Under the Orange Roof

The Rays continue to keep winning.  Their streak is now up to 10 straight games, and Steve Carney discusses all the different ways they've been able to walk off the field victorious.

Tampa Bay also had to make a difficult decision this week, trading shortstop Willy Adames to Milwaukee.  Steve explains why he feels the trade had to happen, but also remembers how much of a joy it was to cover Willy's explaoits on the field.  He even gives you a couple of funny clubhouse moments he had with Willy over the years.

The Tampa Bay Rays find themselves on a four-game winning streak after sweeping the New York Mets over the weekend.  Steve Carney discusses the improving health of the club who got back pieces like Diego Castillo, Francisco Mejia, and Ji-Man Choi this week.  He also gets into Brandon Lowe's amazing disparity against left-handed pitching, and who could be on the short end of a possible call-up of top prospects Wander Franco and Vidal Brujan

And Yoshi Tsutsugo's time with the club has ended, and Steve gets into five other bad decisions the front office has made over the years and where the now-Dodgers first baseman sits on the list.

The Tampa Bay Rays have finished off a stretch of playing 30 games in the last 31 days, but have continues to see more key contributors end up on the injured list.  Steve Carney discusses how the the Rays can continue to stay competitive in the American League East until the pendulum starts to swing the other way when it comes to injuries.  He also gives you his thoughts on Albert Pujols, who was let go by the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week while the Rays were in Anaheim.

Plus, the Durham Bulls are off to a great start in their season.  Steve gives you the top five players he'd like to see get their first big-league call up, and outlines a scenario in which consensus top prospect Wander Franco might not be the first player called up to the majors.

It's Steve Carney's birthday, and the Tampa Bay Rays have given him the gift of a great pitching matchup tonight in Anaheim between Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani.  Plus the minor league schedule gets going this week, and Steve explains why it might be longer than you think before Wander Franco makes the jump to the big leagues.

And Bally Sports Sun's Doug Waechter (@dougwaechter10) stops in to talk about what it was like to watch Brett Phillips' World Series walk-off in person last year, and what expects to see moving forward from the pitching staff.

It was a roller coaster of a weekend for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Steve Carney discusses how the team saw two long streaks get snapped against the Toronto Blue Jays, but also got a positive glimpse of the future.

Bally Sports Sun analyst Orestes Destrade also visits the show for the first time, as he and Steve talk about the feeling of fans being at the ballpark, what Joey Wendle has done to become a focal part of the offense, and just how much more patience the team can have with Yoshi Tsutsugo.

It was a good weekend to be a Rays fan, as they finish a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the Bronx beating three different pitchers in three different fashions.  Steve Carney also gives you his take on Rays ownership's address of the St. Petersburg City Council and why he's not a fan of the split-city proposal.  Then we turn to your questions as the monthly mailbag contains queries about Yoshi Tsutsugo's future, the young potential starters waiting their turn, and Brandon Lowe's spot in the batting order.

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It was a rollercoaster week for the Tampa Bay Rays, culminating with the Major League debut of pitcher Brent Honeywell after three and a half years away and four elbow surgeries.  Hear who the right-hander credits in keeping him on course in the nearly 1,300 days between games that counted.  And actor Ellen Adair (@Ellen_Adair), host of the podcast "Take Me In To The Ballgame," joins Steve to talk about how baseball changed for her in a pandemic, her affection for former Rays outfielder and current Phillies GM Sam Fuld, and what makes a good baseball movie!

The 2021 regular season is upon us, and Steve Carney starts by going through the Rays' first weekend in South Florida, detailing the good, the bad, and the otherwise.  He also shares his thoughts on Major League Baseball's decision to move this year's All-Star Game out of the city of Atlanta.  Finally, our friend and host of the 3 Dog Thursday podcast TJ Rives (@BucSidelineGuy) joins the show to discuss the feeling of being at Tropicana Field for the birth of this franchise in 1998, how he learned never to leave a baseball game before the 27th out is made, where he was for Brett Phillips' walk-off magic in the World Series, and who he wants to call a sporting event with.

It's the final episode of the 2021 Spring Training season, which means Steve Carney has his final Tampa Bay Rays roster projection and who he believes will be on the baseline for Opening Day on April 1 in Miami.  He also has a reminder for how you can get a free subscription to MLB.tv Premium before he is joined by WDAE's Jay Recher (@jayRecher) and Sports Talk Florida's Steve Kinsella (@Steve_Kinsella1) to talk about the Rays beginning the defense of their American League championship.

We're another week closer to the start of the regular season, and another potential injury to a big piece of the infield has thrown Steve Carney's projections into disarray.  We take a look at what Ji-Man Choi missing the start of the year could mean for the guys who would have to take his spot at first base.  Plus, the NFL has a new TV rights deal that includes a number of streaming partners.  We look at how Major League Baseball could be looking at their future fanbase going away because of the two most horrible words in content consumption: local blackouts.