Kiermaier

An Outlaw takes over center for Tampa Bay

March 31, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:49 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE As sure as Billy the Kid, he stole his career, okay? He rode up on horseback, and he pulled beside the stagecoach, and he pulled his mask over his face.  No one could have picked him out of a lineup.  He just ran across the outfield and dove, and by […]

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Ask Gary: We’ll watch Myers for a long time

March 28, 2015 Tampa Bay Bucs

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

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Cash looks ready for his screen test

March 5, 2015 general

Thursday, 4:29 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE This is his place. These are his people. This is his moment. Kevin Cash, the new guy to blame, stood on a small platform behind the batting cage, trying to see tomorrow from his perch. This is his team now, for all that is and for all that it might […]

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Jennings’ future with Rays waits beyond injuries

February 25, 2015 general

Wednesday, 5:40 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE In the smallest of moments, the biggest moments of clarity can occur. And so it was that Rays’ outfielder Kevin Kiermaier stood, watching his teammates take batting practice while he waited for his turn. A few sharply hit mortars off the bat of Desmond Jennings, with that distinctive hitter’s ricochet […]

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