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Lowe ‘returns’ to help Rays even Series

October 22, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Hey, didn’t you used to be Brandon Lowe? Yeah, I recognize you. Same beaten up helmet. Same sweet swing. Same home run trot with your teammates waiting to slap palms with you. You used to be quite the hitter, as I remember. A lot of home runs. A lot of RBI. Then, […]

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Dodgers’ stars shine in victory over Rays

October 21, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Up close, the mountain looks steeper than they thought. Up close, the teeth look sharper. Forget what the scouting reports said. At first glance, the Los Angeles Dodgers may be even more formidable than the Tampa Bay Rays might have first believed. The Rays got a glimpse of just how difficult their […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Green Bay

October 20, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts We have seen them now. We have seen the promise delivered. This is the kind of football we should expect from the Bucs: disciplined, efficient, relentless. They won’t go every week with no turnovers or no penalties, but they should be able to run and play good defense. 2. Is […]

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Bucs’ defense shines in big win over Packers

October 19, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There is some bad news on hand. State Farm is on line two. Aaron Rodgers, your insurance rates are going up. When you consider the abuse that Rodgers suffered in the final three quarters of Tampa Bay’s 38-10 clobbering over the previously unbeaten Green Bay Packers, how could they not? The last […]

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Brousseau’s moment high on Rays’ memories

October 19, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Some teams measure their seasons in championships. Some measure them in Hall of Fame players. This one measures itself in moments. And, for right now, that seems like plenty. No, the Tampa Bay Rays are not rich in acomplishments. They’ve played in only one World Series so far … and lost. They’ve […]

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Rays finally show up again, reach World Series

October 18, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Admit it. You doubted, didn’t you? You worried. You vexed. You sweated. You were nervous. You were irritable. You braced yourself for the worst. And then, you celebrated, with this incredible mixture of joy and relief. It was like being pardoned from Death Row in time to lead the parade. For three […]

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Seminoles knock off No. 5 Tar Heels

October 18, 2020 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Yes, it was shaky. Yes, they had white knuckles by the end. But the FSU Seminoles won their first big game of the Mike Norvell era Saturday night, a 31-28 victory over fifth-ranked North Carolina in Tallahassee. For now, that’s enough. The Noles grabbed a 24-0 lead (31-7 at the half), but […]

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Rays lose again, now face a 7th game in ACLS

October 17, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. How do they recover from this? Do they recover from this? How do the Rays calm the storm that is happening around them? How do they stop the fall? Biggest question: How do they stop the increasing momentum of the Houston Astros? The Tampa Bay Rays, a very good team only 15 […]

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Could Bucs finally reunite their weapons?

October 17, 2020 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Together again? Tom Brady can only hope. In the off-season, as Brady was weighing his options of where he wanted to take his career, one of the huge lures to Tampa Bay was its talented receiving cops. That hasn’t quite worked out. Mike Evans has been injured much of the season, and […]

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Rays lose again on walk-off by Correa

October 16, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Are you worried yet? Is your throat dry? Are you palms damp? Did you have fingernails for a snack Thursday night? The Tampa Bay Rays say they aren’t panicking. But how about you? For the second straight night, the Houston Astros won a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, again extending […]

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