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Bolts lose to Montreal as regular season nears end

April 3, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. In 80 games, they have lost just 16 times. Still, every loss smells like trouble, doesn’t it? The Lightning, with little to play for but the record book, lost a 4-2 decision to a Montreal team that is playing for a wild-card spot. The Canadiens pulled into a tie for the second […]

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Lightning wins 60th game of the season

April 2, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Evidently, the Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t finished with its regular season yet. At a time when the Bolts should be preparing for the post-season, it fattened its record a bit more Monday night in Ottawa. The Lightning won, 5-2, for its 60th win of the season. Only two other teams in the […]

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Bullpen leads the Rays to another victory

April 1, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Who says a team needs a great starting rotation? For the Tampa Bay Rays, a successful start has starred a strong bullpen, which once again was impressive in a 7-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. In five games, the bullpen has thrown 21 innings and has allowed just one earned run. That […]

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Meadows leads Rays to series win over Astros

April 1, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. When you are young, tomorrow seems like a thousand year’s from now. You work, and you wait, and you wonder. This guy gets his turn, and that one. And you do not. This guy moves forward, and that guy gets better, and you run in place. Injuries slow you down.  You aren’t […]

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Random thoughts: Is stability what the Bucs need?

March 31, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. So now we know. Joel Glazer says the reason the team brought back general manager Jason Licht was so the franchise could have “stability.” Well, all of us are in favor of stability over instability. But doesn’t the guy have to do better? His five-win team is pushing the cap, and he […]

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Glasnow, Perez lead Rays to another victory

March 31, 2019 general

Sunday, 3:30 a.m. Maybe there is something to this Tampa Bay Rays team, after all. The Rays won their second straight game Saturday night, beating a strong Houston Astros team, 3-1, in a game you might not have expected the Rays to win. For instance. They struck out 13 times … and won. They scored […]

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Sluggish Bolts lose to Caps, Ovechkin

March 31, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Perhaps this is why Lightning coach Jon Cooper is so reluctant to give his players too much time off. They don’t respond well to rest, it appears. Following a four-day break, the Bolts had a rare stumble Saturday night, losing their final regular-season home game, 6-3. The Bolts fell behind 4-0. Two […]

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Morton shuts down former teammates as Rays win

March 30, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This is why they gave him the money. This is why they saved him a jersey. This is what they are hoping for every fifth day. The competitiveness. The stability. The curveball. The strikeouts. The leadership. The opportunity to form a 1-2 punch with Blake Snell at the top of the order. […]

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For openers, Verlander shuts down Rays

March 29, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The folly of Opening Day, as wonderful as it may be, is the eternal search for clues for the season to come. A great pitcher is bad, and so you can talk yourself into believing that he is doomed to a terrible season. A team doesn’t hit against a great pitcher, and […]

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Sternberg thinks ’90-plus’ wins is possible

March 29, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. From where he stands, he can see the age in the banners. It has been since 2013 the Rays hung their last one, and deep down, Stu Sternberg would like to think it is time for another. From where he stands, along the first-base line at Tropicana Field, Sternberg can envision another […]

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