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Red Sox flex their muscles against Tampa Bay

August 18, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m Oh. So that’s why the Boston Red Sox are baseball’s equivalent to Attila and his backup band, the Huns. Because they hit like that. And they pitch like that. And they field like that. Yeah, the Red Sox — 51 games over .500 — put on a show for the Tampa Bay […]

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Once again, Bucs hope their line can perform

August 18, 2018 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. Just asking, but is an offensive line supposed to be this offensive? All these years, and the Bucs continue to search. Historically, they are Paul Gruber and the Pips, a battered bunch holding on for dear life. Even in their Super Bowl-winning season — a long time ago — they were made […]

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Rays look to Kolarek (yeah, him) for the rescue

August 17, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, even the guy in charge of the saves needs saving. Sometimes, he needs it from the least likely source on the roster. Moments after Sergio Romo — who leads the team in saves with 14 — blew up and seemed determined to blow the Rays’ latest game against the New York […]

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Bucs look for a better running game

August 17, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Soon enough, they have another dress rehearsal. Soon enough, we try to find meaning in the practice. Ah, a preseason sequel. Whee. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, there is a list of things to improve. Again, it isn’t the scores that matter. It’s the way a team — particularly the starters — […]

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Rays even series against high-priced New York

August 16, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Someone has some explaining to do. Maybe, someone has some change coming. The high-priced New York Yankees, with their star-studded roster, lost 6-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays, a team that shops in the value bin, once again Wednesday night. It was the seventh time in 14 games that the Yankees, with […]

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The Winston-Mariota discussion surfaces again

August 16, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Once again, they shared a field. Magic and Bird. Chamberlain and Russell. Borg and McEnroe. Navratilova and Evert. Winston and Mariota. No, neither of them are on the level of the immortals. But as far as a natural rival, as far as the name of one guy making you think of the […]

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Bucs hope for another defensive turnaround

August 15, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The familiar face moved easily around the football field. Once, when he was. younger, he was in charge around here of the finest turnaround in Bucs’ history. In those days, Tony Dungy was an anchor, a beacon of consistency on a wayward franchise. Now, he moves around the fields once more. Now, […]

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Is there a better backup than Fitzpatrick?

August 14, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. First, let’s review the odds. You start with an unimpressive football team, one that won only five games a year ago, one that hasn’t won a playoff game in 15 seasons, one that the experts believe will finish fourth in its own division…again. Then you throw the toughest streak of the season […]

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Glasnow impressive in Tampa Bay’s loss

August 13, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Every game, Tyler Glasnow shows a little bit more. Every game, he lasts a little longer, and dominates hitters a bit more. Every game, he hints that he could be a special pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Toronto, Glasnow was impressive again for the Rays. He […]

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Random thoughts: Constructing a bad quarterback

August 12, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Forthewin.com attempted to construct the world’s worst quarterback by assigning him the worst attributes of nine quarterbacks. It’s hard to argue that Jameis Winston made the cut with his poor decision making. — Others on the list were Philip Rivers (arm strength), Josh Allen (accuracy), Ben Roethlisberger (physique), Alex Smith (hand size), […]

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