The Nick Wize Show | The Vote, The Victory & Tampa Bay's New Era

A historic Friday on The Nick Wize Show as Rock Riley fills in for Nick Wize and takes listeners through one of the biggest days in Tampa Bay sports! With the Bucs closing out the preseason against Jacksonville, Rock debates which players—including Ted Hurst and Chris Braswell—have the most to gain or lose, while the Rays stadium vote takes center stage as fans call and text with excitement, skepticism, hope, and questions about the future of the franchise and stars like Junior Caminero. Rock and Tim discuss the potential consequences if the stadium deal had fallen apart and the Rays' playoff and World Series chances before the Hillsborough County Commissioners officially deliver a 5-2 victory for the new stadium! Ken Hagan joins the celebration to discuss how the deal got done and when the groundbreaking can really happen, while Rock and TKras close out the show by remembering all the stadium heartbreak, failed proposals, and even the possibility of Montreal before reflecting on how the new ownership group accomplished in just 10 months what the previous ownership never could: getting Tampa Bay one giant step closer to a brand-new home for the Rays!