RaysUp - Fall at Citrus Series with Marlins, Rise against Astros & MLB Rivalry Week

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• Mat’s World Series Dream
• Mark Thanks the USAWNT players who were on the show to discuss bullying young girls in baseball
• Rays lose Marlins series
• Rays feeling like Super Dave on a Roller Coaster
• Marlins, Cal Quantrill pitches the first Immaculate Inning of the year. 9 pitches – 9 strikes
• Pedro Martinez style Immaculate Inning would include 1 Hit By Pitch
• Rays Offense recently has been lacking with some of the younger players
• Veterans Brandon Lowe & Yandy Diaz have put up more offensively
• Taylor Walls and men left on base LOB
• Curtis Mead offense is firing up – broke out of .98 yesterday with 3 AB’s 2 Hits & 1 HR against the Astros
• Rays had 7 of 9 players with hits against the Astros in Wednesday’s game
• Ben Rortvedt – flatline at bat – who could be Rays 2nd catcher
• Kevin Cash is handcuffed with the lineup he has today
• Elements of a great game – 2 Home Runs back to back with Josh Lowe & Brandon Lowe, Manager ejection with Kevin Cash
• Cash’s ejection as he questions Astros & Umpires long it took for Astros to make an appeal
• Do manager ejections motivate the team players
• Taj Bradley had a solid outing & had good communication with the catcher
• Ryan Pepiot is also showing more promise
• Looking forward to Shane McClanahan & Ha-Seong Kim return to the team. Who will be sent down when they return
• Will there be room for Johnny DeLuca to return to Rays
• FCL Rays rehabbing expect a Roster Crunch with the Rays
• Isaac Paredes returns as an Astro to hit Home Runs against the Rays
• Mat breaks down YOY increase in growing attendance – Mets increase of 289,000 more fans. Detroit Tigers, Dodgers and Athletics follow behind the Mets
• Total of 372,000 more fans this year in attendance across MLB
• City Connect – Wallet Connect - A lot of love and sales for the game including merchandise
• Mat recommends Grit & Glow lighting at the new stadium for Rays
• Rivalry weekend numbers
• Juan Soto and the Yankees show their backs to Soto in the outfield
• Subway Series Streaming - registering as the third (May 17th) and fourth (May 16th) most-watched games ever on MLB.TV.
• merchandise sales increased +45% during Rivalry Weekend
• Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame – Evan Longoria will be joining Wade Boggs, Fred McGriff, Don Zimmer, Dave Wills
• Mark would add Erik Neander & Joe Maddon to the Rays Hall of Fame.
• How fans may see players and coaches who move to another team
• Rays are 3 games out of a Wild Card spot
• How many wins will the addition of Shane McClanahan & Ha-Seong Kim
• Orioles traded away so much talent it has hurt their ability to win
• The value of Brandon Hyde beyond the O’s
• A look back at the Liberatore– Arozarena trade

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