• Rays Monday night melee with the Red Sox 16 – 1 win
• Jonathan Aranda & Camerron Misner – setting the tone for the game
• Misner - 2 Home Runs in that game
• Jake Mangum on the bases
• Shane Baz on the mound with 11 K’s did stayed strong even through long time between innings
• Trevor Story’s glove
• Rays most productive outfield in MLB even without Arozarena & Siri
• DeLuca’s injury has resulted in a heavy left-handed lineup
• More than Brandon Lowe - Entire team contributed to the win
• Aranda's outstanding numbers 1.242 OPS, 4.13 Average, 4.81 On Base Percentage
• 7:10 – edit sheesh out of
• 4 effective left-handed hitters in lineup including Brandon Lowe
• Kevin Cash must be listening to Mat’s take on the Rays lineup – lol
• What’s the hype on the Rays in the city of Tampa
• Does the local media experience fatigue due to the stadium talk and changes
• How are Rays ticket sales being managed
• Making Steinbrenner Field permanent Rays’ site with renovations - Look to Janet Marie Smith’s off season work with Dodger’s Stadium
• AL East – Blue Jays commitment has risen now that they have invested in Vladdy Guerrero Jr
• Vladdy’s extension shows a glimmer of hope
• Jays could have paid Freddie Freeman twice what Guerrero will make
• MLBPA will reap the rewards of Guerrero’ extension agreement
• What will it look like when Junior Caminero is looking for an extension with the Rays
• Wander Franco contract was an anomaly
• Blue Jays savings from not building a new stadium
• Teams keeping their soul with keeping their original stadiums – Wrigley & Fenway
• Watching the Rays get more vitamin D
• Consider new Rays’ uniform policy – wear white uniforms during hot home games
• Rick Vaughn – marketing guy with the Orioles & Rays
• Rick & Joe Maddon book signing event at the Tampa Baseball Museum
• Inequities between MLB team coaches & MLBPA players
• The CBA – will the larger markets want a floor for the smaller markets
• Most MLBPA careers are short. If there is a salary cap then perhaps more players could make more.
• Comparison with NHL & Stamkos
• Could we see a 50/50 share with the owners & players on the revenue of the game
• Last CBA had MLBPA committee made up of many Scott Boras players - not the rank & file
• Pitchers careers are ending before they can get paid what they are worth
• Are teams blowing out pitcher’s arms for instant success over longevity
• Pitchers should be able to have a shorter path to arbitration and free agency
• Blake Snell example of poor offering from Tampa Bay Rays
• Blowing off some steam with some time in the batting cage
• Rays - brought to you by the letter M – Montes, Mangum, Morel & Misner
• 3 Rays outfielders now hitting above 300 – Mangum, Misner & Morel
• What will happen to outfield when DeLuca & Josh Lowe come back
• This productive lineup may slow high quickly Chandler Simpson and others come up
• Keep your eye on up and coming Eric Orze

Joe Maddon & Rick Vaughn charitable event at Tampa Baseball Museum

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