Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Yeah, I mean, he had his best half ever.

All-Star game in the city of Philadelphia, and he forgot how to play there.

Vic Fangio said it best.

I'm down on the Phillies.

And congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays, who became the first team in Major League Baseball to clinch a playoff spot here in 2026, following Junior Caminero's dramatic walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, to beat the Houston Astros 3-1 last night, right here at Tropicana Field.

In this week's show, we'll meet up with Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen, who will try to sum up what's been a pretty incredible 2026 season for the All-Star.

Then we'll chat with Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder, who will give us an inside look into what has made the Tampa Bay staff so successful in his 10th season with the club.

After that, we'll sit down with Thomas Mance, the president and CEO of Feeding Tampa Bay, who will talk to us about the legacy of Roberto Clemente as we gear up for Pack the Pantries with TD Synics on September 15th.

And finally, we'll hear from Rays TV analyst Brian Anderson, ahead of the Rays showdown with Houston.

But we begin today with Rays righty Drew Rasmussen.

I asked the now two-time All-Star about his 2026 campaign.

Uh, I think there's been some really, uh, high highs, some really low lows.

Yeah, well, the Phillies might have to follow your fantasy team or they might end up in the same fate.

Dude, this guy started the All-Star game.

Yeah.

And he was almost the top 11 athlete in the city.

Yeah, well, the Phillies might have to follow your fantasy team or they might end up in the same fate.

Dude, this guy started the All-Star game.

Yeah.

And he was almost the top 11 athlete in the city.

Like, it's a real unifying thing.

It's beautiful, and you talk to any of them that have played in the WBC, they're, they'll all say, like, "This is the most fun baseball we get to play." I asked Bryce Harper this year, red carpet, All-Star Game, I said, "Look, I'm gonna send...

give you two homers.

2022, you hit a, a home run against the Padres to get to the World Series.

And I also, I imagine Judd-

Come on, Judd

... coming up on the red carpet to correct Bryce Harper-

I would love to go

That's how thin of a margin the inning was, and consequently, the game last night.

Such is life with Tristan Peters, the former Savannah Banana, who had a circuitous path to the All-Star Game.

His poor wife, you know, there was the story about how she couldn't move, and, like, physically could not move for a bit, and then they were able to get to the All-Star Game.

And then here we are watching another story develop with the great legend that is Tristan Peters.

18 pitch at bat, just absolutely epic.

That's how thin of a margin the inning was, and consequently, the game last night.

Such is life with Tristan Peters, the former Savannah Banana, who had a circuitous path to the All-Star Game.

His poor wife, you know, there was the story about how she couldn't move, and, like, physically could not move for a bit, and then they were able to get to the All-Star Game.

And then here we are watching another story develop with the great legend that is Tristan Peters.

18 pitch at bat, just absolutely epic.

You got embarrassed by the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs.

That whole season was choppy with the whole Kyrie dynamic, the two-max contract thing that he was saying to Kevin Durant at the All-Star game.

But the point being is Tatum and Jalen got real playoff moments during that run.

They provided us throughout the season with a really entertaining season.