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Bolts beat Toronto as regular season winds down

April 5, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. From here, there is failure and there is success. There is no middle ground. From here, the Tampa Bay Lightning lifts the Stanley Cup. Or it drops a trophy on its toes. The regular season is all but gone now, and the resume gets better and better. Which means the Lightning makes […]

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Rays can’t overcome stranded baserunners

April 4, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. As they head out on the road for the first time this season, one could hardly  blame the Tampa Bay Rays for  continuing to think about home. Home, as in the plate. As in the unsoiled, untouched plate of Wednesday afternoon. You know, the plate that eluded them completely in a 1-0, […]

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Rays keep winning as Snell returns to form

April 3, 2019 Alabama

Wednesday, 4 a.m. You recognize the lanky walk to the mound. You recognize the steel in his glare. You recognize the ball exploding out of his hand. Yeah, that’s Blake Snell, all right. And, Blake? It’s good to see you again. After a wobbly Opening-Day start, Snell was in Cy Young form again Tuesday night, […]

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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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