Sports Day Tampa Bay

The Rays Blow a 4-0 lead in Houston and lose on a walk-off to the Astros to open their 3-game series. It's the 19th 1-run loss for the Rays this season as they continue to struggle in close games but reinforcements are on the way as Kevin Kiermaier will be activated on Tuesday night. Plus we heard from Bucs QB Jameis Winston last week about this season's expectations and more and Capitals coach Barry Trotz resigns leaving him as a free agent coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays lose 3 of 4 in New York as they can't figure out the Yankees pitching, the activated Adeiny Hechavarria on Sunday and moved Willy Adames to 2nd base for the day and Hechavarria was one of the stars in Sunday's win. Plus golf is outraged at Phil Mickelson at the US Open as he takes a 2-stroke penalty to avoid having his ball roll down the hill, the Bucs OJ Howard could be ready for a breakout season and some upsets at the World Cup. Today's episode is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds at http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs wrapped up mini-camp as Gerald McCoy sounded off on the Bucs getting help for him, coach Buckner yelling at him and advice for the young guys who now have 5 weeks off before training camp. Plus the Rays lose another 1-run game and once again they run themselves out of opportunities to score, the US Open is a struggle to find birdies, Kellen Winslow Jr. is in trouble with allegations of rape and kidnapping, and the World Cup has begun. Today's podcast is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds at http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs are having more fun at mini-camp this year and there is a reason why as Rick Stroud discusses on today's podcast. You'll hear from LB Lavonte David about this year's team and how they bought into their own hype last year, plus the Rays sweep the Blue Jays after a 1-0 win on Wednesday that featured a Matt Duffy walkoff single, the World Cup begins today and the US will host the event in 2026, the US Open gets underway today and the Lightning traded goalie Peter Budaj back to the Kings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Pierre-Paul has arrived at Bucs mini-camp after missing all 10 OTAs in his first season with the team and he discusses why he missed them, what he expects to get out of mini-camp and the upcoming season. Plus Rick Stroud gives his takes on the first day of mini-camp, the Rays win again over the Blue Jays using 6 pitchers in the victory and thoughts on a high school pitcher consoling his best friend after beating him for the state championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays have called up Willy Adames again and this time it might be for good as he and Jake Bauers have a big night in an 8-4 win over the Blue Jays. Tom Jones joins Rick Stroud to discuss the young Rays, Bucs mini-camp this week, and whether the Golden State Warriors would be treated the same way Alex Ovechkin is if they publicly celebrated winning the NBA title in the same manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays lose again on Sunday and it was yet another base running blunder that costs them a shot at making a comeback, the Bucs begin mandatory mini-camp this week so the entire roster should be in attendance, the Warriors sweep the Cavs to win the NBA title, Alex Ovechkin is have a lot of fun with the Stanley Cup and Justify becomes the 13th Triple Crown winner in 150 years. Today's podcast is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Washington Capitals win their first Stanley Cup but what could've been for the Lightning who led the Caps 3-2 in their series. Plus the Rays lose their 7th in a row but Jake Bauers made his MLB debut, Bucs DL Coach Brentson Buckner gave Gerald McCoy an earful for jumping offsides at OTAs, ESPN's Booger McFarland gives his thoughts on Jameis Winston, and Terrell Owens won't show up for his Hall of Fame induction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays lose for the 6th straight time but they are finally calling up prized prospect Jake Bauers to make his major league debut. Plus Rick clarifies why he thinks Jameis Winston will be suspended and it has nothing to do with whether he is guilty or not and Booger McFarland gives his thoughts on steak and the National Anthem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our weekly mailbag including questions about a possible Jameis Winston suspension, is there doubt about Winston as a QB, do the Rays have a systematic problem with Tommy John surgerys now, what moves might the Lightning make to improve next year and Rick's thoughts on the President and the Philadelphia Eagles not getting together to celebrate their Super Bowl win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Jones joins Rick Stroud to discuss USF next AD search and why President Judy Genshaft must get this right, how the Rays season has gone thus far as they stand 2-games below .500, why Gerald McCoy doesn't get all the love he deserves, and Rick says goodbye to his friend, 49ers WR Dwight Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After climbing 2 game above .500 the Rays have now lost 4 in a row and are 2 games under. Blake Snell was dealing on Sunday, striking out the first 7 batters he faced but the bullpen gave up the lead in the 8th as they lose 2-1 to the Mariners and get swept there for the 3rd straight season. Also Chris Archer is questionable for his next start and Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder stayed in a Seattle hospital with a 'personal medical issue.' Plus Rick Stroud talked exclusively with Bucs CB Vernon Hargreaves about his struggles during his first 2 years in the NFL and the instagram video showing him smoking something. Also USF AD Mark Harlan is leaving for Utah, who might replace him. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds at http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It a mailbag show today as Rick Stroud answers your questions about Gerald McCoy as the leader of the Bucs, how the Bucs will do this season, are the Rays trying to win this year, will they get a new stadium in Hillsborough County, and what moves the Lightning should make this off-season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After starting 1-8 and 4-13 the Rays have surprised us by getting over .500 by game 55 so we talk to Rays beat writer Marc Topkin about how they have accomplished it with an unconventional pitching approach, injuries and trades. Plus 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo might have used burner Twitter accounts to reveal confidential info about players and how prevalent this might be in sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs OTAs continue as we hear from new Center Ryan Jensen who is an interesting character, the Lightning let Associate Head Coach Rick Bowness go as he coached the defense and penalty kill which were weak spots this past season, and the Rays continue to play well despite a loss on Thursday but now they go to Seattle for a big series as they are chasing the Mariners in the Wild Card race. Today's podcast is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds at http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays are once again back to .500 after a 1-0 win in Oakland in 13 innings on Memorial Day. Blake Snell is on the mound Tuesday to try to get them over .500 for the first time since the 1st game of the season, plus we hear from Bucs offensive line coach George Warhop on Donovan Smith, the offensive line and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays offense explodes once again in an 8-3 win over the Orioles as this year's Rays team can actually hit and is fun to watch do so. Plus hear from Buccaneers wide receivers coach Skyler Fulton about the talented group they have this year as we remember the true meaning of today's Memorial Day. Today's show was brought to you by our friend Andy at Continental Wholesale Diamonds https://continentalwholesalediamonds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned out their lockers less than 24 hours after losing Game 7 to the Capitals. They reflected back on what happened to make their 3rd Eastern Conference Final in 4 years but not win the Stanley Cup. Plus the Rays beat Boston behind another great performance from Blake Snell and Bucs guard Ali Marpet on the new national anthem policy in the NFL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning get shut out 4-0 to lose Game 7 to the Capitals and miss out on the Stanley Cup Final. The Bolts were the highest scoring team this year but failed to score in nearly the last 8 periods of this series. Also the Rays lose again to Boston but Chris Archer pitched well and the NFL has a new National Anthem protest policy that leaves Rick Stroud stratching his head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Game 7, need we say more. The Lightning face the Capitals tonight in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a berth in the Stanley Cup final on the line as we talk to Tom Jones about the matchup. Plus the Rays lose to Boston and they lose Jake Faria to an oblique strain but Willy Adames made his MLB debut and took Chris Sale yard, the Bucs OTAs continue and USF will play Florida 3 times in football in the seasons to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning miss an opportunity to close out the Capitals in Washington so there will be a Game 7 in Tampa on Wednesday night with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. Andrei Vasilevskiy was fantastic but the Lightning couldn't match the Capitals intensity and physicality as they get shut out 3-0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Washington trying to close out the Eastern Conference Final in 6 games so we talk to Tom Jones about the game and why Andrei Vasilevskiy and the defense is playing so well. Plus the Rays rattled off 6 wins in a row to get back to .500 before losing to Shohei Ohtani on Sunday and Bucs QB Jameis Winston got engaged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrei Vasilevskiy steals Game 4 for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they even the Eastern Conference Final series at 2-2 and take back home-ice advantage. The Lightning go 21 minutes without a shot on net and still win on the road. Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken talks about how Jameis needs to not try so hard and just be himself and the Rays win their 4th in a row behind Chris Archer's best start of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Coach John Cooper's line changes in Game 3 lead the Lightning to victory over Washington or did the team just play better? Rick Stroud breaks it down as Game 4 is tonight, plus Bucs Defensive Coordinator talks about how their defensive line has to be better and their defense will evolve this year with new additions, D-line coach Brentson Buckner has told Gerald McCoy he doesn't need to be Superman, he needs Super Friends, and the Rays sweep the Royals for the first time in Kansas City since 2009. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning get goals from their 4 all-stars Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Brayden Point to lead them to a 4-2 victory over the Capitals in Game 3 to make this a series. Andrei Vasilevskiy was fantastic in net and the penalty kill was tremendous too. The Rays win again in Kansas City this time behind Anthony Banda who pitched 5 innings tonight in his Rays debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Jones joins Rick Stroud to break down Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Lightning looks to bounce back from a 2-0 series deficit in Washington, Evan Longoria says the Rays should leave town, the Rays win in Kansas City and the Supreme Court overturned a law that prevented sports betting in all states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning are dominated once again by the Capitals in a 6-2 loss at Amalie Arena to fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Final. In contrast to the Boston series, the Lightning are being dominated in 5-on-5 play including giving up a goal on the opening shift on Sunday night. To make matters worse for Tampa Bay fans the Rays got pummeled 17-1 in Baltimore in losing their 6th out of 7 games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tampa Bay Lightning Founder and Hall of Famer Phil Esposito breaks down the Lightning-Capitals Eastern Conference Final including what has impressed him the most in the playoff thus far and just how good the Bolts defense has been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our mailbag podcast with lots of Bucs questions including how many wins it will take for Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht to keep their jobs, which rookies might impress this year, who will be next in the Bucs Ring of Honor, plus can the Lightning win the Stanley Cup with a bottom-5 penalty kill, who needs to step up for the Bolts to advance and why don't the Rays have young prospects called up like the Braves have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Jones joins the podcast to discuss the Lightning-Capitals Eastern Conference Final and he gives a prediction for the series, Tony Dungy is the Bucs next inductee to their Ring of Honor and the Rays lose another 1-run game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud caught up with former Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman as he tries to make the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at age 30. They discuss what happened in Tampa to lead the former first-round draft pick to not make a 2nd contract with the Buccaneers despite a lot of early success, plus congrats to Booger McFarland who will be a part of the Monday Night Football broadcast this year and it will be the Lightning and Capitals in the Eastern Conference Final which should start later this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four years after defeating the Bruins four straight times in dominating fashion. Boston failed to score an even strength goal in the last 3 games as the Lightning's fore check and puck possession were too much for the Bruins to handle. Plus the Rays lose another 1-run game this time with base-running errors and an Alex Colome wild pitch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning are looking to take a commanding lead over Boston in the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a win in Game 4 and we talk to the radio voice of the Lightning, Dave Mishkin, to break it all down including how well the Brayden Point line has played, how impressive Tony Cirelli has been and why having Stamkos and Kucherov score a lot more may not be necessary for the Lightning to keep on winning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning win game 3 in Boston and they dominate the game scoring 2 goals in the first 4 minutes and never looked back. Ondrej Palat scored 2 goals as the line of Brayden Point, Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat couldn't be stopped by Boston. The Rays lose in 12 innings to the Tigers on a walkoff sacrifice bunt so they end their road trip 5-3 as they return to Tampa Bay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We break down Lightning-Bruins Game 3 with Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones who some perceive as rooting for the Bruins because he picked them to win the series. Plus the Rays lose a low-scoring affair in Detroit as Chris Archer pitches well, but not well enough, and 3B coach Matt Quatraro runs them out of an inning, and Yonny Chirinos goes on the DL with right forearm stiffness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning play a more inspired game and beat the Bruins 4-2 to even their series at a game a piece as Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson bounce back with a big game. The Rays get a fantastic performance from Jake Faria who goes 8 shutout innings for the win but the bullpen was shaky again giving up 2 runs in the 9th and the story behind the troubling tweet directed at Bucs GM Jason Licht. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning lost Game 1 to the Bruins 6-2 and look to rebound in Game 2 tonight before going to Boston, the Bucs have a very successful NFL Draft filling a lot of positions of need for the team and the Rays 8-game losing streak comes to an end but the bats have certainly come to life for the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs trade back in the NFL Draft and still get their man, 347-pound DT Vita Vea from Washington. Vea was 4th on the Bucs board and they are really happy with the pick. Plus the Rays bats remain hot in beating the Orioles and the Lightning are set to take on the Bruins in Game 1 on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's NFL Draft day and we talk to the Professor, John Clayton, about the Draft, how many QBs will go early, who will the Bucs take with the 7th pick with an obvious need on defense, plus the Lightning will now face the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round after they defeated Toronto on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your NFL Draft questions including who the Bucs may take with the #7 pick, which running backs they might be looking at, could Taven Bryan slip to them in round 2 and should the Bucs be cautious about taking a DB with a top 10 pick. Plus Rick talks about the reaction to Carlos Gomez's walkoff homerun on Sunday and the Lightning schedule for Game 1 of the second round is announced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking down the NFL Draft this week with the Los Angeles Times' Sam Farmer who does a mock draft with beat writers from all the teams and it's usually one of the most accurate prognostications out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carlos Gomez, who has been struggling, delivers a 2-run walk-off homerun for the Rays as they sweep the Twins for the first time at Tropicana Field. It was quite the celebration and homerun trot as it was his first career walk-off hit. Plus the Lightning beat the Devils on Saturday to win the series 4-1 and now wait to see if they'll play Boston or Toronto in the next round, and it's just 3 days until the NFL Draft and the Bucs are picking 7th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NFL did the Buccaneers no favors with their opening 3 games of the 2018 schedule at New Orleans and home against Philadelphia and Pittsburgh making an 0-3 start possible, plus linebacker Kendall Beckwith broke his ankle and had surgery so his status for the start of the season is in question. Nikita Kucherov will not be suspended for his hit on Sami Vatanen as the Lightning look to win the series on Saturday and the Rays face off vs. the Twins with Chris Archer on the mound and they looking for more out of him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nikita Kucherov scores two goals and delivered some big hits at the Lightning beat the Devils 3-1 to take a 3-1 series lead in a game that was very physical from the Bolts. The Rays beat the Rangers to win a series at home as Jake Faria pitches well and Alex Colome had some shaky moments, plus the Bucs schedule will be released on Thursday and we'll hear from Jason Licht about next week's NFL Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning are preparing for Game 4 of their first round matchup with the Devils and Tom Jones joins us to break it down, the Rays lose to the Rangers 7-2 as Yonny Chirinos is roughed up, the Bucs pick up the 5th year option on QB Jameis Winston, and Florida State QB Deondre Francois was suspected of intending to sell marijuana but the search warrant didn't turn up enough evidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose to the New Jersey Devils 5-2 after taking the lead early in the 3rd period but the number of penalties they took caught up to them and cost the game, the Rays break out the lumber beating the Rangers 8-4 behind Blake Snell pitching into the 7th inning allowing only 1 run and no walks, and the Bucs players returned to One Buc Place on Monday for OTAs including WR Desean Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken a 2-0 series lead as they head to New Jersey for Game 3 and they may be without Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi who left Game 2 with injuries, and they may face a new goaltender for the Devils. Plus the Rays get swept by the Phillies at Tropicana Field but the bigger loss may be Kevin Kiermaier who sprained his thumb and may miss significant time for the 3rd straight season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have missed the NHL Playoffs in Tampa Bay and the Lightning didn't disappoint in Game 1 as they defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in their first playoff game in nearly 2 years. Alex Killorn, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Yanni Gourde were fantastic as the Lightning carried play but once again the penalty kill tripped them up leading to goals. Tampa Bay will host game 2 on Saturday, meanwhile the Rays return to the Trop tonight for a series vs. the Phillies and it seems like they have been on the road for a long time, plus Colin Kaepernick's workout with the Seahawks has been cancelled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We break down Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Tampa Bay Lightning vs the New Jersey Devils with Fox Sports' Bobby 'The Chief' Taylor as we discuss Andrei Vasilevskiy, Steven Stamkos, the Penalty Kill, and more. Plus the Rays blow a 1-run lead in the 8th and lose the series finale to the White Sox and the Bucs preseason schedule is out including joint practices with Marcus Mariotta and the Tennessee Titans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning start the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday and we have the Tampa Bay Times' Debby Downer, Tom Jones, to break the series down for you and the Rays are now streaking having won two in a row in Chicago but once again it didn't come without 9th inning drama from Alex Colome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.