Rays & 13 inning game with the Anaheim Angels MLBDevelops TrailblazerSeries at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex @USABaseball @USABaseball Mo'ne Davis, Tamara Holmes, Megan Meidlinger, Lefty Lesko, Maybelle Blair & Perry Barber at the event @Mat_Germain_  shares story of daughter’s friend playing baseball in the province Rays scrapping their way through the AL East Blue Jays came up short when pitching to Yankees Juan Soto Kansas City Royals are living up to Mat’s expectations – loving Bobby Witt Jr. Cleveland Guardians have a path to a great season Brewers & Cubs fans are ..read more

Rays & 13 inning game with the Anaheim Angels MLBDevelops TrailblazerSeries at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex @USABaseball @USABaseball Mo'ne Davis, Tamara Holmes, Megan Meidlinger, Lefty Lesko, Maybelle Blair & Perry Barber at the event @Mat_Germain_  shares story of daughter’s friend playing baseball in the province Rays scrapping their way through the AL East Blue Jays came up short when pitching to Yankees Juan Soto Kansas City Royals are living up to Mat’s expectations – loving Bobby Witt Jr. Cleveland Guardians have a path to a great season Brewers & Cubs fans are ..read more

Mark and Mat discuss Tampa Bay Rays Opening Week and a look at baseball luminaries and failures amongst other MLB teams Opening week review: The Rays' performance in first 7games, facing tough opponents like Toronto Blue Jays and World Series Champions Texas Rangers. Analysis of other AL East teams:  Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, and Blue Jays' early season performances. Oakland A's - Athletics set new Error records Bryce Harper 0 for 11 AB's and then 3 HRs in 1 game  Jose Caballero's impact on the team & the competitive atmosphere among young players. Caballero & Genesis Cabre ..read more

Mat Germain & Mark Corbett – Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day Eve give #RaysUp fans the lowdown Tampa Bay Rays Roster Prep for 2024 season Blake Snell finally signs a contract, what about Tommy Pham Austin Shenton moves up from AAA Durham Bulls to MLB Rays for Opening Day First 2 weeks of the schedule includes Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants & the Dodgers What to expect with the Dodgers with Tyler Glasnow when facing the Rays Giants have Bob Melving as Manager and Dusty Baker in the front office. Japanese Players adapting to MLB how do teams help them, Yoshi Tsutsugo ..read more

Florida Bolts 5 teams give young girls from 8 to 18 the opportunity to play in all girl baseball tournaments. Brooke & Lily Greene share their stories about their team and more possibilities for women in the game like the BFA Nationals.    Brooke and Lily Greene, who are involved with the Florida Bolts girls' baseball organization, discussing their passion for women and girls' baseball. Brooke Greene took over the Florida Bolts organization in January 2022. She was introduced to girls' baseball by a friend and was surprised by the number of girls interested in the sport. Started ..read more

Mat Germain & Mark Corbett review the Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training and get ready for the 2024 upcoming MLB season Tampa Bay Pitching Arms Rodriguez on board as Andrew Kittredge departs  Phil Maton  Jose Caballero – short stop – his speed is electric  Ruben Cardenas  Austin Shenton  Rays Shortstop position evolution – Adames, Franco, Walls & now Caballero   Mark misspeaks - Who is Carson Mead Curtis Mead – 2nd or 1st base position similar to Jonathan Aranda  Carson Williams  Jose Caballero – Super utility guy, aggressive steal bases  ..read more

Mat Germain @Mat_Germain_ & Mark talk about the first days of MLB Spring Training. Spring Training weather – Canada or Florida Can’t take Spring Training seriously just ask Nolan Ryan Mat highlights Trevor Martin's pitching performance for the Rays, and his potential for the future. Battery sparks - pairing pitchers & catchers and the role of catchers like Rob Brantley in mentoring young pitchers. Mat shares his background, starting with blogging about the Blue Jays and later focusing on the Rays due to an opportunity and his appreciation for their approach for their game. MLB's prosp ..read more

Perry Barber a 40 year path as a leading woman umpire in baseball and an icon to young women aspiring to play and officiate the game  Jeopardy championship and baseball trivia launched Perry into a love of baseball  $660 game show winnings,  NY city sublet, Bon Ami cleaner, Rice-A-Roni + beer & skittles  She was the intro musical act for Springsteen  Perry's mom opened the door by suggesting the idea of umpiring  'dem Mets - a loveable history  American Girls Baseball Classic a mix of AAGPBL legends, contemporary icons and new young girl and women player ..read more

Pitchers and Catchers Report - Aaron Boone – Having Sand kicked in the Face  Mark Corbett & Mat Germain discuss spring training, free agents & team expectations. Mat analyzes the pitching staffs of various teams, highlighting potential ace pitchers like Cole Ragans and Tarik Skubal.  Impact of pitchers like George Kirby and Logan Gilbert for the Seattle Mariners. Issues with team owners, focusing on the Oakland A's & their potential move to Las Vegas. David Rubenstein's purchase of the Baltimore Orioles & the need for more accountability among team owners. Commission ..read more

Day 1 of Dodgers Arizona Spring Training Players have reported early DodgerFest – Shohei Ohtani – World Media will surround him Ohtani much like Taylor Swift or Beatles Did Blue Jays benefit from early speculation on Ohtani flying to Toronto Shohei – once in a lifetime player, understands the difference between Angels & Dodgers fandom Yamamoto –  workload change from pitching once a week in Japan to once every 5 days in the MLB. Yamamoto’s No Hitter in Japan Tyler Glasnow – Tim and Tyler wee on a Pittsburg winter caravan  Tyler a Dodgers hometown boy  Pitching Challenges ..read more