View from the Catwalks: Champ Bay reigns supreme
Plus: Get set for another Boat parade, and what do you call a no-hitter when they won’t let you call it a no-hitter?
Champa Bay News
Good morning from your STANLEY CUP CHAMPS! #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/FAEejI17EI
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 8, 2021
- Morning After Thoughts: Legacy solidified - Matthew Esteves, Raw Charge: Back-to-back Stanley Cup hoisting for the Tampa Bay Lightning put them in rarefied air.
- The moment the Bolts clinched, in the words of the great Dave Mishkin!
Without further ado…your #StanleyCup clinching @DaveMishkin’s Mic! pic.twitter.com/ER0NUZZssc
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 9, 2021
- City of Tampa to hold Bolts Stanley Cup boat parade Monday - WTSP10: The clear-cut best way to have a championship parade is a boat parade!
Ready for round two?!
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 8, 2021
Boat parade and championship celebration info is here! We'll see you all Monday, July 12 ⛵️
➡️ https://t.co/8JBZWqLEiv pic.twitter.com/VhzubiRTmi
- The Cup issues a warning to the Bucs QB and noted boat parade party animal:
FYI I’m too heavy to throw, @TomBrady.
— The Stanley Cup (@StanleyCup) July 8, 2021
- ‘Champa Bay’: Exploring the new golden age of Tampa sports - Steven Taranto, CBS Sports
- Brett Phillips gave his congrats to the reigning champs:
Congratulations to the @TBLightning on their Stanley Cup Championship!
— Maverick Phillips (@Brett_Phillips8) July 8, 2021
P.s. When I was going through the farm system back in 99’ alongside Stamkos and Kucherov I knew these boys were gonna be ELITE one day! But Back 2 Back!? UNBELIEVABLE #Titletown pic.twitter.com/hpSGMQoD78
- 7-inning no-no still worth celebrating - Adam Berry, MLB.com: The Rays put the No in “Notable Achievement”
- Rays ready for a more normal but still challenging draft - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times: The All-Star break is not just about the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, and the All-Star Game this year. The draft is also packed into the same celebration week.
- Rays ‘in good position’ with No. 28 pick - Adam Berry, MLB.com: The Rays may be picking near the bottom of the rounds, but still, lots of opportunities to sit back and add more talent to the best farm system in the sport.
- Tampa Bay Rays 2021 First Round Draft target: Trey Sweeney - Kasey Kuhrts, Rays Colored Glasses
- 2021 Draft Preview - Eric Longenhagen and Kevin Goldstein, FanGraphs: Must read to get you set for the draft.
- Mock Draft 2.0 - Eric Longenhagen and Kevin Goldstein, FanGraphs: What’s a better way to get psyched for a draft? A mock draft to get the discussions and dreams going!
- Ohtani might just be a real-life superhero - Mike Petriello, MLB.com: Finally, not related to Rays, Bolts, or Champa Bay at all, this is just a must-read, a fantastic piece from the always tremendous Mike Petriello about perhaps the most exhilarating player in baseball: Shohei Ohtani.