In Part 2 of Episode 8, Brock and Dan continue to preview the AL East with Tampa Bay Rays fan and Citizen of the Diaspora Joe McNeal.  After unpacking the history of Joe’s baseball fandom, the guys discuss:

- The final day of the 2011 season from the perspective of a Rays fan

- The Rays’ offseason moves, analyzing the impact Carlos Pena, Luke Scott and Jeff Keppinger might have on the team in 2012

- Tampa’s young talent (Matt Moore, Desmond Jennings and others) and what to expect from them this season

- Jonah Keri’s book on the Rays, The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First

- The challenges for the fan of the small market team, where players come and go due to financial considerations

- Which team – Yankees or Red Sox – presents the greatest obstacle to the Rays’ postseason aspirations

- How the additional Wild Card impacts the AL East

and

- Projections for who will win the AL East and AL Wild Card in 2012

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