It was a rough week for the Tampa Bay Rays on the field, losing 3 of 4 to the Oakland Athletics at home followed by dropping 2 of 3 in Chicago to the White Sox. Steve Carney goes through the issues that the team is dealing with, from pitching staff injuries to unexpected defensive and base running miscues.
And with the team still in the Windy City, Steve asks outfielder Kevin Kiermaier why Chicago seems to be the best road city in the league and catches up with former Rays catcher Stephen Vogt, who is back with the A’s.
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Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.