Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud is joined once again by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to talk about Tom Brady and the Buccaneers continuing to workout together despite the recommendation of the NFL and the Players Union plus have you tried to make a reservation at Disney recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to discuss Major League Baseball's agreement to bring baseball back as players will report next week and Opening Day is less than a month away. Plus Tom Brady and his Buccaneer teammates continue to work out at Berkeley Prep despite the NFL's recommendation to stop team workouts and Nascar and the FBI find that it wasn't a noose in garage of Bubba Wallace during Sunday's race at Talladega. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the latest in baseball as the players vote down the owners deal so Commissioner Rob Manfred is ordering a 60 game season to start in late July with players reporting next week assuming they can agree on health protocols. Plus former Bucs GM Phil Krueger dies and Nascar supports Bubba Wallace a day after a noose was found in his garage. Then college football writer Matt Baker talks with Tashan Reed about race in college football coaching and if it factored in Willie Taggart's time at Florida State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Bucs and Lightning players testing positive for COVID-19 as well as players from all sports as they are hoping to resume soon. Do these tests change things plus baseball still doesn't have an agreement to resume with the clock ticking, can they get it done? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Dr. Fauci's comments that without daily testing football shouldn't be played this fall and the NFL's response to it. Plus your mailbag questions about how the NFL will protect coaches from coronavirus, if there is no season does it help or hurt Tom Brady, MLB's negotiations, how no minor league baseball impacts the Rays farm system, Florida dropping the Gator Bait cheer, Jason Licht's draft history and best Bucs players to cover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Pro Bowl moving to Las Vegas, would you sign a COVID-19 aiver to play college football like Ohio State is requiring and should sports start playing again with other issues that perhaps should be given our full attention right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones from Poynter discuss the first pictures of Tom Brady in a Buccaneers uniform, where he ranks among current quarterbacks as Chris Simms says he's #15, what Bryon Leftwich knows about duffel bags plus stories of Skip Bayless and First Take on ESPN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin talk about Rob Manfred's change of heart in saying he's not certain a season will happen this year as talks between the League and Players Union have broken down and threats of grievances are being lobbed before a deal is announced. Plus how would this season compare to the lost World Series in 1994 if they don't play and what's going on with the Yankees potentially cheating in 2017 as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on whether we will see Major League Baseball this season after the Players Union says they are done negotiating telling Rob Manfred to tell them when and where to show up. Plus could the Yankees been among the teams stealing signs in 2017 after complaining about the Astros, Tom Brady continues working out with his new Buccaneers teammates including Rob Gronkowski and PGA tour returned without fans this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the NHL's Phase 3 announcement that training camps will open on July 10th, Major League Baseball continues to be at an impasse with the Player's Union on returning to play, Rob Gronkowski and the Bucs Foundation replace the Blake Football equipment destroyed in a fire last month, plus your mailbag questions about NFL Practice Squads, Chris Archer's injury, Rays first round pick, could all 3 Tampa Bay teams win a championship this year and what has happened to College Football in Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times USF Beat Writer Joey Knight caught up with first year USF Head Coach Jeff Scott to talk about how he's preparing for a season with no spring practice, what it's like to be back on campus, is this the best or worst year to be a first time head coach, the quarterback competition in camp, his thoughts on the transfer portal and how the Unity Walk headed by KJ Sails impacted the team, the coaching staff and himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 talk about their favorite baseball movies since we don't have any baseball to watch currently. They discuss Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, The Natural, League Of Their Own and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to discuss the latest MLB proposal to the players to play 76 games at 75% of their prorated salary, is Roger Goodell's comments on the NFL being wrong to ignore players previous too little too late or a good start and what is with 90-Day Fiance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Roger Goodell's statement that the NFL should have listened to players sooner and they encourage all players to speak out and peacefully protest. USF linebacker KJ Sails leads a Unity Walk at USF with many in the Athletic Department participating and former UF star Reche Caldwell was shot and killed in Tampa over the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Bruce Arians first comments since protests started last week, Tony Dungy reaction to Drew Brees' comments as Drew offers an apology. Plus the NHL give more details on the format of the playoffs and your mailbag questions about Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, Rays and the impact if Major League Baseball doesn't play this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are back again as Drew Brees made comments about how he will not kneel during the National Anthem if NFL players do that this season saying he will never agree with them disrespecting the flag. These comments were not embraced by others in the league and in particular several teammates who have called him out for being part of the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are back for a second day to discuss Peter King's power ranking of the Buccaneers this year and they are ranked pretty high, and what could happen to Major League Baseball if they don't play this year and it wouldn't be good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss how athletes are starting to speak out about the killing of George Floyd and the protesting that has occurred in the last week. Plus thoughts on Lance Armstrong after seeing the ESPN documentary, Rick and Tom are crashing a wedding soon and it includes a current Buccaneer, plus news on Rob Gronkowski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

USF Quarterback Jordan McCloud among a group of local football players help clean up after the protests on Saturday night, former Plant star Pete Alonzo's thoughts on what is going on around the country after George Floyd's death, MLB players send their proposal to Major League Baseball to play 114 games starting on June 30, Bucs coaches can return to their facilities today, MLS players agree to a pay cut pending owners approval and the US launched a man into space for the first time in 9 years with SpaceX. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on NFL Coaches being allowed back in their facilities next week, sports are starting to return in Europe plus your mailbag questions about the Bucs offense, running backs and linebackers, the NHL's plan to resume and is the saying 'I'd play this game for free' gone forever as the baseball and their players are opposed on how to resume. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 discuss what college football might look like this season as some schools are planning for fans in the stands while others might not play at all. Plus Major League Baseball has a plan to start play but it isn't good for the minor leaguers and what do you miss most during quarantine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to discuss who would you want to see play next with Tiger and Phil in The Match, plus why the Lightning should be good with the 24-team format to resume hockey this season to crown a Stanley Cup Champion, and Bucs Head Coach Bruce Arians appears on Joe Maddon's new podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on some Rays players returning to Tropicana Field on Monday for voluntary workouts as baseball begins the process of returning, the NHL sent out guidelines for phase 2 of their reopening plan which would include small group of players skating and they hope they can start that soon, Tom Brady in the The Match draws record ratings and what do you think of ESPN's documentary on Lance Armstrong so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud discuss The Match for charity featuring Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as Tom Brady struggled early but had the shot of the match while splitting his pants! Plus the NHL Players have agreed to a 24-team format to resume play although the Lightning did vote against the plan and Bucs wide receiver Chris Godwin is doing great things for those who are helping fight the coronavirus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Tom Brady's 9-part documentary titled 'Man In The Arena' coming to ESPN next year, Brent Honeywell's latest setback for the Rays, budget cuts coming to USF's athletic department and your mailbag questions answered about OJ Howard, Rob Gronkowski, Tyler Johnson, Chris Godwin, Todd Bowles, Tom Brady, Bucs stadium and The Last Dance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss what it will be like when sports starts back up with no fans in the stands now that we've seen it with golf, Nascar and soccer. Plus Tom Jones remembers Fred Willard which delves into Rick and Tom talking movies and actors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud dishes on the details of getting the first photos of Tom Brady working out with his new Bucs teammates as he and Tom Jones discuss good old-fashioned stakeouts in reporting the news. Plus could there have been a different ending to the Last Dance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Brady's delivers a message to let adversity fuel greatness to the senior class of 2020, the NHL has plans to use 2 locations for 24 teams when play resumes later this summer and more states are opening up for sports without fans including California and New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on what is means to have an iconic quarterback for the Buccaneers this season as he spoke to Tony Dungy and Clyde Christensen about it, Major League Baseball outlines their plan to resume play safely, where Blake Snell was right and wrong in his comments about playing for less than his contract, Saints coach Sean Payton says Bucs tanked final game in 2014 to get Jameis Winston and there were actual live sports on TV this weekend and it was great. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions including if the Bucs will sign a running back or Clay Matthews, will Tristan Wirfs eventually take over for Donovan Smith, why have the Bucs drafted safeties each of the last 4 years, will season ticket holders be allowed in for NFL games this year, who will the Bucs use for the pictures on the sides of Raymond James Stadium and can Tom Brady be inducted into the Bucs Ring of Honor this year? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud discusses whether Tom Brady is a 'franchise changer' as Mike Evans called him but Derrick Brooks disagrees. Plus Florida is open to hosting all sports teams during the coronavirus shutdowns in other states as leagues are figuring out how to play this year and should network insert virtual crowd noise during NFL broadcasts this year to make them sound more like you are used to hearing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 discuss The Last Dance documentary on ESPN about Michael Jordan on the Bulls which details just how driven he was to win and how he pushed his teammates to better. So could Tom Brady be that for the Buccaneers this year, plus what is the latest on sports returning including Major League Baseball's discussions with players and the NBA polling players about returning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 discuss who is the toughest opponent on the Buccaneers schedule this season and just how good will the Bucs be with Tom Brady as quarterback. Plus remembering Jerry Stiller who played Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and doing fitness in your front yard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud breaks down the news that broke on Sunday that Major League Baseball players aren't willing to take pay cuts if there aren't fans in the stands when play resumes and that it could cost baseball the season. Plus Booger McFarland and Joe Tessitore are out on Monday Night Football so who replaces them and Mike Evans penned a heart-felt note for Mother's Day and gives his thoughts on Tom Brady signing with the Bucs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud breaks down the Buccaneers 2020 schedule which includes 5 prime time games thanks to the addition of Tom Brady. While this year's schedule doesn't have them on the road for 7 straight weeks it won't be easy either as they didn't do the Bucs any favor with 3 straight prime time games but they won't play any cold-weather games so that's a plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are back as they discuss ESPN's documentary 'Last Dance' about Michael Jordan and the Bulls dynasty and they got to discussing if Tom Brady on the Bucs is his 'Last Dance' and if we'll see a documentary about this in the future. Plus why isn't Tom Brady as big as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods globally. Plus are you watching live Korean baseball on ESPN in the middle of the night? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are reminiscing about the coaches they've covered in their careers, which ones they enjoyed covering and the ones who were tougher than others. They're talking about John Tortorella, Jon Gruden, Jacques Demers, Tony Dungy, Jacques Lemaire, Greg Schiano, Dirk Koetter, Lovie Smith, Joe Maddon and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times beat writers Marc Topkin and Diana Nearhos for a roundtable discussing how our professional sports might return, what leagues are doing currently to prepare and how sports will be covered upon their return. Plus Rick remembers Don Shula who died at the age of 90 on Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Bucs undrafted free agent quarterback Reid Sinnett and his chances of making this year's team to learn under Tom Brady, Andy Dalton signs as a backup in Dallas for $3 million behind Dak Prescott and the NFL schedule is due out later this week as the NFL is still planning on a full season with fans in the stands at this point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions including who benefits most from the trade for Rob Gronkowski, seeing Bruce Arians couldn't fix Jameis Winston does that change your evaluation of Dirk Koetter as a head coach, what is Rick favorite Jameis Winston moment, will Ronald Jones take another step forward this year, what position group for the Bucs can least afford a major injury, and can counties and cities renegotiate their deals with teams since revenue will be down without fans in the stands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Rob Gronkowski's joking comments about having the Bucs playbook weeks ago gets the NFL media in a tizzy about cheating while Jameis Winston signs with the Saints for just $1.1 million and throws serious shade at the Bucs while doing it. Jameis says he can now read signs and see license plates after Lasik and the Bucs pick up the 5th year option on Tight End OJ Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Jameis Winston's signing in New Orleans and his reasoning behind it including humility and learning from Drew Brees, Sean Payton and more. Plus Tom Brady is cleared of wrong-doing by the NFL for picking up a playbook at Byron Leftwich's house and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on the NFL Draft and how the Bucs did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 to discuss whether Jameis Winston will get a chance to play in New Orleans behind Drew Brees and it's Tom Brady's world here in Tompa Bay and we're just living in it as he has made himself at home in our community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Saints signing Jameis Winston later today to backup Drew Brees in New Orleans as he goes to a division rival. Plus the Bucs draft appears to be a success as they acquired guys in positions of need with everyone having a shot to make the roster this fall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Tom Brady's latest news making venture as he walks into the wrong house when trying to meet Offensive Coordinator Byron Leftwich which could violate NFL rules. Plus the Bucs get their Offensive Tackle in Tristan Wirfs from Iowa as they trade up 1 spot to ensure they got a good one, and what did you think of the first virtual NFL draft without fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Rob Gronkowski's introduction to the Tampa Bay media as we learned a simple game of catch with Tom Brady ignited the fire for him to return to the NFL, the NHL has a plan to resume play in July in empty arenas and Eduardo Encina on tonight's virtual NFL Draft and what the Bucs are looking to gain in this year's draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Buccaneers acquisition of former Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski as they are putting Tom Brady's band back together again. What does this mean for OJ Howard, Cameron Brate and the narrative that Brady doesn't fit in Bruce Arians' offense. Plus your mailbag questions about the Bucs draft plans, how COVID-19 affects the Rays stadium plans and when is the latest the NHL can resume and still crown a Stanley Cup this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud details how Tom Brady was spotted working out in a downtown Tampa park and was asked to leave for social distancing, plus what kind of team has Brady inherited and how important is this NFL draft for the Buccaneers. Plus part 2 of our chat with Tom Jones Rick and Tom discuss how unlucky Tampa is with the coronavirus suspsension of sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones to discuss if ESPN really needs 10 episodes to talk about one season about Michael Jordan but both are definitely all in, plus what will sports be like without fans and can colleges come back this fall and a goodbye to Gaither baseball coach Frank Permuy and the 'Pillow Lady' Jackie Riles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined once again by Trevor Sikkema of the Draft Network to break down the 2020 NFL Draft next week including who the Buccaneers are targeting with the 14th pick, which of the big 4 offensive tackles would be best suited for Bruce Arians' offense, what running backs would work best with Tom Brady and could there be a surprise pick for the Buccaneers at 14. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.