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Sogard’s ‘Nerd Power’ leads the Rays to a win over Miami

August 4, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Let’s hear it for the Nerd. And while we’re at it, how about a shoutout for the geeks, the dweebs and the dorks, too. Eric Sogard, the recently acquired second baseman of the Tampa Bay Rays, and a man who has embraced the ‘Nerd Power’ nickname (he sells t-shirts with the label […]

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Arians likes what he’s seen from Winston so far

August 3, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Bruce Arians likes what he sees out of Jameis Winston. The rest of us? We’re waiting to decide. Oh, we’ve seen the flashes of excellence from Winston, too. But we’ve seen too many losses, too many interceptions and too many fumbles. It has been a trial for a Bucs’ fan who has […]

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Newcomers help the Rays sweep the Red Sox

August 2, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. So that’s how you say hello. The firm handshake. The confident smile. And a big performance that hints that you can help this team win. And welcome to the Rays, guys. The Rays completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox Thursday night, winning a 9-4 victory. It was their fifth sweep […]

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Arians scolds receivers after night practice

August 2, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Bruce Arians likes it when the stars come out at night. In fact, he likes it when the players aspiring to be stars come out, too. The Bucs worked Thursday night as part of their training camp, and Arians saw things both good and bad in the Bucs’ practice. “I like the […]

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Re-invented Rays beat Boston again as bats sizzle

August 1, 2019 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. The new parts of a re-invented baseball team will quickly learn this about the Tampa Bay Rays. — Travis d’Arnaud has become a hitting machine. d’Arnaud was hitting .206 going into July, but for the month of July, he hit .342 with eight homers. He had two more hits to up his […]

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Rays win as bullpen finally delivers against Boston

July 31, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It’s hard to overcome the Boston Red Sox. It’s hard to overcome David Price. It’s hard to overcome the Rays’ bullpen. It’s hard to overcome a rare wobbly start by Charlie Morton. But in Tuesday night’s 6-5 victory over the Sox at Fenway Park, did the Rays have to overcome a quick […]

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Can the Bucs be coordinated enough to win?

July 31, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Over the years, there have been great Bucs’ coaches who weren’t the head coaches. Monte Kiffin, for one. Joe Gibbs, for another. Wayne Fontes and Greg Olson and Abe Gibron and Floyd Peters and Rod Marinelli and Dirk Koetter (a very good assistant coach). Then there have been those who got lost […]

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Vasilevskiy will remain in the Bolts’ goal for a while

July 30, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. He is the goaltender for today, and he is the goaltender for the tomorrow. He is the goaltender for the day after, and for a lot of days thereafter. He is your goalie. And he is your son’s goalie. They will grow old together. His future is longer than his past. Ahead […]

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Can Bucs’ secondary be markedly better this year?

July 30, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. So Drew Brees was talking to Eli Manning. Whee, he said. And Matt Ryan was chatting with Jared Goff. He’s excited, he surmised. Then there was Cam Newton, who was talking to Andrew Luck. Yippee, he summed up. There was Jimmy Garappolo and Marcus Mariota, Nick Foles and Matthew Stafford, Deshaun Watson […]

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Arians not satisfied with the Bucs’ practice

July 29, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, Bruce Arians would like his Tampa Bay Bucs to be better. Sunday’s spotty practice left Arians grumbling about his team, a failure at 5-11 last season. The good news? The end of July is a perfect time for a rebuilding team to […]

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