Rivera

Random thoughts: Cowboys enable another one

November 15, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Steve Williams, and I erred in using the word “slave” because I had to pick up Tiger Woods’ clubs. How I meant to describe myself was “annoying doof who thinks far too much of himself.” Thank you. — Now that Ronda Rousey is over, can we forget about the MMA […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Irsay, Rays, Rivera

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Rays struggle to mount an offense against Indians

June 29, 2015 general

Monday, 11:22 p.m. Some nights, you wonder what there is the Tampa Bay Rays’ bat rack. Some times, it must look like toothpicks. The Rays were shut down again offensively Monday night, losing for the sixth time in eight games in a 7-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians and rookie Cody Anderson. The Rays managed […]

Tagged as: Cash, Offense, Rays, Rivera, Sizemore

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Andriese, backed by bullpen, lifts Rays

June 27, 2015 general

Saturday, 9:54 p.m. Matt Andriese is sticking around longer. The Tampa Bay Rays are enjoying it more. Andriese had his finest start of the season Saturday night, retiring 18 of 19 hitters over his six innings. Andriese sat down the first 11 batters he faced, and he threw only 70 pitches in his six innings […]

Tagged as: Andriese, bullpen, Elmore, Longoria, Rays, Red Sox, Rivera

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Ramirez is an unlikely hero as Rays win another

May 14, 2015 general

Thursday, 11;16 p.m. Rameriz won for the first time in 13 1/2 months./JEFFREY S. KING St. Petersburg The cavalry doesn’t always look the way you might expect when it charges over the hill. Sometimes, help comes from the darnedest places. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your latest really big deal for the Tampa Bay Rays: Erasmo […]

Tagged as: Cash, Loney, Ramirez, Rays, Rivera, Souza, Yankees

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Rivera leads Rays’ walk-off victory

April 24, 2015 general

Friday, 1:18 a.m. Rene Rivera hasn’t done very well with the bat this year. Late into Thursday night’s game, for instance, he was hitting only .118. He had just tried to execute a hit-and-run and failed. Naturally, all that was left was for Rivera to be the hero. He was, singling just inside the third-base […]

Tagged as: Bucholtz, Odorizzi, Rays, Rivera, Walk-Off

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Rivera may be a pitcher’s best friend

February 23, 2015 general

PORT CHARLOTTE In the journey of a franchise, the signposts have always been behind the plate. It is there that the tools of ignorance bind a franchise and, at one point, a front office. It is there, behind the plate, that a franchise has chased passed balls through baseball. There was Flash Flaherty,who had the […]

Tagged as: Cash, Flaherty, Maddon, Molina, Navarro, Rivera, Shoppach

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