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Seymour charges in from pen to shine

August 26, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Here in the middle of a youth movement by the Tampa Bay Rays, there is another face to consider. And hello there, Ian Seymour. You know, the guy who stares into left field in the middle of his windup. Seymour, a 26-year old rookie, was dazzling in his starting debut Monday night. […]

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Caminero leads Rays to victory

August 25, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. When he is good, when he is at his best, the sun always shines. When he is good, when he is right, there is a gentle breeze coming off the lake. The birds sing. Traffic flows. Ah, but when Junior Caminero struggles, there are snakes in the woods. No one gets along. […]

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Trask vies for Bucs’ backup role

August 24, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They finished pre-season. No one got hurt. The uniforms looked pretty. Aside from that, the Bucs 23-19 loss to Buffalo didn’t mean a lot. That’s the problem with preseason finales. Largely, you’re watching players who are bound for the practice squad — or worse. So what did we learn? — Backup quarterback […]

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Williams, youngsters lead Rays’ win

August 23, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The season hasn’t been as good as expected for the veterans of the Tampa Bay Rays. On the other hand, the kids are all right. The Rays, taking another step toward the future, rode its young talent to a 10-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Rays broke a four-game losing […]

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Sloppy Rays lose fourth in a row

August 22, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Their bodies are headed toward the basement. But does anyone know where their heads are at? The Rays played one of their sloppiest games of the year Thursday night, flubbing their way to their fourth straight defeat by a score of 7-4. In that four game slide, they have given up 33 […]

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Yanks keep homering, beat Rays again

August 21, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Well, there was a home series to forget. The Rays were Bronx-bombed again Wednesday night. They were a murdered row. For two games, they were bludgeoned, battered and bruised. The New York Yankees hit five more home runs in a 6-4, 10-inning win over the Rays. They threw a perfect game against […]

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Yankees clobber Rays with nine HRs

August 20, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Isn’t it time the Tampa Bay Rays stopped talking about the playoffs? Oh, the numbers say one thing. Reality says something else. Right now, the Rays are closer to the AL East cellar than they are to being nrelevant baseball team. The Rays, well, were bombed Tuesday night. The Yankees clubbed nine […]

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Giants run away from Rays, 7-1

August 18, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. One minute he was flying. The next, he was falling. For Ryan Pepiot, the world turned upside just that quickly Sunday. In a finger-snap, he went from leading the parade to having it march all over him. The Rays ended up being clobbered by the San Francisco Giants, 7-1. But it didn’t […]

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Rays come back again to beat Giants

August 17, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There are comebacks, and there are comebacks. There are comebacks that feel improbable, that include harrowing turns and rough roads in the dark. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays came back from 2011 or so. That’s how far that San Francisco pitcher Justin Verlander had turned back the clock. For him, 2011 […]

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Bucs beat Steelers; let the debates start

August 17, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t dominating. Heck, it didn’t even count. But now that the Bucs 17-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers is complete, the debate over just what it all meant may ensue. For instance, what did you make of the defense? They had four sacks and three interceptions. On the […]

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