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Coordinators search for answers with Bucs

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. One coordinator scored three points in the second half. The other one let an 18-point lead get away. So, yeah, there have been better weeks to be either Todd Bowles or Byron Leftwich, both of whom were left scrambling for answers as the Bucs fell to 1-2 with a 32-31 loss to […]

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Who were the Rays’ better players in ’19?

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. As they go into their final weekend, they have earned this: They are one of the most popular teams in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. All the comebacks. All the walk-offs. All the come-from-behind wins from a team that was better than most of us dared to hope. Injuries did […]

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Barrett has kicked in the door for the Bucs

September 25, 2019 general

You push. You twist and you turn, and you try to get around the behemoth in front of. you. This guy bumps you. This guy grabs you. And you keep trying, keep leaning, keep driving. Eventually, you get around a tackle. You push past the running back. You reach out and you grab the quarterback. […]

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Morton sparkling as Rays beat Yankees again

September 25, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When Blake Snell grabbed his arm, Charlie Morton kept riding his. When Tyler Glasnow came up lame, Morton kept striking out hitters. When Yonny Chirinos faltered, Morton kept winning. And Wednesday night, as the Rays won their 95th game of the year with a 4-0 shutout over the powerful New York Yankees, […]

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Choi brings joy with his walk-off home run

September 25, 2019 general

They are all different, these walk-off situations. Some players run to the outfield. Some run away from the guys with the Gatorade. Some have their shirts ripped off. Some are drenched. Some are pounded on by their teammates. Any way, the site is one of the joyful (Choi-ful?) images of baseball. The thrilling Tampa Bay […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to the Giants

September 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts 1. Hours after the Bucs gift-wrapped a victory for the New York Giants is no time to think about turnarounds. But the Bucs to me seem like a flawed but improved team. Still, if you lost a “defeat,” by golly, they’ll find it for you. 2. One of the cliches […]

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Big fourth inning leads Rays to a comeback win

September 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. For all the highs and lows, the zigs and the zags, the ups and the downs, the comebacks and the walk-offs, you have to admit this about the American League Wild-Card Race. You know, it’s  kind of fun. The Tampa Bay Rays were interesting for another day Monday, coming from four runs […]

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Lightning agrees to three-year contract with Point

September 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. If his employee was the Tampa Bay Rays, you might have been nervous. After all, Brayden was going to make a lot of money. And with him coming off of an injury, a short-sighted team might have let him walk. They might have talked about payroll, and big-market teams against small-market teams. […]

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Bucs kick one away in a collapse against Giants

September 23, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You might not want to admit, but you have seen it before. You might not want to acknowledge it, but you have felt this depth of emptiness before. You might not allow yourself to remember other Bucs’ collapses, but you have felt them eat at you through the nights. This is what […]

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Red Sox beat Rays to deliver a blow to their playoff hopes

September 23, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. This time, it wasn’t a walk-off. This time, it was the Rays were walked all over. The Rays, trying to wrestle for an AL Wild-Card berth, were clobbered by the Boston Red Sox Sunday, absorbing a 7-4 that hurt them in their chances for the post-season. It ended a three-game winning streak, […]

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