Mat Germain

In 2026, #Canadian Dream >>>>>>>>> #American "Dream" (nightmare) trendonomist.com/30-reasons-c...

#Microsoft cutting workforce by 25%, favouring AI over people Consider this when voting for people who are greed driven and will do everything in their power to take away your social safety nets instead of helping you through work options that are being slashed faster than ever before. #uspoli

Not on sexism, you can also see the racism on display here and it's ranked by race... #uspoli

Rays lineup tonight facing LHP Robert Gasser. TB Lineup - looks a little different with Vilade starting at first Yandy Díaz (R) DH Ryan Vilade (R) 1B Chandler Simpson (L) LF Junior Caminero (R) 3B Ben Williamson (R) 2B Jonny DeLuca (R) CF Victor Mesa Jr. (L) RF Nick Fortes (R) C Taylor Walls (S) SS

Took this picture while walking with my family this weekend in a Montreal suburb. No edits, just a beautiful fall setting. Could have stayed there for quite a while…

I have #Rays winning the next 3 games over #Brewers. #MLB

Victor Mesa Jr. sprints out to no-man's land to make a clutch sliding grab

Prepping for World Series Josh Weaver is on deck. Brewers and Rays. Kyle Snyder: the pitching whisperer, Team trades and moves w/ Freddy Peralta (ALCS MVP), Jake Bauers (NLCS MVP), Drew Rasmussen, Ozzie Timmons, www.baseballbizondeck.com/raysup-2026-... @matgermain.bsky.social @ibwaa.bsky.social

How I view #Rays vs #Guardians series: Remainder in #Cleveland: Martinez over Armstrong/Bibee Rasmussen over Griffin At the Trop, #TampaBay: Peralta over Williams #Rays win it in 6 games. #MLB

I have so many questions...

#Alberta leaving #Canada would be like a #Hobbit leaving The Shire. Maybe for an adventure, but never permanently.

Compare the 2 in #WorldSeries with low in Standings teams when it comes to acquiring players in Trades: #Athletics #Reds 12 #Rockies 10 #Angels 10 #Mets 5 If you're going to make it into playoffs & go on a run, you need to be a great trading team - particularly if low payroll is an issue.

40-man rosters Home Grown #Brewers 12 #Rays 8 Free Agency #Brewers 3 #Rays 6 Trade #Brewers 22 #Rays 24 Waivers #Brewers 0 #Rays 1 Rule 5 #Brewers 1 #Rays 0 -- USA #Brewers 29 #Rays 30 Venezuela #Brewers 5 #Rays 1 Canada #Brewers 1 #Rays 1 DR #Brewers 2 #Rays 3 Cuba #Rays 1 Mexico #Rays 1 #MLB

When Donald is punted out, I want Smithsonian Institution to take it over and turn it into a museum that speaks about Racism, Bigotry, and Fascism in #UnitedStates and hold meetings there for a full year that resolves issues encountered during his Presidency - including corruption in Supreme Court.

Reference: last #Quebec separation vote was 50.1% stay, 49.9% to separate. A 77% stay in #Alberta is significant but points to fact that #Ottawa still needs to change its ways & communicate more effectively with 23% to 50% of populations in ALL Provinces - not just those two.

#Rays vs #Brewers by hitter's stats in 2026 (better team) Hits 1405 v 1422 (MLW) HR 169 v 154 (TBR) SO 1145 v 1383 (TBR) SB 164 v 162 (tie) CS 54 v 54 (tie) wSB 1.8 v 0.7 (TBR) AVG .258 v .258 (tie) ISO .143 v .144 (tie) SLG .403 v .404 (tie) wRC+ 104 v 107 (MLW) #WorldSeries #MLB

AL team in #WorldSeries by year: 2026 Tampa Bay #Rays * 2025 Toronto #BlueJays 2024 New York #Yankees 2023 Texas #Rangers 2022 Houston #Astros 2021 Houston #Astros 2020 Tampa Bay #Rays * And imo if Wander Franco hadn't done what he did and Shane McClanahan was healthier #Rays would have 1 or 2 more

The nerds and geeks at FanGraphs, who only look at spreadsheet and never watch the games, who despise anything vaguely resembling old school ball .. have as a group come to the conclusion that the World Series will be Milwaukee v Tampa Bay blogs.fangraphs.com/heres-whos-m...

However this one turns out, I will love every minute of it!!! #MLB

NL #Rays will face the AL #Rays in 2026 #WorldSeries ex #Rays exec Matt Arnold vs #Rays Erik Neander

For every pitcher looking to improve, #Rays are a dream destination. Bryan Baker, Cam Booser, and Freddy Peralta are the latest proof of that.

2026 already a legendary season for #Rays: 1. Land 2nd overall pick, grab SS Grady Emerson 2. C Caden Bodine, CF Theo Gillen, C Nathan Flewelling show the future is very bright 3. Get a stadium deal, in #Tampa 4. Win AL East, have best AL record 5. Make it to #WorldSeries Now they have to win it!!!

#Rays get out of it, but it also means Kwan and Ramirez will hit in the 9th inning, so it's nowhere near over. When asking who should have been brought in, imo, the right call was Steven Matz who's looked much better vs Guardians.

Every #Rays fan had Ian Seymour as the last guy they wanted brought into this game. Well, every #Rays fan except Kevin Cash. What a turn of events...

Junior hitting the arms crossed Randy pose as he comes home honestly is getting me emotional. No matter where these players go when they leave the Rays, this franchise is a family. Love to see that

#Rays fans, it's getting closer and closer to a #WorldSeries reality... Just 6 outs remain...

Wrote about Chandler Simpson @diamondcentric.net, after a game in which he semi-subtly dominated for the #Rays: diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/...

Yandy Díaz is hitting .314/.333/.514 in these playoffs Drew Rasmussen stats are 1.29 ERA & 0.76 whip in 21 IP Bryan Baker stats are 6 GP, 5 saves, 0.00 ERA, 0.53 whip in 6 IP When #Rays leaders perform as expected, it makes them a formidable force that are extremely hard to stop. #MLB

Freddy Peralta will get the start for #Rays Meanwhile, #Guardians pen is exhausted & #Guardians are mapping out their Game 6 pitching plan, but Gavin Williams is not an option to start on short rest, Stephen Vogt said. #MLB

Flying back home with a series lead ✈️

Not many tickets left for Game 6. Select sections with few choices. Get yours now if in your budget! Sell it out! #Rays #RaysUp

In any best-of-7 series tied 2-2, the Game 5 winner goes on to take the series 46 of 69 times (67%) In series with the 2-3-2 format that have been tied 2-2, teams winning Game 5 on the road (before going home for Games 6-7) have gone on to take the series 21 of 28 times (75%)

Not trying to look too far ahead, but if they do make it to #WorldSeries, #Rays will be able to start Drew Rasmussen for Game 1 on Friday with 4 days of rest between starts or keep him for Game 2.

WHAT - A - GAME. Entertaining to the very end. Strong at bats, strong pitching, great defensive plays Missed opportunities included. Just an outstanding effort & now #Rays go back to the Trop up 3-2 in the series. #RaysUp #MLB

Jorge Mateo (pinch runner, stayed on) Tyler Wells (threw out Ramirez in key moment) Cedric Mullins (pinch runner) Bryan Baker (set to take the 9th) #Orioles have impact with #Rays

Booser & Wells get it done. Off to the 9th inning where #Rays will call on Baker. Can #Rays add some insurance?

Both huge HR Ramirez hit this post-season were from left side, yet #Rays are intent on having him hit from the left side...

#Rays acquired Tyler Wells from #Orioles at the trade deadline in exchange for pitching prospect Michael Forret who they had also obtained from the #Orioles. Now he's called in to face José Ramirez who represents the tying run in this game. We'll see if it pays dividends... #MLB

6 outs to go Cam Booser takes over from Drew in the 8th You know Bryan Baker will get the 9th Nail-biter to the end... #Rays #Guardians #MLB

This is Kevin Cash's blind spot. Playing with fire right now. #Rays

Drew Rasmussen's Pitch 3D shows just how well he works North - South. As he's tired some he's let a few fly very high, but otherwise it's been a master class of effectiveness & efficiency. #Rays #MLB

Feels like that might have been Drew's last inning. #Rays #Guardians

#Rays D has prevented what could have been 3 x hits so far today. How many pitches is that worth? An understated part of a tremendous team.

They haven't won anything yet, but #Rays are showing the world why they are the best team in the American League. #MLB

Speculations I've heard "Alberta Separatists did it" "Americans did it" "And they're supposed to defend us?" All of the above are ignorant. Read the room and support your Forces. Have some respect, and provide condolences to families who are hurting right now. It's a tragedy. #cdnpoli #CFBWainwright

#Rays get one run across, and just as importantly eat up a third of Messick's pitches for this game. They'll see him again soon, and so expect more trouble for #Guardians in the 2nd. Drew's up!

#Rays going with RHB - LHB - RHB at top of the lineup. Look for Vilade to do some damage, and having Mesa jr off the bench is going to be interesting later in the game. #Rays also continue to go with Hicks who's carrying the load behind the plate. #RaysUp

#MLB dates: #WorldSeries Game 1 = Friday Oct 23rd If Game 7 is needed = Saturday Oct 31st 5 Nov: Free Agency opens (or 5 day after WS ends if sooner) 10-13 Nov: GM Meetings 18 Nov: Qualifying Offer acceptance deadline 21 Nov: Non-Tender deadline for Arb eligible players 1 Dec, 23:59: CBA expires

#Rays are 2 wins away from their 2nd #WorldSeries appearance in 7 years. ---- ALCS has 2 games remaining in #Cleveland #Guardians have 41-40 home record #Rays have 43-38 away record ---- ALCS has 2 games remaining in #TampaBay #Rays have 55-26 home record #Guardians have 44-37 away record