Sports Day Tampa Bay

We answer your question in our weekly mailbag show including what to expect from Vita Vea this year, what will the defensive line rotation look like, should you be worried about Ronald Jones, are the Rays being overlooked nationally, and college football week 1 predictions.

Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin joins us to discuss the Rays 8-game winning streak, how the Rays have proved everyone wrong this year, just how good has Blake Snell been, and what is Kevin Cash's future in Tampa Bay.

Jameis Winston won't play another down of football until September 30th as Dirk Koetter tells us he won't play in the final preseason game, Chris Conte is loved by his coaches even if the fans don't like him and break up the Rays as they have won 8 in a row including a perfect homestand over the Royals and Red Sox and they sit 9 games above .500 with 31 games to play. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

It's our mailbag show as we answer your questions about Jameis Winston and Dirk Koetter's future together, could Todd Monken call plays this year for the Bucs, what will the final roster look like, can Blake Snell win the Cy Young Award this year and how long with Kevin Cash be manager of the Rays.

Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer is suspended 3 games for mishandling multiple domestic violence allegations against an assistant coach and the punishment seems light based on the report the University issued that included Meyer deleting text message, not remembering details and more. Plus the Rays are 5 games above .500 for the first time and Bucs Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken will not call plays this year.

Tom Jones joins us to discuss the difference between Jameis Winston and Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB, the positives that have come out of Bucs training camp and the Bucs avoid a major injury to Donovan Smith who might only miss 2-4 weeks with a knee injury, plus the Rays continue to dazzle with good pitching.

The Bucs had a bad practice on Monday and look to bounce back today, the Rays shutout the Royals making it 23 staright scoreless innings for the pitchers and Urban Meyer's fate at Ohio State could be decided on Wednesday.

What a difference in quarterbacks for the Buccaneers in preseason game 2 at Tennessee as Ryan Fitzpatrick struggled and Jameis Winston dazzled while showing improvement in his footwork and scrambling. The Bucs have also gotten good play from DeSean Jackson while rookie Ronald Jones has struggled. Plus the Rays shutout the Red Sox on Sunday and didn't allow a run in the final 14 innings of the series. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

Rick Stroud sat down with Titans GM Jon Robinson who served as the Bucs Director of Player Development under Jason Licht and was there when they scouted Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota prior to the 2015 NFL Draft. You'll hear his insights into both quarterbacks plus Rick's take on day 2 of joint practices with the Titans and the Rays win a series in New York for the first time since 2014. Today's episode is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

The Bucs are in Tennessee for joint practices with the Titans so Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are practicing together in year 4 after being drafted #1 and #2 in 2015. What do they think of each other, how did the Bucs receivers do against the Titans DBs, the Rays win in New York as they finally get some offense, and Marlins pitcher Jose Urena beans Braves star Ronald Acuna on the first pitch tonight after he hit leadoff homeruns in 3 straight games.

Tony Dungy speaks about what it means to be added to the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, and what he told the current Bucs when he spoke with them. Rick Stroud is in Tennessee where the Bucs are getting ready for joint practices with the Titans as Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota will be a hot topic, plus the Rays lose to the Yankees as the offense was quiet again and they Rays complete the Chris Archer trade by getting Shane Baz, a 19-year-old pitcher who was drafted 12th overall in 2017.

Rick Stroud takes you back to the Tony Dungy era in Tampa Bay including building the culture of the franchise and ultimately getting fired for Bill Parcells before he backed out and then they traded for Jon Gruden. Today Tony Dungy will be at One Buc Place for a press conference to preview his Bucs Ring of Honor induction during week 3 this season. Our show partner this month is Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

Do the Bucs have the best trio of quarterbacks they have ever had, what does Vernon Hargreaves injury mean for the Bucs, how did their running backs fare in the first preseason game, Tiger Woods charges but falls short in the PGA Championship and the Rays take 2 of 3 from the Jays while their pitching did well. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

The Bucs beat Miami 26-24 to open the preseason as all three quarterbacks looked good. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jameis Winston both led TD drives while Ryan Griffin engineered the game winning drive late. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.

Which Bucs players need to impress in Miami to help make the roster, which veterans are at risk of not making it, what happens to his suspension if Jameis Winston gets hurt during the preseason and what is the ceiling for new Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow? We answer these questions and more in our mailbag edition of Sports Day Tampa Bay. Today's show is presented by Continental Wholesale Diamonds http://continentalwholesalediamonds.com. Shop Continental Wholesale Diamonds and let Andy, the owner, know that Rick sent you and you can get a FREE Cruise with a minimum purchase of $2,000.