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Award Winning Journalist Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times and Steve Versnick take you inside Tampa Bay Sports each weekday. They go deeper into the biggest stories in Tampa Bay including the Buccaneers, Rays, Lightning, USF and more. It's sports insight you won't get anywhere else which is why we call it Show Prep Tampa Bay!
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Sports Day Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Times

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    • 4.6 • 280 Ratings

Award Winning Journalist Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times and Steve Versnick take you inside Tampa Bay Sports each weekday. They go deeper into the biggest stories in Tampa Bay including the Buccaneers, Rays, Lightning, USF and more. It's sports insight you won't get anywhere else which is why we call it Show Prep Tampa Bay!
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    MAILBAG: Lightning's Playoff Chances, Pepiot's Pitching & Buccaneers Draft Memories

    MAILBAG: Lightning's Playoff Chances, Pepiot's Pitching & Buccaneers Draft Memories

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Ryan Pepiot's performance in the Rays 2-1 win over the Angels and we answer your mailbag questions about the Lightning's playoff chances, Utah's new team, Buccaneers drafts from the past, USF's football future and more.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Kucherov Reaches 100 Assists & Rays Bullpen Hurts Them Again

    Kucherov Reaches 100 Assists & Rays Bullpen Hurts Them Again

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Nikita Kucherov getting 100 assists in the final game of the season, becoming just the 5 players all-time to reach that number. Plus the Rays bullpen costs them another game as Pete Fairbanks takes the loss.
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    • 31 min
    Rays Win In 13 Innings & Lightning Will Face Panthers In Round 1

    Rays Win In 13 Innings & Lightning Will Face Panthers In Round 1

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 7-6 win in 13 innings over the Angels as Tampa Bay had 1 hit until the bottom of the 9th inning. Plus the Lightning will face the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the WNBA Draft's ratings were huge.
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    • 30 min
    Bucs Begin Offseason Workouts, Rays and Lightning Lose & John Sterling Retires

    Bucs Begin Offseason Workouts, Rays and Lightning Lose & John Sterling Retires

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers beginning off-season workout program, the Rays lose despite a great pitching performance from Zach Eflin, the Lightning lose to Buffalo and maybe lose Luke Glendening to injury, plus John Sterling retires from Yankees radio broadcasts.
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    • 43 min
    Rays Take Series From Giants, Lightning Lose In Washington, Scheffler Wins Masters & Buccaneers Baby News

    Rays Take Series From Giants, Lightning Lose In Washington, Scheffler Wins Masters & Buccaneers Baby News

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays taking 2-of-3 from the Giants including beating up on Blake Snell, the Lightning lose in Washington, Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters and Bucs baby news with Baker Mayfield and Tristan Wirfs.
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    • 45 min
    What Jason Licht Said Ahead of NFL Draft, OJ Simpson Dies & Lightning Mailbag Questions

    What Jason Licht Said Ahead of NFL Draft, OJ Simpson Dies & Lightning Mailbag Questions

    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Jason Licht's pre-draft press conference and what type of players the Buccaneers might select, OJ Simpson dies and your mailbag questions on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
280 Ratings

280 Ratings

AC Florida ,

Best local sports show in the Tampa Bay area.

I was a previous listener of 620AM sports talk in Tampa until I discovered this show. Rick has been covering Tampa Bay sports for a very long time and it shows. His access to insider info, along with his professionalism as a trained journalist, make for a great show. I also appreciate the audio quality. I like Steve too, but he needs to take a couple of Spanish classes so he learns how to pronounce all the Rays players names properly. I hope the show keeps going for years to come!

JenkemGangster ,

My favorite podcast

I moved to st pete a little over a year ago. I’ve always been a sports fan, but I’ve never lived in a city with professional teams before, so I was very excited about getting to follow the buccs, rays, and lightning. I was looking for a podcast that would teach me more about the teams and the players and whatnot, when I stumbled upon Sports Day Tampa Bay. It certainly served its purpose of providing me with in depth knowledge about the pro sports in the Tampa Bay Area, but it’s done so much more than that. It’s really made me feel a part of my new community. Every morning when I walk my dogs, I listen to this podcast. Rick and Steve are now part of daily routine and almost feel like family. They don’t just talk stats. They’re funny and interesting, and show their personalities, while still maintaining journalistic integrity. I love hearing about Rick’s Taylor swift concert adventures or Steve’s baseball stadium road trip with his sons. You guys are the best, keep up the great work!

M_weber on twitter ,

Great daily in depth look at Tampa Bay sports

Stroud & Steve bring in depth look at Tampa Bay sports every morning. Must listen if you live Bucs Rays Bolts. Let’s go!

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