Inside Pitch Podcast

Steve Carney starts today's show by discussing the latest teams that have postponed games due to one club having players test positive for COVID-19. He then gets into the Rays losing both games in Atlanta and fans getting on Kevin Kiermaier for a pair of blunders.

Steve Carney starts today's show by discussing Wednesday's loss in Atlanta, and then details some of the changes both on and off the field Major League Baseball is looking to make for 2020

The Rays finish off their first homestand of the year 4-1 after sweeping the Braves in a two-game series. Steve Carney talks about all the good points he saw in Tuesday's win, but also points out that the real challenges for the team start today with their first road trip.

Steve Carney starts with the latest from Philadelphia on the Miami Marlins and their outbreak of coronavirus. Then, we get into Monday night's win over the Braves that was such a beat down that it cost starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz his job.

Steve Carney should be talking about the Rays playing in their first game with the Texas Tiebreaker and coming back to win 6-5 over the Blue Jays Sunday. But instead, he's forced to wonder whether Major League Baseball will be able to finish their season after 12 Marlins players tested positive for COVID-19 after their weekend series in Philadelphia.

The Rays bounce back for a win over the Blue Jays Saturday, and Steve Carney discusses Ryan Yarbrough's command and Ji-Man Choi's plate acumen as a leadoff hitter. Also, Ryan Thompson tells us which of his teammates didn't know he was allowed to bring a moistened rag to the mound this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays 2020 season didn't get off to the best start as Charlie Morton dropped a 6-1 decision to the Blue Jays. Steve Carney discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly for Opening Day. Steve also explains how the Texas Tiebreaker didn't work out nearly like he expected, and Anthony Rizzo pulls off the "hidden sanitizer" trick!

We get ready for a baseball game that actually counts in the standings for the first time in 288 days! Steve Carney starts by breaking down the 30-man Opening Day roster, including the decisions that may leave you scratching your head. We also hear from Rays president Brian Auld, who sat down with Tom Krasniqi Thursday morning.

Nearly four months after when the regular season was supposed to begin, Steve Carney finally gets to answer your questions with the first mailbag show of the year. Among the topics are Austin Meadows' diagnosis with coronavirus, Blake Snell's command, and how Yoshi Tsutsugo will handle his first year playing baseball in America,

Steve Carney talks about the loss of Colin Poche, who tore his UCL in Monday's simulated game and needs Tommy John surgery. We also hear from both left-hander Blake Snell and right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who each made their final tune-up start Tuesday night in the intrasquad game.