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Tampa Bay Takes

By James Rath

Welcome to Tampa Bay Takes. The host James Rath, delivers takes on all-things Tampa Bay. With a focus on sports, pop-culture, and more. Keeping you updated with a breakdown on the news surrounding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tampa Bay Rays. Weekly episodes released Tuesdays
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Rays Nearly Make History, Good News On Rays Injuries, Buccaneers Fall To Dolphins, Tom Brady Leaves Team For Personal Reasons, Antonio Brown Post

Tampa Bay TakesAug 16, 2022

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Buccaneers Defeat Cowboys, NFL Week One, New Orleans Week Two Preview, Rays Hot And Cold, MLB Rule Changes

Buccaneers Defeat Cowboys, NFL Week One, New Orleans Week Two Preview, Rays Hot And Cold, MLB Rule Changes

In this episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James starts it off by breaking down the week one Tampa Bay Buccaneers victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Then highlighting a few important week one results from around the league. A week two preview of the matchup with the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. Moving across the bay to the Tampa Bay Rays sweep of the Boston Red Sox. The Rays then drop 2/3 games against the Yankees as the race for the Wildcard continues. Looking into the upcoming schedule for the Rays against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Sep 13, 202214:56
Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Week, Rays Wildcard Run, Shane McClanahan Injury

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Week, Rays Wildcard Run, Shane McClanahan Injury

In this episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James starts it off by breaking down the week one Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys matchup. Then highlighting a few important matchups across the league to check out. Moving across the bay to the Tampa Bay Rays sweep of the Miami Marlins was tainted by concerns over a Shane McClanahan shoulder injury, which could derail this season and next...if very significant. The Rays then take 2/3 games against the Yankees as the race for the Wildcard heats up and a potential AL East shift. Looking into the upcoming schedule for the Rays, every game counts. 

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Sep 06, 202211:41
Brady Is Back & Buccaneers Drop Final Preseason Game, Rays Have A Good Week, Katie Nolan & Apple TV+ Broadcast

Brady Is Back & Buccaneers Drop Final Preseason Game, Rays Have A Good Week, Katie Nolan & Apple TV+ Broadcast

In this episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James starts it off by breaking down Tom Brady's start in the third and final preseason game versus the Colts. The Buccaneers dropped the game, but there was positives to draw from the starters' success. Moving across the bay to the Tampa Bay Rays sweep of the Los Angeles Angels to pick up the fourth straight series win and sixth win overall. Then going into a discussion of the Red Sox series which started Friday night on the National Apple TV+ "Friday Night Baseball" broadcast featuring Katie Nolan. This broadcast drew some toxicity and overall bad vibes from the Rays Twitter fanbase and James goes into a discussion of why it got out of hand and should not have happened for this new type of fun-baseball broadcast. Then discussing Tyler Glasnow's new contract extension, before looking into the upcoming schedule for the Rays. 

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Aug 30, 202215:53
Rays Win Three Series In A Row, Buccaneers Fall To Titans In Preseason Game 2, Tom Brady Returns To Camp, Brady & Las Vegas Raiders Link

Rays Win Three Series In A Row, Buccaneers Fall To Titans In Preseason Game 2, Tom Brady Returns To Camp, Brady & Las Vegas Raiders Link

In this episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James starts it off by breaking down the Rays recent hot streak with three series wins in a row versus Baltimore, New York, and Kansas City. Then discussing the upcoming week for the Rays, as they finally get some good news on the injury front. Moving across the bay to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropping the second preseason game to the Tennessee Titans. With 15 players sitting to avoid injury, it was an ugly game with only 16 points total scored. Tom Brady returns to camp after taking a leave from the team for personal reasons, which then caused different conspiracy theories to emerge. Dana White brings more drama to the newswire with a backroom plan that was supposed to bring Brady to the Las Vegas Raiders back in 2020 to play for Coach Jon Gruden, before he joined the Bucs.

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Aug 23, 202215:01
Rays Nearly Make History, Good News On Rays Injuries, Buccaneers Fall To Dolphins, Tom Brady Leaves Team For Personal Reasons, Antonio Brown Post

Rays Nearly Make History, Good News On Rays Injuries, Buccaneers Fall To Dolphins, Tom Brady Leaves Team For Personal Reasons, Antonio Brown Post

In this episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James starts it off by breaking down Drew Rasmussen's nearly perfect game against the Baltimore Orioles in what could be the biggest series win of the season in regards to playoff seeding. Then discussing the upcoming 16 straight games for the Rays, as they finally get some good news on the injury front. Moving across the bay to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropping the first preseason game to the Miami Dolphins. With 26 players sitting to avoid injury, it turned into a tryout for the backups. Storylines emerged from the Bucs-Dolphins shared training camp with a competitive Carlton Davis vs. Tyreek Hill. Tom Brady takes a leave from the team for personal reasons. Antonio Brown never fails to be entertaining with this latest social media post.  

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Aug 16, 202212:13
Football Is Back, Buccaneers vs. Dolphins Week, Rays Getting Hot?

Football Is Back, Buccaneers vs. Dolphins Week, Rays Getting Hot?

In this first episode of Tampa Bay Takes, James kicks things off with a couple of thoughts on the Hall of Fame Game as the official end to the football offseason. Then introducing the start of Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins week as the teams get to face off in shared practices before concluding with their first preseason game on Saturday. The Tampa Bay Rays finally appear to have gained some momentum for the first time since the All Star Break by taking advantage of the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. 

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Aug 09, 202206:22
Introducing "Tampa Bay Takes"

Introducing "Tampa Bay Takes"

Welcome to Tampa Bay Takes. The host James Rath, delivers takes on all-things Tampa Bay. With a focus on sports, pop-culture, and more. Keeping you updated with a breakdown on the news surrounding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tampa Bay Rays. Weekly episodes released Tuesdays 


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