On May 5, 2017, I had the opportunity to chat with Brian Auld, President of the Tampa Bay Rays. Our conversation in the administrative offices of Tropicana Field lasted nearly 40 minutes as the Rays prepared to play the Blue…
Category: Interviews
An interview with Brian Auld, President of the Tampa Bay Rays – Part 1
On May 5, 2017, I had the opportunity to chat with Brian Auld, President of the Tampa Bay Rays. Our conversation in the administrative offices of Tropicana Field lasted nearly 40 minutes as the Rays prepared to play the Blue…
Interviewed yet again by Bluebird Banter
For the third season in a row, I had the opportunity to answer some questions from Blue Jays blog Bluebird Banter. Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter likes interviewing writers from other cities when the Jays play those teams. It is…
Best Places to Eat and Drink Near Tropicana Field
Before the season started, Eno Sarris of The Hardball Times tweeted out a question to fellow baseball writers. He wanted to know the best places to eat and drink near and in every stadium in Major League Baseball. Always open…
An interview with Jeff Cogen, Rays Chief Business Officer
Like every offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays front office has been busy. While they brought in several new players to bolster the on-the-field lineup, no transaction may be bigger than who they hired to bolster their front office lineup. On…
Quoted in the Tampa Tribune on Rays attendance
In today’s Tampa Tribune, writer Chris O’Donnell again penned a piece on the Rays attendance. O’Donnell explored the effect of the Rays Honor Pass. According to O’Donnell: In the nine games since the Honor Pass was introduced, crowds have averaged…
Interviewed again by Bluebird Banter
Last year, I had the pleasure of answering a few questions from Blue Jays blog Bluebird Banter. Tom Dakers of their site runs a feature called “View from the other side”, where he talks to bloggers from teams the Blue…
Interviewed by the Tampa Tribune
It is always a big deal for me when someone wants my opinion. Even though I have been writing about the Tampa Bay baseball market for almost two years and know the ins and outs better than most, I still…
Talking about the Tampa Bay Baseball Market with Sully Baseball
Paul Francis Sullivan, or “Sully”, is one of the most prolific independent baseball media creators online today. Although probably best known for his In Memoriam video that should have been played during the 2014 All-Star Game, Sully also is an…
Interviewed by the Extra Point Sports Show
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Tom Chang of SportsTalkFlorida on his podcast, the Extra Point Sports Show. Tom and I talked about several topics in the 15 minutes he had me on, including: The…