Sports Day Tampa Bay

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Tampa Bay Rays finally win their second game of the season but not without some drama, and snow, plus the Lightning begin preparations to face the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the playoffs and their captain Steven Stamkos was back on the ice after missing the last 3 games, meanwhile you'll hear from East Lake Grad Mason Cole as he is preparing for the NFL draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division Champs for the first time since 2003-04 as the Stinkin' Panthers beat the Boston Bruins again. The Bolts will face the New Jersey Devils beginning on Thursday in round 1 of the playoffs. Plus the Rays lose again to Boston, this time blowing a 7-2 lead in the 8th inning as Matt Andriese and Alex Colome can't hold it and unlikable Patrick Reed wins the Masters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays lose by giving up a 2-run lead in the 9th as Alex Colome struggled after not pitching for a week. Tampa Bay is struggling offensively, especially their 3 big hitters in Kevin Kiermaier, Wilson Ramos and Carlos Gomez as they've scored 15 runs in 7 games. Plus if Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is available with the 7th pick in the NFL Draft, should the Bucs take him? Also the Lightning are back in first place thanks to the Panthers and a local girl helps prevent a shooting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We answer your questions on today's podcast including the one word to describe the Rays season thus far, what will the Bucs do in the draft, has your outlook on the Lightning changed after the Bruins win and more on Sports Day Tampa Bay with Rick Stroud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning win a statement game against the Bruins as they pull back into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with 2 games to go. The Bolts shutout Boston as they play their best game in a long time and are gearing up for the playoffs. Meanwhile the Rays lose in New York to the Yankees in awful weather and Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston unveils his Dream Room at a local elementary school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost 4 of 5 and are no longer in 1st place in the Eastern Conference so what if anything is wrong with them? We chat with Tampa Bay Times Columnist Tom Jones as the playoffs are just over a week away and Steven Stamkos is hurt, plus Villanova throttles Michigan to win their 2nd National Championship in 3 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud sits down for an exclusive interview with Bucs Co-Chairman Joel Glazer to discuss what went wrong with the team in 2017, why GM Jason Licht and Head Coach Dirk Koetter are back, the truth about any interest they may have had in Jon Gruden returning and what he thinks of the Jameis Winston in light of the NFL investigation that is ongoing. Plus the Rays can pitch and play defense but can they hit, the Lightning lose again to another good team and the NCAA National Championship is set between Villanova and Michigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays win on Opening Day in dramatic fashion as Tampa Catholic's Denard Span comes through with a 3-run triple in a 6-run 8th inning to beat the Red Sox 6-4 in his first game in Tampa Bay. Plus the Lightning lose in Boston 4-2 and fall out of first place for the first time since October 17th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin sits down with Rick Stroud to discuss the Rays 21st Opening Day, what's ahead for this team and a look back at the last 20 seasons including the ups and down and craziness that has been Rays Baseball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is at the NFL Owners Meetings with insights from Bucs Coach Dirk Koetter on their free agent signings, what they are looking for in the draft, who will start at guard, what to expect from Vernon Hargreaves, and how frustrating the investigation into Jameis Winston is, plus you'll hear from Bucs Co-Chairman Joel Glazer on his thoughts about the Winston investigation. Also the Rays are 1 day from the start of the season and the Lightning are barely hanging onto first place in the Atlantic division with 6 games to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud looks back at 20 years of Rays memories as Tampa Bay gets set for Opening Day this week on the 20th anniversary, the NFL defines what a catch is and the Tampa Bay Lightning struggle vs Arizona as they risk falling out of first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bucs new defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul spoke with the media including getting choked up talking about his hand injury from a few years ago, reaction from our Jason Licht exclusive interview last week including the back stories on signing free agents, the Rays pair down their roster including optioning Austin Pruitt to Triple A, the Final Four is set for next weekend and the Lightning are in action tonight vs. Arizona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht for an exclusive interview where they discuss the Jason Pierre-Paul trade and how it went down, the inside story on the Bucs free agent signings this year and specifically what they were looking for in players they signed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take your questions as we open the mailbag to talk about Bucs free agency, the Rays outlook for 2018, how the Lightning will finish the year, and does the new dates for the Valspar Championship hurt the tournament moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After coming back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 on Tuesday, are you buying the Lightning are the best team in the NHL as you are selling your tickets to Toronto fans. The Maple Leafs fans were loud at Amalie Arena and Rick Stroud wants our local sports teams to do something about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the Donald Trump fundraiser held by Bucs Co-Chairman Ed Glazer hyprocrisy in the NFL that wants to de-emphasize politics? ESPN's Jemele Hill thinks so and Rick Stroud disagrees plus the Bucs introduce center Ryan Jensen and defensive end Vinny Curry to the media, the Lightning have clinched a playoff berth and play Toronto tonight and the Rays win a night game behind Blake Snell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs continue to sign more free agents at positions of need, a trade in the NFL that is benefiting the Bucs at the Draft, the Lightning lose a measuring stick game to Boston over the weekend, March Madness has been absolutely crazy and Tiger Woods finishes 5th at Bay Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiger Woods with another good round as he's in contention at Bay Hill, the Rays announce Chris Archer as their Opening Day starter for the 4th straight year and Johnny Wholestaff will go in Game 3, the Bucs introduce new defensive tackle Beau Allen to the media, and the Lightning gearing up to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in an Atlantic division battle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Buccaneers signed 3 players to kick off free agency and it seems many Bucs fans are say "who?". Defensive Tackles Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein and kicker Chandler Catanzaro are the signed players but some big fish are still available like Ndamukong Suh and Tyrann Mathieu although not likely to sign in Tampa Bay. Rick Stroud breaks it all down including Ravens center Ryan Jensen who will visit One Buc Place on Thursday. Plus Rays opening day is 2 weeks away and the roster is starting to take shape and the Lightning have an intense practice to get back to playing better defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Free Agent Frenzy has begun in the NFL as teams can negotiate with players and many quarterbacks are on the move including Kirk Cousins to Minnesota. Rick Stroud breaks it all down and the Bucs re-signed Mike Evans and Cameron Brate on Tuesday as they spoke the media, the Lightning play a clunker and we talk to Joe Smith about the team needs to do in the final 12 games of the regular season to get ready for the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dolphins are getting set to cut Ndamukong Suh which has some Bucs fans dreaming of a defensive line pairing with Gerald McCoy in Tampa Bay. Rick Stroud tells you why that's not likely but the Bucs did sign Cameron Brate, Brent Grimes and Adarius Glanton, plus placed a 2nd round tender on Adam Humphries. We also get into just how dominant the TV ratings were for the Valspar Championship with Tiger Woods in the hunt and the USF women were seeded a lot lower than expected in the NCAA Tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Rick Stroud correctly predicted, Tiger Woods wouldn't win another golf tournament. Although today he is questioning that take as Tiger finishes 2nd at the Valspar Championship as Tampa Bay and the sports world was consumed with Tiger Woods regaining his form. Plus the Bucs make Mike Evans the 2nd highest paid wide receiver in football, the Lightning win again, a repeat winner at the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Pete and USF women await their NCAA tournament fate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiger Woods shot 1-under par at the Valspar Championship's first round and the crowd were large and amazing. Rick Stroud was there as Tiger Mania has taken over Tampa Bay. Plus the Bucs re-sign QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to be the backup to Jameis Winston ahead of free agency next week, the Lightning win again but this time in regulation and USF's basketball season is over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Rays announced their going old school in using 4-man pitching rotation this season with a bullpen day when needed to give starters a rest. Rick Stroud breaks down what this could mean, plus the Rays lose a 2nd starting pitcher to Tommy John surgery in Jose de Leon, Bucs fans are upset that 2 defensive lineman have been traded but not too the Bucs and Rick sits down with ESPN senior golf writer Bob Harig to talk about the Valspar Championship and Tiger Woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning play their 6th straight overtime game and this one is won again by Braydon Point on an absolutely unbelievable move, Tiger Woods mania is in full effect as he is playing Innisbrook for the first time since 1998, and we hear from Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick who is a possible selection for the Buccaneers with the 7th pick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud examines if the Bucs are missing out on players via trades or does it really take 2 to tango, plus we hear from Notre Dame Guard Quenton Nelson who the Buccaneers could draft with the #7 overall pick, Tiger Woods mania has begun in Tampa Bay, USF won their final 2 regular season games heading into the AAC tournament and the Lightning face the Panthers tonight which could be a potential first-round playoff matchup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NFL Scouting Combine is winding down as Rick Stroud has been in Indianapolis all last week and today we hear his conversation with the Bucs new Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken. Rick and Todd talk about his role as the new OC, his history and what he sees for Jameis Winston moving forward. Plus the Lightning win a crazy game over the Flyers on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.