Sue Stu"  - (Rays Stu Sternberg Expos)
  
  
• Kevin Kiermaier continues to amaze and bewilder
  
  
• Mets Jacob deGrom returns to the mound

Host: Mark Corbett @TheBaseballBiz   Co-host: Brandon Noe @SportsBlitzPod
Special Thanks to XTakeRux for the music Rocking Forward

What would a New York Yankees receptionist would say if Erik Neander called Cashman

Rays Shortstop big change Willy Adames is traded to Rays

From Dominican Republic to Detroit Tigers to Tampa Bay Rays minors

Impact of Willy's departure - positive energy

Brett Phillips  as a stand-in?

Toronto Blue Jays series

Tech Data Park in Dunedin is Home Run friendly in

Kazmir returns to the game

Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music "Stomps and Claps"
 You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod
 No MLBPA Player images were used during the recording of this audio podcast.
 BaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Spotify, Apple & Google podcasts

• Angels Ohtani  leads the pack with 14 HR
• Tigers, Spencer Turnbull executes a No-Hitter
• Mariners surrender 2 No-hitters 
• Shane Bieber plays 20 consecutive games with  8K or more
• Yankees, Gerrit Cole continues to Wow with phenomenal Strike to Walk performance
• Drew Robinson & AAA Sacramento River Cats returns with a home run
• Unwritten rules on 3-0 count - Yermin Mercedes & Tony La Russa - White Sox disagreement and Trevor Bauer weighs in
• Look back to August 2020 with similar issue with the Padres Tatis Jr. & Tingler
• Machado does the slide
• This week's power rankings
• Oakland A's looking to relocate - what city would you choose for a new MLB franchise?
• Injury report - Mike Trout, Kevin Pillar, Gleyber Torres returns
• Derek Jeter Documentary

TheBaseballBiz looks at the life, achievement and future of Albert Pujols from Maple Woods to Cardinals to Angels and a DFA

1:10 – Jacob deGrom speed, tightness & injuries

2:36 – Dodgers take a Deep Dive & Trevor Bauer is pissed

5:20 – Happy 90th Birthday Willie Mays

6:55 – Same day - Angels DFA Pujols

7:19 – DFA compared to release

8:20 –  Who Pays What to Whom $30 milllioin

8:57- Player Veto with the 10 and 5 rule 

10:10 – Heavy Legged and Poor Scouting missed on Pujols

11:59 – 13th round of the draft Rays & Rockies miss out & Cardinals win

13:50 – Bobby Bonilla Hamstring  Opportunity

15:15 – Pujols – The Machine & LeMahieu

15:32 – The Money, Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon & Jared Walsh

16:29 – Pujols the Stats from Cardinals to Angels 

19:00 – The Bad News and Trout’s reaction to losing a friend and mentor

21:55 -  A proper departure

21:32 – Derek Jeter send-off

24:01 – MoneyBall - Bobby Beane, Art Howe and Joe Maddon

27:35 – Tony LaRussa & White Sox option

29:02 – Future MLB coach or TV analyst

30:42 – Beyond baseball Pujols continues to give back with the Pujols Family Foundation

33:55 – MLB won’t be the same without him

Discover more at Mark's Twitter feed @TheBaseballBiz & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod

• Astros win 2019 ALCS cheers
• Yankees fans take out Houston trash with a sea of boos
• Aaron Boone feels the energy & LeMahieu makes a difference
• Odor & Maldonado clash at home plate
• Injuries continue Yelich, Dustin May, 
• Phillies suffer Alvarado
• Max Scherzer completes game & celebrates with the birth of his  child
• MLB Players of the Month include Gerrit Cole and Ronald Acuna Jr.
• deGrom rising fastball speed
• Jesus Luzardo injury from video games
• Rhymes with Nascar ,the  Braves, Huascar Ynoa makes big strides
• Rewind Interview with Bruce Voge @minorleaguegeek on the Minor League contraction
• Toronto Blue Jays scheduled to move from Dunedin, FL to Buffalo, NY

Phillies & Mets we’ll meet you in May
 Mets & Phillies summary - Hoskins fielding and HR debacle
 Alvarado 3 week suspension, 

Astros series Ugliness  Yarbrough uncomfortable? Timely hits needed- RISP –LOB
 Look back at 2019 ALCS series with Houston McCullers and Charlie Morton
 Josh Fleming struggles 6 innings and 5 walks

Rays – Missed Opportunities week & May Calendar

Rays face Top Money Teams in May - including Cohen's Mets

Mets & Phillies summary - Hoskins fielding and HR debacle - plus 

Rays Astros series what happened?

Bullpen Challenges – Diego Castillo  - Nick Anderson – injuries

Catchers
 We Reminisce about Mikey Perez, d’Arnaud, Ramos and Jesus Sucre
 Francisco Mejia behind the plate on the track for success

One place we don't have a challenge - behind the plate with Zunino, UF & SEC award. Mike was leading Rays in Home Runs. “Won’t Back Down” walk-up music. Zunino “Stands My Ground”

A look at Joe Maddon his history as bench coach and manager

1,000 victories!  USF Softball Coach, Ken Eriksen achieves 1,000 career wins. Pitcher, Georgina Corrick delivers back to back no-hitters

Angels & Rays game 1 – What happened to Ohtani? Quintana & Glasnow face off and the Rays offense takes off.
Update on Angels and Rays game  Glasnow pitches – Ohtani injured & ditches  & Jose Quintana enters and pitches with strong strikeout count.

MLB Juniors Go Wild at BaseballBiz

• Braves stand up helping a local school
• Bo Bichette hits homer to spot of where his parents first met.
• Vlad Jr Hits 3 HRs and 7 RBIs against Max Scherzer
• Blue Jays - Toronto, Buffalo or Dunedin as home for the season
• Zack Hample, ball hawk visits Dunedin to catch foul balls in parking lot
• Acuna Jr hits a homer one 481 ft
• Kevin Kiermaier & Arozarena (not Acuna Jr.)  
  TBRays ball fight  Convo or Controversy  - tread lightly?
• Jacob deGrom 
• Boston Red Sox & Kansas City Royal advancing beyond projections
• Ohtani, modern day Babe Ruth, continues to Wow Angels fans and all baseball lovers
• A's 13 game win streak falls to the Giant-Killers Orioles
• Rockies "mutually agree" for GM Bradich to go after 17 years - ask Arenado
• Bumgarner and Gallen 1st teammates to throw shutouts on same day since 1977 
• Tatis Jr sneaks a peek at the catcher or itching his chin - Trevor Bauer speaks out. Junior replies with tweet "Tranquilo hijo"  Is it okay or is it cheating?
• There comes a MadBum Horseman - Madison Bumgarner - 7-inning no "No-Hitter"
• Diamondbacks - Don't sit on the D-backs as they move up NL West ladder
• Lastly, Mark & Brandon's Kentucky Derby picks (totally random)  
  I can't remember is Hide Your Stash 50 to 1 not the best choice.   :-(
  Maybe, Like the King, Midnight Bourbon, Bourbonic, Hot Rod Charlie, Highly Motivated, Essential Quality
  I'll have the "Soup and Sandwich"
  Special thanks to XTakeRuX for the music - Rocking Forward