RaysUp - Caminero kills it & Kelsie Whitmore goes Bananas

• Tampa Bay Rays turning on a dime
• Rays now 4.5 spots out of the Wild Card Swapping spots with the Angels
• Shane Baz & Mike Trout face off
• Rays getting momentum – Chris Morel after 6 SO’s hits a Home Run
• Junior Caminero 2 Home Runs
• Griffin Jax bases bases loaded & then strikes out 3 
• Will Jax be a future Rays closer
• Shane Baz started strong
• September is a critical month for the Tampa Bay Rays – time to get hot
• Taj Bradley in AAA Twins
• Adrian Houser, initial outing not spectacular
• Rays are beginning to gel with new teammates
• Comparisons with Max Scherzer and Blue Jays starting anew
• Good chemistry - Rays new catcher, Hunter Feduccia & Ryan Pepiot had worked together in LA
• Who will Adrian Houser synch up with the Rays catchers
• Johnny DeLuca had to leave the game after speeding across the bases for a triple
• Cameron Misner may be coming back 
• Need to put a Gatorade station at third. Several triples causing hamstring injuries
• Junior Caminero’s bare hand throw from third base to Yandy Diaz 
• Fairbanks closed the door
• Respect for Trout & d’Arnaud on the field for the Angels
• Rays off to see Mariners – Ex-Rays, Randy Arozarena & Luke Raley & Miles Mastrobuoni
• Taylor Walls comparison with Carlos Gomez w
• Nick Fortes exciting first home run as a Tampa Bay Ray
• Chandler Simpson – a third pitch to first from the mound, a pickle and a balk get Chandler to second base - 
• Christopher Morel’s home run & Junior Caminero’s response
• Rays building camaraderie together on the road
• Roman Anthony extension – 8 years 130 to 230 million with the Red Sox
• Could Rays new owners do the same with Junior Caminero to make him a core piece for the next decade.
• Will Rays be more attractive to Kyle Tucker if a deal with Caminero is in place
• Guardians pitcher, Gavin Williams, 8 & 2/3 inning no hitter  - 126 pitches
• Raceway MLB game mirroring Savannah Bananas – why didn’t they have a race on the track during the game
• Savannah Bananas bringing- Val Perez, Kelsie Whitmore & Jocelyn Alo onboard
• Caitlyn Clark model in WNBA – Could Kelsie Whitmore be that person for Women’s Baseball
• Comparisons with Bananas & Indianapolis Clowns bringing Toni Stone onto the team
• Kelsie with the Bananas may normalize the idea of women’s baseball
• World Baseball Classic – add a  Women’s Classic to run in tandem
• All American Women's Tournament and four teams, including Tamara Holmes, managing the Peaches, Alex Oglesby managing the Racine Bells plus catcher Beth Greenwood & pitcher Meggie Meidlinger
• Women’s baseball is not currently part of the Olympics 
• Veronica Alvarez, USAWNT Women’s Baseball Team Manager, discussion on the Olympics sports (link to show)
• Could Women’s Baseball be part of the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane
• Where does the Olympics draw the line of who should be able to participate bringing in professional team or leave it to collegiate / amateur level
• Would WNBA be able to go to the Olympics
• Future Ace Yoniel Curet making AAA debut with the Durham Bulls – check him out on MiLB.tv 
• Van Bell outstanding performance – gave up only 1 hit in 6 innings
• Hopeful times with Angels series with some cringe time 
• The Road West Coast games =  late bedtime starts  
• Looking forward to a Tampa Bay Rays winning streak

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