Episode 138: Former Orioles Reliever Chris Ray on MLB Career, Center of the Universe Brewing & 2010 World Series

After spending 2005-2011 in Major League Baseball, closer Chris Ray opened Center of the Universe Brewing near Ashland. I got the chance to visit COTU and sit down with the MLB veteran to talk about his career and post-baseball focus.Chris became a World Series champion in 2010 with the San Francisco Giants, but spent most of his career with the Orioles; I talked with him about his path through baseball up to getting drafted by Baltimore, along with what his first times out on the field at Camden Yards were like, his path to recovery from Tommy John surgery and how he strategized closing out games.In 2010, Ray was part of the trade that sent Bengie Molina to the Rangers and sparked "will he get a ring" conversations when the two teams faced off in the World Series, so I also asked him about that and what the playoff run was like. We also talk about when he realized his career was winding down and how he got into brewing beer, along with how he and his brother worked towards opening Center of the Universe Brewing nearly 15 years ago.-------------------------Original intro/outro music created by Christina von Claparede-Crola and Justin Paciocco