Manfred / Oz visits Tampa Bay, Free Agents & A Curt Flood Christmas Story

BaseballBiz On Deck

12/19/24 • 52 min

Caleb Durbin – more like Dustin Pedroia or Jon Berti style of player?
Durbin is Electric
What can we expect from the Blue Jays in the AL East
Blue Jays pitching is getting older but not as dominant in past years
What do they have for pitching in the minors
Willy Adames encourages Corbin Burnes to join the Giants rotations
Free Agents at large – Tommy Pham, Charlie Morton, Kirby Yates, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander,
Many older pitchers may wait until mid-season until they sign like Roger Clemens
Other pitchers still as free agents include Patrick Burnes, Jose Quintana, Sean Manaea
Tampa Bay Rays need more experienced leaders for their team – Charlie Morton & Jason Heyward
Wizard of Oz, Rob Manfred came to Tampa Bay
George Steinbrenner Field – Yankees Spring Training
Stu Sternberg strategy for the future of the TB Rays ballpark
Pinellas County Commissioner Chris Latvala loves MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
Will MLB pay the cost overruns for the new Rays Stadium and find a new owner for the Tampa Bay Rays
George M. Steinbrenner Field – 2025 Home Field for Tampa Bay Rays
How will a healthy Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe & Jonathan Aranda impact the 2025 season
Janet Marie Smith, VP of Planning & Development – Fenway, Camden Yards & Dodgers Stadium
Christmas Lobster Dinner with Mat’s family – plus breakfast Creamed Lobster with Scrambled Eggs
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Dish Christmas favorite with Mark’s family
Curt Flood’s Christmas Eve letter to Bowie Kuhn – precursor to Free Agency
Ted Lindsay – linchpin of the players union in Canada – another courageous player who fought for the rights of all players
Curt Flood issue with Cardinals and they did not want to pay his salary
Flood collected the first hit in a major league game in Canada.
General Hospital has nothing on Major League Baseball
Comparing Nolan Arenado’s & Curt Flood’s experience with the Cardinals
Christmas wishes – no blackouts of ballgames
Remember to thank those who serve us both near and far away
Reminder to serve others who are in need or people who do not have someone to celebrate the holydays with.

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Ho, Ho, Ho,

Just a reminder you can find Mat at M-A-T-G-E-R-M-A-I-N dot bsky social. That’s @matgermain.bsky.social or Mark at @baseballbizondeck.bsky.social

Explicit content warning

12/19/24 • 52 min

BaseballBiz On Deck - Manfred / Oz visits Tampa Bay, Free Agents & A Curt Flood Christmas Story

Transcript

BaseballBiz On Deck 267 Christmas Show

[00:00:00] Mark Corbett: , Oh, it's Christmas week here at baseball biz on deck. And, and Matt and Mark are here to stuff your stockings with all the great news about baseball. Is that too, is that too crude? Maybe. Oh, Hey Mat. How you doing, buddy?

[00:00:17] Mat Germain: I'm doing great. I've got my elf hat on and I'm full of candy canes.

[00:00:24] Mark Corbett: Oh, oh, I've had an

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