RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays stellar start with Mat Germain & Mark

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Mat Germain, deep dive analyst of the Tampa Bay Rays visits to give us a breakdown of their ongoing success and what we may expect

• Are we there yet – heading to Disney World
• Steadfast & Disciplined team making excellent baseball decisions. Rays have come together organically as a team
• Yandy Diaz, Wander Franco, Isaac Paredes increased plate discipline
• Josh Lowe & Taylor Walls have increased zone awareness thus escalating the number of pitches from their opponent
• Best year in baseball since building the pyramids
• What if the Rays win only 50% of their remaining games they will be at 92 wins
• Kyle Monzardo, Ruben Cardenas, Vidal Brujan & Curtis Mead can continue to gain experience in AAA
• Yankees series in Tampa – Rays kept their foot on the gas pedal and will change the whole month of May with that series
• Mark had to walk out of the room when Gerrit Cole was pitching
• Rays Tropicana attendance soared during Yankees series
• RandyLand Rays Marketing team steps up
• Yankees dependent on a happy Gerrit Cole & need to build up team with players like Volpe & Cabrera
• Cleavinger out for the season. Keep your eye on up and coming Joe LaSorsa
• Injuries and Tommy John’s how the Rays have dealt with it.
• What to do with Brandon Lowe situation – move up Josh Lowe in the lineup
• AL East is a Beast
• Divsions are antiquated. Just break it down to 2 Leagues. What happens with the rivalries
• Pat Williams of the Orlando Magic is ready to bring Major League or Baseball to Orlando. Will they have local support? How will that impact the Marlins, the Rays and the TV markets?
• Are most Tampa politicians Yankees fans. St. Pete has the most to offer the Rays and the community
• Could the new Rays “Trop” arena follow the Montreal Olympic Stadium model with a translucent roof?
• Maybe follow the Rangers with that industrial military hangar look.
• Projections for the upcoming Baltimore and Yankees road trip.
• Mark’s Pithy Party – jabs MLB Network broadcaster for not knowing how to correctly say Wander (Frahn-co) Franco’s name not to mention calling Shane McClanahan, Shane McClellan. Come on guys, Wake Up. Give a little respect to these players.
• Big Picture for the Rays – 104 wins
• Slow start in Charleston & Bowling Green. Will there be a larger focus on pitching or bats
• Getting ready for the Draft
• Be on the lookout for Chandler Simpson in the Rays future
• Love letter to the Rays front office: “Please for the love of Pete, go get major impact pieces please.”
• Minor Leagues are where it is at. Just ask Kevin Kiermaier who climbed up through the minors and then spent 10 years with the Rays

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Chapters

1. RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays stellar start with Mat Germain & Mark (00:00:00)

2. Steadfast & Disciplined Rays playing the game as a unit (00:02:30)

3. Breaking Ancient MLB records from the time of the Pyramids (00:05:50)

4. Rays Rotation - Tyler Glasnow & upcoming pitchers from the farm (00:08:00)

5. A look at injuries and the Yankees (00:09:25)

6. 32K attendance at the Trop & RandyLand (00:13:40)

7. Cleavinger, ACL injury - who steps up? (00:20:02)

8. A Tale of Two Lowes - Make a Move (00:26:04)

9. Do we still need divisions within the leagues with a balanced schedule (00:33:18)

10. The Orlando Dreamers s how does that impact a Rays' stadium (00:37:55)

11. Up & Coming - Orioles & Yankees this week (00:45:49)

12. Mark's Pithy Party - Respect the Name, Respect the Player - Frahn-co (00:46:43)