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Beneath the wacky grin, Gronk is serious

July 29, 2021 general

He never had a day he didn’t like. Frankly, most of his days have liked him right back. He is a goofball. You love that about Rob Gronkowski. He has the twisty face, the big laugh. He catches balls dropped from helicopters. He mugs for the cameras. He grins so wide you swear his face […]

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Rays fall apart in extra inning loss to Yanks

July 28, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Under the best of circumstances, the Tampa Bay Rays are lost in the darkness when it comes to extra innings. Wednesday night, however, the blew up about as bad as a baseball team could manage. The Rays lost a 3-1, 10-inning game to the New York Yankees when the 10th inning proved […]

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Rays can’t overcome Yankees in 4-3 loss

July 28, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It came down to the old lion, who was pitching against the older lion. It came down to age vs. age, all-star vs. all-star. It was the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Yankees. The Rays trailed by a run, with the […]

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Arians displeased with small flaws of Bucs

July 28, 2021 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The old man seems a little grumpy these days. Then again, there is a message of Bucs’ coach Bruce Arians. Pay attention to the little things. The big things will come later. After anther sweltering practice, Arians addressed a fourth-down given up Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Barrett ready to renew Shaq attack on QBs

July 27, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Shaquille Barrett likes making coaches feel uncomfortable. Sometimes, his own. Barrett, the Bucs’ pass-rushing demon, made plenty of coaches uneasy in the Bucs’ drive to the Super Bowl. Counting the post-season, after all, Barrett has 31.5 sacks in the last two seasons and 61 quarterback hits. Still, he likes to get to […]

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Rays fall short of pulling off series sweep

July 26, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. This time, the comeback was in the wrong direction. This time, the bullpen didn’t hold up, and the power didn’t show up. The close win, and the late innings, belonged to the other guys. This time, the Rays were knocked right back out of first place again. A lot of things went […]

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This year, rookies will have to earn their time

July 26, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Jameis Winston was going to be the next Ben Roethlisburger. He was big, and he could throw it, and the reports said he was a leader. But, no, he didn’t turn into Ben Roethlisberger. Kenyatta Walker was going to be the next Anthony Munoz. Keith McCants was going to be the next […]

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Meadows leads home outburst in win

July 25, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. For all the talk of Nelson Cruz, the new toy of the Tampa Bay Rays, it might be time to remind yourself of this: The Rays had some pretty good players of their own. Yeah, Cruz will help an offense that often flickers like a bad light bulb, but on Saturday night, […]

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Ninth-inning outburst leads Rays to victory

July 24, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The later it gets, the better they are. Team Midnight, the Tampa Bay Rays, worked the late shift again Friday night, scoring six times in the ninth inning to pull away from the Cleveland Indians in a 10-5 victory. Lately, the Rays have often started slowly, and they’ve been so-so in the […]

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Rays win game; make trade for Cruz

July 23, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For the Rays, the win was typical. Another comeback, another clutch moment from Austin Meadows, another terrific performance from the bullpen. The trade, however, was against most of the Rays history. Usually, it is the Rays trading away a veteran for prospects, not making a get-over-the-bump deal to fortify the roster for […]

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