Rays The Roof: A Tampa Bay Rays Podcast

Oh boy, do we have a flurry of interviews for you in this episode, some backlogged interviews from the last two Rays Sunday home games in June and just this past weekend against the Orioles, plus a number of interviews with Rays prospects and players down with the Durham Bulls earlier this week.

8:06 - Rays 6/22 Postgame (Cash, Littell, Cleavinger, Caminero, Whitley)

17:43 - Rays 7/20 Postgame (Cash, Pepiot, Jansen, Walls)

30:02 - Tre...

The All-Star break is officially over. The unofficial 2nd half of the season has begun and the Rays are in the midst of their most important stretch of the season, a six-game homestand in Tampa before a grueling two-week road trip on the West Coast.

We talk about that, look back to the All-Star festivities in Atlanta and more on this latest episode of the podcast!

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From what was a red hot May and June, the Rays have cratered back to Earth in one of the worst ways we could've anticipated, falling from 0.5 games out of 1st place to 4th in the AL East after what's been a horrid stretch of baseball, mostly on the road.

We talk about that and more on this latest episode of the pod.

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This podcast completes our interviews done during both our series down in Tampa and this past weekend in Baltimore as we added a few special guests to the mix.

More than 40 minutes of interview content for you from some of the best personalities in Rays and baseball media coming your way!

Interview Time Stamps

3:16 - Steve Kinsella (Sports Talk Florida)

9:38 - Ethan Penn (Running From The OPS)

15:02 - Andy Freed & Neil Solondz (Ray...

The title says it all. We spent a wild weekend in Tampa, exploring the sights, the sounds and everything else surrounding the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field.

This episode features interviews from Rays players Jake Mangum, Jose Caballero and Kameron Misner, Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson and key Rays staff Warren Hypes and Joe Clatch.

Really enjoyed talking with everyone, but this is far from our last episo...

Well, as we've seen one too many times, MLB's oldest park is not so kind to the Tampa Bay Rays as the Boston Red Sox took two of three, setting up one of the most important series of the season in Queens against the Mets.

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We welcomed on friend of the podcast Jake AKA @TBRaysCentral on Twitter to give his thoughts about the surging Rays, a successful home stand in Tampa and the upcoming road trip, starting tonight in Boston.

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The Rays have continued their hot streak as of lately, having won nine of their last 13 games and now sitting above the .500 mark as they return back home to Tampa after a four-game road trip in Houston.

Tampa Bay split their series in Houston...and also sent rookie OF Chandler Simpson down to Triple-A Durham. We talk about that and more on this latest episode of the podcast.

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Talk about some great catches out in the stands this past series against the Twins!

We were lucky enough to speak with both home run catchers, Shea VanScoter and Matt Cedola, to discuss their experiences at the ballpark and time in the spotlight!

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We took a break from talking about the Rays this week to talk about the official (and unofficial) retirement of franchise legend Evan Longoria, who will sign a one-day contract in June to retire as a Ray. It's all about Longo on this episode of the pod.

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We're not even two months into the 2025 season and the Tampa Bay Rays have already played more than a quarter of their home games in this most unique of seasons.

We brought on Taylor Jennings AKA Tampa Bay Tay (@TayVictoria8 on social media) to give her thoughts as a frequent visitor of Steinbrenner Field in their early going!

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We're six weeks into the 2025 MLB season and it does not seem like the Rays have figured out Steinbrenner Field at all. Now 9-14 at home, Tampa Bay continues to struggle at home, but there might be some positives along the way!

We welcomed on our friend Ethan Penn AKA Running From The OPS on social media to talk about what's going well and what's not with this team.

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We have a fun podcast episode for you today as we spoke with Rays prospects Jacob Kmatz, Connor Hujsak, Nathan Flewelling and Trevor Harrison about their 2025 seasons so far with Single-A Charleston and expectations for the rest of the summer and fall!

A big thanks goes out to the Charleston RiverDogs for helping to set these interviews up last week!

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There's no other way to put it: the Tampa Bay Rays don't have an identity right now and it's contributed to a lack of performances in recent weeks, now 10-14 overall as injuries, especially in the outfield, have piled up.

While reinforcements might be on the way soon, this current team needs to find themselves to re-establish a foundation for future success in 2025.

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One of the longest, if not the longest homestand for the Rays this season is underway and coming off a series win against Atlanta, things are trending upward in Tampa. We discuss that and more on this latest episode of the pod!

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Well, it looks like the Rays cannot stop losing in Arlington as a series sweep over the weekend makes it nine-straight losses against the Rangers at Globe Life Field. We talk about that and more on this latest episode of the podcast.

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The 2025 Tampa Bay Rays season has officially begun at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa and through the first week, the Rays are looking sharp. We talked with Rays Radio broadcaster Neil Solondz about his thoughts on the team so far and what it's been like calling home games outdoors in Tampa Bay.

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The 2025 season is just days away, so we had to deliver perhaps our biggest season preview podcast to date! Marc Topkin, Rays beat writer for the Tampa Bay Times, joined us for the first time to give his thoughts on the team and what to expect in Tampa over the next several months!

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We just want this all to be over with, but it seems that the Rays and team ownership have other ideas in mind because this stupid stadium saga continues, so far without a true resolution.

We spoke about that and more with WFLA Sports Anchor/Reporter Kenny Morales, now a return guest of the podcast!

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