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Rays’ swoon continues with defeat

September 12, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. What we have here is a matter of two ships sinking in the night. Here, we have a bad team. There, we have a worse one. The big question is just which one really is the worst team in the American League. Oh, if you weigh the entire season, it’s the Chicago […]

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Rays fall short in loss to White Sox

September 11, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The teams that make the baseball playoffs win games like this. They talk about comebacks and resolve and determination. The teams that don’t … remember. They talk about missed opportunities and bad bounces. The Rays came close to coming from behind in Wednesday night’s 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Isn’t […]

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Unlikely homers lead Rays’ victory

September 10, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, it isn’t how often a team hits the baseball. Sometimes, it’s how far. The Tampa Bay Rays barely slipped past a 90-loss Chicago White Sox team Tuesday night, winning 5-4. The Rays’ recent hitting woes continued with the team collecting only seven hits. Three of them, however, were home runs, none […]

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Looking back on Bucs win over Falcons

September 9, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts How long do we have to wait before we can put Emeke Egbuka in the Ring of Honor? 2. I keep waiting for the game officials to invoke one more play review to give the Falcons one more chance. Maybe two. 4. Yeah, I was hoping for more impact out […]

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Bucs shake off mistakes, beat Falcons

September 8, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They staggered. At times, they stumbled. There were times when they looked stale. Alas, the Tampa Bay Bucs somehow won. And isn’t that the point? The Bucs held on to beat the Atlanta Falcons in their opener Sunday, 23-20. Tampa Bay survived a missed touchdown pass, a blown extra point, a wayward […]

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Fading Rays lose third in a row

September 8, 2025 general

Monday, 3 a.m. On second thought, maybe the Rays aren’t that interested in the post-season, after all. It wasn’t just that the Rays lost their third straight game to Cleveland Sunday afternoon. It was the ragged way in which they played. Consider: — The Rays scored only four runs in their last three losses. They […]

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Rays lose another game to Cleveland

September 7, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays are in a hurry to make something happen. Turns out, they might be in too big a hurry. The Rays lost their second straight game Friday night, 3-2 to the Cleveland Guardians. The Rays rallied to tie the game, but it got away from closer Pete Fairbanks in […]

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USF upsets Florida to move to 2-0

September 7, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Call it the drive to relevance. That, or the day that USF became one of the big boys again. There were 87 yards to go. There was 2:25 left to play. And the Bulls were playing in one of the toughest places in the Southeast Conference to play. So…any problems? The Bulls […]

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Rays disappointed in playoff race

September 6, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. We interrupt this pennant race to bring a hint of July back to the Tampa Bay Rays. You remember July, don’t you, that lost month when the Rays had a 7-18 record and looked lot a like the Colorado Rockies. It felt a lot like Friday night’s 7-1 romp by the Cleveland […]

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Pepiot continues dominant streak

September 5, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. There has been a lot of talk lately about the latest surge of the Tampa Bay Rays offense. On the other hand, there is Mr. Zero. Ryan Pepiot was in shutdown mode again in Thursday night’s 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. It was the team’s seventh straight win as the Rays […]

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