Rays The Roof: A Tampa Bay Rays Podcast

We would have loved for our 200th episode of Rays The Roof to be juuuust a bit happier, but with the uncontrolled chaos it seems going on right now with the Tampa Bay Rays, we just have to ride the wave. Tampa Bay sports media personality & St. Pete Nine's Steve Carney joined us to talk about what to expect with today's Pinellas County Commissioners meeting and more.

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Recent news with Pinellas County has now created even more of a situation regarding Tropicana Field as potential funds for the new stadium on the Trop site is up in the air as a vote on the matter was pushed back three weeks, partly due to the current situation on where the Rays will play in 2025. While we don't know what will come of this, we do know more drama is in the air!

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Tampa Bay keeps getting hit harder and harder after we learned yesterday of the passing of USF men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, someone who became a staple in the community within just 19 months of being there.

We remember the enduring legacy AAR will have on the Tampa Bay sports community, as well as give updates on the state of Tropicana Field, plus give our World Series predictions on this latest episode of RTR.

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What a last 24 hours it's been in the Tampa Bay, Sarasota and Bradenton areas, let alone Central Florida, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers and other affected areas.

It's a period all of us would like to forget as Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc on our area, tearing the roof of Tropicana Field, producing dozens of tornadoes and causing incredible damage.

We hope this podcast can bring some good vibes, laughter, anything to help lift the spirits of the area we call home and care so much about. We are #TampaBayStrong and #FloridaStrong

There's really nothing else to it: the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season has officially come to an end. The offseason is now here as the playoffs start up, and the only thing we as fans can do is watch from the sidelines. We talk about the official end to the season, some Wild Card round talk and a look back at the 2024 Rays on this latest episode of the podcast!

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We are nearly at the finish line for the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season, but in typical Rays fashion, they're still not out of it going into the last week of the year. What a great way to end the home slate and maybe, we'll see some chaos happen over these final six games.

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There are officially 12 games left in the 2024 season for the Tampa Bay Rays and with a sub-.500 record and a multi-game Wild Card deficit, it's safe to say that this season will not end in a sixth-straight playoff appearance.

For Rays fans, the end of the season is bittersweet. This team is not a good baseball team, but despite how bad they are, baseball is still fun to watch...sometimes. Hopefully, there will be some fun baseball left in 2024 for Tampa Bay.

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It doesn't look like the Rays are going to go on some miraculous late-season playoff push, especially with how this West Coast road trip has gone. However, the recent call-up of Junior Caminero might be the spark plug this team needs to not continue to stay at .500. We discuss that and more on this latest episode of the podcast!

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The record for most times a team has spent at the .500 mark in one season is 35. The Rays have now done it 27 games...and it's only mid-August. The call-up of Junior Caminero might change that, but if the Rays don't hit .500 36 times this season, we riot.

More Junior talk to come on our next podcast!

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What an eventful week it's been for Rays fans, from the conclusion of the MLB trade deadline to officially getting a stadium deal secured with St. Pete and Pinellas County.

A 15 year wait for something finalized with a new stadium is now over, and we had on 10 Tampa Bay Sports Director Evan Closky to talk about the craziness of the deadline and the reality of a new stadium coming in a few years.

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