Locked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay Rays

In this episode of Locked On Rays, Kevin and Ulises analyze the Tampa Bay Rays' looming flaw--strikeouts and strikeout rate--and how it prevented them from hoisting the Commissioner's Trophy this past season. How can the team address the inflated strikeout numbers, and which, if any, of strikeout-heavy players may not be in a Rays uniform come 2021? The boys discuss all that, plus the disparity in regular season and postseason offensive numbers, regrets of trading away NL ROY candidate Jake Cronenworth, and much, much more.

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Well, the 2020 MLB season is over, but the baseball drama isn't over by any means. The Tampa Bay Rays wasted no time in making a bevy of roster moves over the weekend, including declining the options of Charlie Morton and Mike Zunino, and letting go of catchers Michael Perez, Kevan Smith and injured relievers Andrew Kittredge and Chaz Roe. What's the Rays forthcoming plan here, and will the team actually go out and make a move for a relatively prominent catcher? And, more decisions loom, as the Rays have to make some more 40-man space available for position player prospects Taylor Walls and Josh Lowe. Kevin and Ulises break it all down, plus much, much more!

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It's another Friday edition of Ramblin' Rays, where Kevin and Ulises bring on a listener to co-host the program and talk all things Tampa Bay Rays baseball. Today, the podcast features Chase Ross, where we discuss how his Rays fandom originated, growing up in a household with Yankees and Red Sox fans, and his favorite Rays moment of 2020 and general feelings about the team going forward.

Also, we talk to Chase about his life dealing with cerebral palsy. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, so it's a great opportunity to educate yourselves!

You can follow Chase on Twitter @chasehastings1

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Kevin and Ulises continue to stew on the Tampa Bay Rays's disappointing World Series Game 6 loss, in which Blake Snell was preemptively removed from the game in the sixth inning. Going forward, will this decision (and the franchise's general edict of not allowing starters to go deep in ballgames) create some hostility between Snell and the Rays coaching staff/front office? With his big payday on the books, could this be the beginning of the end of Snell in a Rays uniform? Consider his past comments on the team's Tommy Pham trade signing with superagent Scott Boras, and the team's other big contracts on the books, etc. Should be an interesting offseason to say the least...

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Welp, the Tampa Bay Rays memorable, miraculous 2020 season has come to an end--since the team lost 3-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series. (Congrats to the Dodgers, we suppose.)

Kevin and Ulises recap the team's final game of 2020, which included a questionable (to say the least) managerial decision to remove Blake Snell after he was rolling through 5.1 innings pitched (two hits allowed, nine strikeouts, no walks), and replacing him with recently struggling and fatigued reliever Nick Anderson. The boys break it all down, while providing some perspective on the matter.

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Kevin and Ulises go to the "mailbag" to answer some baseball questions from Locked On Rays listeners, which includes revisiting the Chris Archer trade, Willy Adames' postseason plate struggles, some less than impressive outings from Rays starting pitchers. They also banter about World Series Game 6, a big performance needed from Blake Snell, a Neil Solondz impression, and much, much more.

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Kevin and Ulises recap the Tampa Bay Rays' buzzkill 4-2 Game 5 loss--putting the team in a 3-2 deficit to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2020 World Series. They analyze Tyler Glasnow's so-so outing, Manny Margot's attempt to steal home, and the myriad missed opportunities the Rays had offensively to make it a ballgame. The boys then attempt to end the show on a positive note, reliving the memorable 8-7 Game 4 walk-off win on Saturday night, where seldom-used, reserve outfielder Brett Phillips will now forever live in franchise lore. (He's this decade's Dan Johnson!)

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It's another Friday edition of Ramblin' Rays, where Kevin and Ulises bring on a listener to co-host the program and talk all things Tampa Bay Rays baseball. Today, Joseph Owen joins us from England, where he discusses the roots of his Rays fandom, visiting Tropicana Field, the 2020 World Series, the growth of baseball in the U.K. and much, more. If you want to be a guest co-host on a future Ramblin' Rays segment, e-mail [email protected]

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Locked On Rays host Kevin Weiss chats with longtime friend Jeff Odom, who was in attendance at Globe Life Field for World Series Game 2. Jeff discusses the World Series atmosphere, stadium amenities, being one of the select Rays fans in attendance, who he thinks will win the World Series and much, much more.

Jeff is a former sports reporter for the Tampa Bay Times and now works for the Dallas Stars (the team that lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals). You can find Jeff on Twitter @jeffodom.

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The Tampa Bay Rays square up the World Series at a game apiece, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in a contest where the team's franchise cornerstones--starter Blake Snell, 2B Brandon Lowe--helped carry the team to victory, in addition to major contributions from "The Stable" bullpen and Mr. Plays-The-Game-The-Right-Way Joey Wendle. Should the Dodgers be concerned they really only have two legitimately trusted starters (Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler)? Is the Rays offense turning a corner, after tallying 10 hits, four walks, and just seven strikeouts? Kevin and Ulises discuss that and much more, in this edition of Locked On Rays.

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