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Can Money and Homers buy the Yankees some love?

• Phillies Covid-19 IL
• Twins dark clouds follow them with double-header shutout
• Zack Hample, Ball Hawk & Gourmet slips up
• San Diego Padres v Dodgers Rivals
• NL West Rockies & AL East Yankees find the Basement
• MLB team top payrolls - are you getting your money's worth
• Home Run Math = Championships?
• The Great and Powerful Oz,  Brian Cashman speaks
• Aaron Boone  will have to make choices
• Bronx Bombers keep the faith  . . . It is still early in the season
• Jay Bruce retires and returns his pinstripe uniform after just a few weeks

Special Thanks to XTakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward
Research from PinstripeAlley.com, viewsfrom314ft.com, Fangraphs, Baseball Prospectus, Ben Lindbergh, Dan Turkenkopf, James Smyth,  Dan Szymborski 
Brandon @SportsBlitzPd & Mark @TheBaseballBiz 

Rays Win! Sweep the series and BaseballBiz is ready to celebrate
This episode is for Tampa Bay Rays Fans Only - Yankee Fans may not appreciate some of the commentary
Brandon and Mark discuss the finer points of the series and enjoy every bit of it.
Fantastic Pitching from Michael Wacha, Ryan Yarbrough, Tyler Glasnow, Kittredge, Diego Castillo, Springer and more.
Gerrit Cole suffers a loss.
Francisco Mejia makes a difference
Yoshi shows Cole how to work the plate and busts out when needed 
Yandy Diaz shows us how spectacular he is at getting on base

Special Thanks to the artist XtakeRuxIt for the music Rocking Forward

You can find Brandon @SportsBlitzPod and Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter.

Mets Conforto turns a third strike into a game-winning Hit by Pitch

7:45 – Phillies & Braves – d’Arnaud & Bohn

10:15 – A's & Dodgers – Ump calls Kershaw foul ball pitch a home run

11:00 – Covid closed some Umpire schools in 2020 

11:45 – Umpires grade their own papers

12:20 –  Mark and Brandon discuss Ken Rosenthal’s article on 5 ways to possibly improve MLB instant replay 

24:08 - Umpire Replay Statistics

25:00 – Umpires love the game – least paid person on the field

27:17 – Joe West call for a replay and wins $500,000 from Paul Lo Duca in defamation lawsuit

31:20 – Mets, Marlins – Marcus Stroman does not want to play in the puddles. We need Safety first on the field.

34:05 – Brandon’s Rundown
- Padres, Joe Musgrove  
- Rays, Tyler Glasnow – 14 strikeouts
- Trevor Bauer, notes the click-bait on sticky balls
-  The deaden’ed balls are more bouncy

Special Thanks to XtakeRux for the music Rocking Forward

Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day at the Trop

• 3:29  Part 2 Interview with Marlins fan Lou Schiff @BaseballandLaw talk Sandy Alcantara, Jesus Aguilar mentors Jazz Chisolm, Cory Dickerson, Jon Berti, Chad Wallach, Starling Marte
  
  
• Six percent of MLB season played
  
  
• 20:45  -  Rays freeze in Boston with the Red Sox and lose series
  
  
• 22:20 - Yankees Series - Ugly Rivalry - Hit By Patch 
  • Brandon - "You cant be a Savage if your Soft" Wrestlemania attitude to the field
  • 24:35  Game 1 - Rich Hill 6 innings & 7 strikeouts, The Shift, Corey Kluber
  • 29:45  Game 2 - Chris Archer returns leaves w/forearm issues, Austin Meadows delivers with home run
  • 33:00  Game 3 - Brent Honeywell starts first 2 innings after 4 surgeries & 1300 days later.  Meadows gets hit 2x by Yankees' Jordan Montgomery and  wins CC Sabathia Sportsmanship award
• HBP is getting old - A warning has been issued -
  
  
• 41:45   eX-Ray Report on Texas Ranger Nate Lowe.  Should we have kept him
  
  
• Breaking News on Ranger game 1  - Tyler Glasnow is magnificent - 14 strikeouts - potential Cy Young winner.  Special Thank you to Willy Adames for his solo homer that brought in the only run for the entire game.
  
  
• 46:40  Rays injury report  Ji-Mon Choi, Nick Anderson, Kevin Kiermaier, Chaz Roe, Colin Poche, Oliver Drake, Yonny Chirinos, Jalen Beeks, Pete Fairbanks
• Jeffrey Springs excitement to come.

Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music Stomps and Claps
Also thanks to  Lou Schiff @BaseballandLaw, Brandon @SportsBlitzPod and Mark @TheBaseballBiz 

 01:45  -  Opening Day starts with Snow & Miguel Cabrera Homer
 03:30  -  World Series Caliber SNAFU  Wrong Turn Turner Dodgers lose Home Run
 Texas Rangers - Globe Field Park - everybody welcome - Covid concerns

 06:23  - White Sox and Angels - Joe Maddon no rules
        - Yermin Mercedes  5 for 5
        - Shohei Ohtani - breaks speed, pitching and batting phenom
        - Tyler Glasnow  toy bats, DH and Intentional Strike Outs

 12:45  Brandon's Run Down
                  - Red Sox
                 - Blue Jays come alive

 14:21  - Astros are back and Trash Cans take the field

 15:48 - Phillies pitching watch
 Atlanta Braves - Freeman, Acuna, Ozuna - Opening Week Weak

17:38 – Reds Castellanos – 2 week suspension – Trevor Bauer speaks up

21:00  - Covid strikes 10 Nationals out  - NHL Canucks gets hit 
Brewers & Yankees Trades
Akil Badoo making history day

24:10  Go Deep - Rangers, Nate Lowe & Padres, Tatis Jr hit homers at 465 feet

25:20 – Texas Governor Abbot opens the doors with Rangers at 100%.available Houston holds at 50%

All-Star Game Atlanta, Rob Manfred and Godzilla politicians

David Samson – Nothing Personal  - How Manfred made All-Star decision
 
 28:55 - Lou Schiff – Marlins Opening Day Interview – Part 1
 Tickets, Seats Fans and Friends reunited,  Family memories.  Socially Distant, Sanitizer & Masks. and Marlins Park new name

42:15 - Extra Sound piped into ballpark

Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward

Opening Day

1. Ceremonial Presidential First Pitch - FDR & Dr Fauci  
   
   
2. Rundown of opening Games  - cross over of games AL/NL
   
   
3. Aroldis Chapman boo'ed off field in Spring Training
   
   
4. MLB Opening Day Starters
   
   
5. Opening Day Games Televised on ESPN
   1. Yankees vs Blue Jays on ESPN - 1 pm Launch
   2. Dodges vs Rockies - 4 pm o
   3. Mets vs Nationals - 7 pm
   4. Astros v Athletics - 10 pm 
   5. Other games on Bally Sports formerly Fox Sports
6. Late Home Opening Days  on April 9
   Arizona Diamondbacks – NL West,   Los Angeles Dodgers – NL West,   San Francisco Giants – NL West, Atlanta Braves – NL East,  Tampa Bay Rays – AL East
   
   
7. Projections for All MLB Teams  - AL East, AL West, AL Central, NL East, NL West, NL Central
   
   
8. April Fool Pranks
   1. Blue Jays and Jeep give away
   2. Big Pappy Ortiz Jersey buried in Yankee Stadium

Happy Opening Day from your friends at BaseballBiz
Mark @TheBaseballBiz & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod
Special thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward

Rays  2021 Opening Day with Miami Marlins

 Final Home Spring Training game w/ Braves, Charlie Morton & Ryan Yarbrough
 
 Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training record
 
 2021 Projected Roster - Neil Solondz picks
 
 Pitching - 5 man rotation -  Glasnow, Yarbrough, Wacha, Hill, Chris Archer
 
 Nick Anderson - injury 
 
 6:15 - Standards Raised  - Kevin Kiermaier and Chris Archer comments on the new team.
 
 24:40 - The Best Farm System
 
 26:50 - The Marlins, 2x World Series champs. Rays facing former plate mates, Jesus Aguilar & Corey Dickerson
 
 25:58 - Wander Franco & Shane McClanahan - when will we see you again
 
 30:15 -  Jeter changes Marlins Park - the pool at the Clevelander and fish in tanks had to go
 
 33:30 -  Boston Red Sox - Rays journey from South Beach to Boston
 
 39:28 - eX-Rays - Blake Snell & Denard Span
 
 45:50 - Trisha Whitaker - the off-field Ray who brings the stories to us all. Thank you.
 
 We always love hearing from Rays fans, however, Boston Red Sox and Yankees fans can also share their love with Mark @TheBaseballBiz & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod on Twitter.
 
 Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music, Stomps & Claps

MLB History of Pitching and Injuries

• Opening Day Pitchers - Pitchers Loosening up
• Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training strategy - 40 pitchers
• Brent Honeywell's return to the game after 4 years of surgeries and rehab
• Gerrit Cole - goal of 200 innings compared with Trevor Bauer strategy
• 900 more innings per team in 2021
• Twins, Rocco Baldelli and Jake Odorizzi injuries
• How many innings will pitchers pitch in 2021
• Pitchers Complete Games explored - Noodles Hahn, 
• Tracking how many pitchers used in a game
• James Shields - last of the double digit complete games

Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward
Resources include  The Ringer - Ben Lindbergh,  Fangraphs,  Baseball Almanac

• Wacky Week in baseball and Champa Bay
  • WWE at Tropicana home of Tampa Bay Rays, then looks at Amalie Arena and onto The Bucs Raymond James Stadium for Wrestlemania. 
• Spring Training coming to a close plus Covid and Opening Day
• Governor Abbot says Texas is open -  MLB has some decisions to make
  • Texas Rangers will be at 100% capacity with 40,000+ fans in the stadium on Opening Day. 
  • Other teams limit to 25%
• MLB &  Theo Epstein bring new rules to the game - how will they  affect the game.
  • Changes to the size and fabric of the bases
  • New rules for Step Offs and Balks
  • Pitchers limited to 2 pick-offs
  • 15 second pitch clock
  • The Shift
  • disgruntled Robot Umpires (early April Fools)
• St Patrick chases the snakes out of Ireland & 
• Mark offers hair of the dog recipes that are distasteful and don't work
• On Twitter find Brandon on @SportsBlitzPod & Mark  @TheBaseballBiz
• Producer - Christina Hussey
• Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward 

Sara Sanchez of BleedCubbieBlue visits 
Mark and Brandon  on BaseballBiz  we discuss

• Chicago Cubs 2021 Rebuild or Reload year
• Nico Hoerner
• Yu Darvish & No-Walks
• MLB self-inflicted wounds - Medic Please
• Social Media coordinators removed from the equation
• How will MLB grow the game with younger audience
• Helene Britton - First women owner of a baseball team in 1911
• Sara's love of the game from fandom to professional podcaster and blogger

Find Sara on Twitter @BCB_Sara & @BleedCubbieBlue
Mark @TheBaseballBiz
Brandon @SportsBlitzPod

Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward