Visiting Dugout Episode 105 — Tampa Bay Rays — 2025-09-09

Long-awaited and highly-requested guest Catherine Tinker joined Chrystal to talk about the Rays and help preview the upcoming White Sox series. A fan of two teams, Catherine talked about her hometown team and what to expect. Here is what they talked about: What's new with the Rays? Will things change or stay the same with new ownership? Rookies getting their feet wet The future of the Trop How baseball stadiums feel like home Losing Taj Bradley and Curtis Mead Pitching matchups The Rays' 2025 motto: "It's a surprise!" The biggest threat to the White Sox Bringing back plate discipline Keys to winning and fears heading into the series That Dodgers vs. Orioles game, from a Dodgers fan No juggernaut team this year Fearing the Pope Cal Raleigh's historic run Getting your name spelled wrong on TV You can follow the adventures of Catherine and her cat Cocoa (but only the latter when her teams are winning) on Bluesky and X/Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices