• 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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• Reflecting on show with Dodgers Announcer Tim Neverett
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• Firings of Pirates, Derek Shelton & Rockies, Bud Black
• Evan Longoria trade away from the Rays left several fans upset, others saw an opportunity for Evan
• Fans had to realize that with the Rays we should not expect anything permanent
• Evan returns with a 1-day contract with the TB Rays and then retires
• Longoria is a selfless player who has no peer and could bring positive energy & leadership to the team
• Rafael Devers controversy on moving him around and poor communication in the Red Sox organization
• Tanner Hauck 40+ pitch inning – now on the IL
• Mat’s assessment of Pitchers in Dodgers
• Rafael Devers was a deal compared with Vladimer Guererro Jr, 314 million to 500 million
• Rob Manfred visits the Oval Office and pardons Pete Rose #14
• Rose could now potentially be on the path to a Hall of Fame plaque
• Cooperstown should consider plaques for achievement. Telling the story of great players personal shortcomings as well as their great achievement
• Shoeless Joe Jackson fantastic player & the journey with the Black Sox
• Pete Rose one of the Top 20 players to ever play in MLB
• Myriad of great players experiences . . . if you don't tell their stories, they're just gonna die and your sport is worse off for it”
• Pete Rose has a better chance of getting into the Hall of Fame than Barry Bonds
• HOF voting needs to be revamped – Mat’s 5 point solution 1
• Rob Manfred made more folks eligible the dead are no longer a threat to the game - https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-ineligibility-status-after-death-decision
• Chandler Simpson – igniting the energy with a passion and performance that galvanized the Rays – shades of Randy Arozarena
• TSN – Turning point is now as Rays are fighting through series
• Shane McClanahan, Josh Lowe, Joe Boyle ,Casron Williams, Tre Morgan, Jake Mangum looks like they will be returning
• Who will stay who will be traded or sent down
• Christopher Morel – what will bring out the best of him – Ranks 8th on barrell percentage.
• Morel is in the top 25 in bat speed. Morel should be a 200 ISO and above easy. He's sitting at 1 41 right now.
• Electrified version of Taylor Walls – more intense and less zen
• Rays players have to fight for their positions everyday with all of the talent in the organization.
• What will happen with the Rays at MLB Trade Deadline
• Pete Fairbanks is having some difficulties
• Return of Shane McClanahan – bring him back slowly with 2 inning stints – reliever?
• Where is the Rays new home, The Trop,
• Orlando Dreamers – Morgan & Morgan
• Hopeful to see a hanging #3 Evan Longoria banner in the outfield when he retires- The Rays will then take ownership of George Steinbrenner Field
• Can the appeal of St. Pete Beach be a new Spring Training home for the Yankees
• Baseball synchronicity May 14 – Pete Rose Day in Cincinnati - #14 Jersey giveaway while playing the team of Shoeless Joe Jackson
• Great American Ballpark - Cincinnati steamboat smoke stacks on field with 14 bats design reflect Pete Rose in the park.

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Tim announced his first professional baseball game at the age of 19

Filling out index cards for Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos draft

First broadcast was with a Pirates minor league and he was paid $25

Tim’s eldest son, worked his way up from single A to AAA baseball announcing and also UNLV football & basketball

Anniversary of Pirates “Take Your Kid to Work Day “ memory with his son

In radio “ Nothing happens until you say it does.” - you are the graphics

Television is more of an analyst position

Tim & Rick Monday keep the conversation organic

TV has more to setup and more people involved in putting the show together

Listening to Andy Freed & Neil Solondz with the Rays

Rick reflects on meeting in the past with kindred spirits of Andy & Bob

Creating visuals with storytelling

Getting the inside track on lineups hours before the game

Marlins manager Clay McCullough former Dodgers coach

Conversations pre game outside of the booth and getting depth to share with the audience

"I can’t wait to get to work every day"

Tim once recorded a game from the top of a bus - recorder slid down from the arc of the top of bus during the game – luckily intact and just needed a little editing

Old Park in Vancouver Pacific Coast League in AAA – A small wooden box with a wooden door & latch and a sawed out space for a window

Thrilled to be any box in any game

Calgary & Anaheim Duck - Close Call Sports with Lindsay who also plays organ for the Ducks

Approach on national assignments for announcing - playing it evenly between the teams

Pitch clock has reduced the amount of time to share stories on radio

Yadier Molina & mound visit restrictions

The game is moving along quicker and it is a crisper game

Pre-pitch clock - had to plan to have filler stories to tell for during longer breaks and mound visits

MLB extra innings Placed Runner – (not a ghost runner)

Tied games in Japanese ball and train transportation

Before MLB Manfred Man there was Softball the Olympic Tiebreaker

2016 Spring Training conversation with Rob Manfred about the need to have umpires with microphones to explain certain calls

Umpires were mic’ed up in Japan long before MLB brought it into the game

How does a younger audience enjoy the game

Many ways to listen or watch a game today via tv, phone & internet

At Bat app - BAM – Baseball Advanced Media – adds more depth to the players

Teoscar Hernandez – sunflower seeds in astroturf to mark his place

MLB has loosened up & allowed players to add some flash to their uniform

Prepa for the show - room temperature water is essential for 2 reasons

Field of Dreams broadcast booth – who is your partner

A drive in the Mojave Desert and a Voice mail from Vin Scully - a treasure that Tim will keep forever

Red Barber & Vince Scully story – broadcasting from the roof of Fenway Park on a cold windy day without a coat

Rain delays are just part of the game all part of the Charm of the Game

The Oddities & details of a game are what make baseball memories

Dryout – game called off with blue skies and not a cloud in sight

Favorite away field – PNC Park in Pittsburgh

Maury Wills & Steve Garvey should be in the Hall of Fame

Steve Garvey - bat boy for the Dodgers during Spring Training in Vero Beach

The depth of preparing for the game that many might know

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