Rays Draft Strategies, All Star Game, New Owner & Thank you Sue Zipay

All-Star gameJunior Caminero came in 2nd to Cal Raleigh in Home Run Derby2025 All Star game was entertaining Clayton Kershaw mic’ed up on the moundLet’s mic up the 3rd & 1st base coaches for every game3 Rays at the game, Drew Rasmussen, Jonathan Aranda & Junior CamineroRasmussen history of 3x arm injuries & he continues to play a great gameABS system with Tarik Skubal pitching to Manny MachadoHow will we see ABS being used in the future The last taboo & MLB rule crossing may be the ABS,  Is this the last major rule change that we can expect?Rays new home – Tampa Councilman says Darryl Shaw is open to building in YborSecond hand news – $1.7 billion Where do the Yankees land if the Rays take over George Steinbrenner FieldRule 52 – Proximity of team locations with Yankees Single A & Tampa Bay RaysTip of the cap to Rays’ Stuart Sternberg on working with the community over the yearsStu’s a genius at building a front office that others owners have tried to replicatePittsburgh Pirate fans would love to have Stu as their ownerStu brought youth into the Rays with Grit & Glow The Rays were credited with getting one of the top 3 draft resultsRays have used a very specific approach to the draft - Start with Heavy hitters at the top and then onto the pitchersExpect to see more of the 2021 Rays Draft class begin to emerge in The ShowShort term extensions on top talent like Drew Rasmussen Draft picks have included Taitn Gray & Brendan SummerhillIt’s a long path in baseball – Josh Lowe’s early struggles but evolved Women in Baseball Week & Ryan Woodward upcoming features of Women Sue Zipay of the AAGPBL passes away – a true force in woman’s baseballSue continues to be the motivation for so many to grow the game of women in baseball much like the Caballo Blanco story – Ultra runner – “Born to Run” – legacy continuesPrep for 4 games with Rays & YankeesYou can find Mat at @matgermain.bsky.social or reach Mark at  [email protected] BaseballBiz on Deck, at iHeart Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, and at www.baseballbizOnDeck.com Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music Stomps & Claps