Rays The Roof

SeatGeek code "RAYSTHEROOF" for $20 off your first purchase! Good times come once again for the Rays, who took two of three from the Cubs to end their road trip in Chicago with a 3-3 record. The Rays return back home to the Trop this weekend for a set against the Red Sox, one that's highly anticipated since their 2021 ALDS clash.  Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR...

SeatGeek code "RAYSTHEROOF" for $20 off your first purchase! Welcome back to Rays The Roof, the only podcast that wishes it wasn't so freaking cold in Chicago at the moment. The Rays have lost 3 of 4 so far in the Windy City after dropping 3 of 4 to the Athletics at home, and we discuss that and more. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB...

The 2022 MLB season has officially begun, which means we have actual Rays baseball to talk about and what better to talk about than a three-game opening weekend sweep of the Baltimore Orioles! (sorry Paul Fry) Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB, our Twitch: RaysTheRoofTwitch, our YouTube channel: Rays The Roof, and our website, raystherooftb.wordp...

HAPPY OPENING DAY! We're here to preview for you the 2022 Tampa Bay Rays season and with us on this episode, we brought on Steve Carney of St. Pete Nine and our very own Elijah Flewellen to talk about this season. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB, our Twitch: RaysTheRoofTwitch, our YouTube channel: Rays The Roof, and our website, raystheroof...

Spring Training is almost over and we have a lot to talk about and a lot of hype for plenty of players! Even when you think the Rays don't solve problems, they do in the most Rays ways possible. Are you on board the Harold Ramirez hype train? Well jump on board before it leaves the station! Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB, our Twitch: RaysT...

We might have unfortunately lost our footage from the episode we filmed down in Tampa, but not to worry, we'll be recording the same  episode in a day or two. With that in mind, we wanted to bring some content to you before that episode, so this is a quick episode talking about some recent happenings with us before we get out some fantastic content to you coming up! Thanks so much for listenin...

Another episode of RTR is coming at you today and we had on a guest we were really excited to talk to. He was the pulse of the Rays social media scene for close to a half decade and I'm sure many of you know who he is. We welcomed Ryan Delgado on the pod to talk about his experiences helping to run the Rays social media feed and more! There is some lockout talk on here, but do realize we recorded...

We're back with a new episode of the pod and wouldn't you know it, baseball is still in a lockout, MLB that is. So, why not look to the minor leagues and we had on a few special guests to help us do just that: Cole Wilcox & Nick Schnell of the Diamonds in the Rough podcast! If you haven't listened to it yet, it's a must-listen, especially with the minor league season upcoming a...

We're back with another great episode of Rays The Roof after a bit of a break and what a better way to get back into the swing of things than with Bally Sports Sun's own Tricia Whitaker, who you know best as their Rays on-field reporter! Tricia has been reporting on the Rays since 2019 and has been part of three incredible seasons to date. We really enjoyed talking with Tricia and we hope...

We finally got on a guest we've been eagerly waiting to get on and what better time than now to get him on! On this latest episode of Rays The Roof, we spoke with Greg Harvey, who you might know better as @BetweenTheNums on Twitter! Greg is the chart champion and we discussed all things graphs and charts with him as well as a great conversation about the Rays as we await the start of the regul...

We have a new episode of Rays The Roof out for you! This one is all about walk-up songs as we had on our two contest winners from our 2k giveaway, Jeremy Cardoza and Gabe Archer, who had the best walk-up songs, picked out by the RTR pod team, in our Twitter replies and Instagram comments! Be sure to follow and support both of them!  Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social...

100 episodes of Rays The Roof! We can't believe that we actually hit the 100 episode mark. Thank all of you so much for helping us get here and on this episode, we have our second annual offseason podcast about the current stadium situation and future of the Tampa Bay Rays talk, this time with Devon Garnett and Spencer Whittaker, who spoke with Rays president Brian Auld in a 1-on-1 conversation a...

There isn't much actual baseball news to talk about, but in this first podcast of 2022, we brought on a rising star in the Rays community, Cole Mitchem, or as you might know him on Twitter, Rays Metrics! We talked with Cole about everything Rays, his Rays story and the growth of his Twitter account which has now skyrocketed him into becoming the newest member of DRaysBay. Be sure to follow and...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at Rays The Roof and our present to you is our latest episode of the pod w/ special guest Brett Rutherford of DRaysBay! We had Brett on to talk about the Hall of Fame ballot for this year and some recent moves in the Rays front office and coaching staff. Be sure to follow Brett & DRaysBay on social media and subscribe to the Rays Your Voice podc...

Major League Baseball is officially in its ninth work stoppage in league history and we discussed that, plus the moves the Rays made just before the lockout, our offseason holiday wish lists and our winners for our newest giveaway on this latest episode of RTR! Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB, our Twitch: RaysTheRoofTwitch, our YouTube channel:...

What a big day in Tampa Bay Rays history and what a better guest to have on to talk about it. Shortstop phenom Wander Franco was paid handsomely by the Rays, the largest contract in franchise history, an 11-year, $182 million guaranteed extension. We spoke with one of the best in the business, ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, about the deal and much more. This is an episode you do not want to miss! Thanks...

If you didn't see, while this is a Rays podcast, there happened to be some absolute madness with the Tampa Bay Rowdies down the street at Al Lang in their Eastern Conference Final match against Louisville City FC.  We talked about that wild ending, the Rays moves surrounding the Rule 5 Draft, and the results of MVP voting on this latest episode of Rays The Roof with a very special guest, Ben W...

The Rays swept the board during awards season, going 2-for-2 for AL Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year. Kevin Cash became the second manager ever to win consecutive MOY awards and Randy Arozarena became the fourth player in franchise history to win ROY honors. We discuss that and talk about some recent Rays news, plus a discussion of the best Rays team over the past three years and more on...

We have officially transitioned into offseason mode here at Rays The Roof as the 2021 MLB season has officially come to a close. We welcomed on Nick Willis Jr. to talk about the World Series, analytics and much more. Thanks so much to Nick for coming on and be sure to follow him on Twitter @nickwillisjr! Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB, our Twi...

We have officially concluded the 2021 season with our season preview and awards show in this episode. We take a look back at what was an incredible 2021 season and talk about some memorable moments and standout players. This is just the beginning as the offseason is now here, so stay tuned for much more content from RTR. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to follow RTR on social media @RaysT...

The 2021 Tampa Bay Rays season has come to a sudden and unfortunate end with an early exit in the ALDS, losing in four games. This season was full of many ups and downs, but ultimately the biggest down came as the season ended earlier this week. We discuss all that happened in the series and just vent a bit about what was. This definitely wasn't what we were expecting, but we appreciate you be...

It's officially time for Troptober in Tampa Bay as the Tampa Bay Rays are getting their postseason schedule started Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS. We discuss more about what to expect from this series with Ulises Sambrano of Locked On Rays, a fantastic guest who gave us some great insight into the series. Be sure to follow Ulises and Locked On Rays on social m...

The Tampa Bay Rays secured the No. 1 seed in the American League and set a new franchise record with 100 wins in the regular season. Their opponent?  We discuss who it might be with our Wild Card Game preview for the AL and NL in this latest episode of Rays The Roof with Evan Bush AKA, The Great El Bushman on Twitter. Make sure to follow Evan, a great part of the Rays community! Thanks so much for...

The Tampa Bay Rays have officially clinched their fourth American League Eastern Division title in franchise history and second-consecutive division crown over the weekend, and we're here to celebrate it all and then some! Also, we welcomed on FanGraphs National Writer & Former MLB executive Kevin Goldstein to talk about the Rays and baseball in general! If you don't follow Kevin's...

The Rays finally took care of business against the Toronto Blue Jays, this time at Tropicana Field, and they secured a playoff berth for the third-consecutive season, a historic mark for the organization. Some dumb card-stealing happened, which is whatever and the Blue Jays made it a bigger deal than it should be, but such is life. The Rays still won two of three and now, the only thing ahead of t...