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Royals rediscover offense in victory over the Rays

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The Kansas City Royals remembered their way home Tuesday night. Finally. After 45 innings of no scoring, the Royals finally rediscovered how to score — and they did time again and again — in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The loss knocked the Rays back to 3 1-2 games […]

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Rangers seem to enjoy playing in the Trop

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. Just wondering: What part of Texas is Tropicana Field in? The Trop was the site of the battle of Texas Wednesday night, as St. Petersburg was host to the first of three games between the Rangers and Astros. Texas won easily, 12-2, and moved ahead of the Rays in the AL Wild-Card […]

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Who will be ‘sackmaster’ for the Bucs?

August 29, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Everyone gets the quarterback link. If a team has a great quarterback, it has a great chance at a championship. Defenses are that way, too. Oh, not every year anymore, not with the rules leaning so heavily toward offense. But most of the time, the great teams have great defenses. Most great […]

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Rays clobber Royals in complete victory

August 29, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t so much that the Tampa Bay Rays played great on offense Monday night. Although they did. And it wasn’t so much that the Rays pitched great. Although, they were stellar. It wasn’t even so much that the Rays played solid defense. Although, that happened, too. No, the most staggering thing […]

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Where is the dangerous offense of the Bucs?

August 28, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Why have the Tampa Bay Bucs struggled to score? Most of us who have watched the Bucs for a while agree. There has never been an offensive huddle by the Bucs that had more talent. Throughout most of their history, the Bucs’ offense has featured this player or that, a back or […]

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Lomo hits two as Rays beat Cards in 10 innings

August 28, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Well, welcome back, Logan Morrison. The Rays missed you. Morrison, much of the reason for the Rays’ earlier success, has spent the last three weeks being lost in the desert. Before Sunday, he had only one home run in his last 20 games, and he was hitting just .182 over his previous […]

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This time, Rays’ bullpen can’t hold the lead

August 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Given another opportunity to stand up, the Tampa Bay Rays instead watched the St. Louis Cardinals walk off. The Rays’ bullpen, excellent as of late, couldn’t hold back the Cards Saturday night in a 6-4 defeat. Tampa Bay had led 4-2 going into the bottom of the eighth, but with six outs […]

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Random thoughts: Ringside seat at the circus

August 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Now , can Floyd   Mayweather return, and can Conor McGregor go back to being invisible? – The reason that I didn’t think the Mayweather-McGregor match is a “circus,” as Oscar De La Hoya has charged: Not enough clowns. – Of course, once the cries of “rematch” begin, I may reconsider. – […]

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Do the Bucs need more time before the season?

August 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Call a time-out. Take a penalty. Push it back. Get the commissioner on the horn and tell you him need to take a break. Whatever it takes, delay the coming season at all costs. There are 14 days to go, and from the looks of it, from the feel of it, the […]

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USF’s Strong finish leads to comeback victory

August 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. There for a minute, or fifteen, everything seemed wrong. USF had hired the wrong coach. Quinton Flowers had become ordinary. And USF seemed to be headed for one of the most disappointing starts in its history. Charlie Strong had lost the playbook. The team had practiced in the dark. It was living […]

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