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Wells’ bat leads the way for Rays

September 4, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. So is Tyler Wells playing for the Tampa Bay Rays because of his bat? Wells, normally a good-field, little-hit infielder for the Rays, had a reserve of fortune in Sunday afternoon’s 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Wells knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth with a single to right, his […]

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Bulls lose another, but was that hope?

September 3, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The eternal search for hope doesn’t take much. A clue here. A hint there. A promise over there. And so it was Saturday, when new USF coach Alex Golesh opened his era Saturday afternoon. The Bulls lost … again. They gave up more than 40 points … again. They gave up more […]

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Rays lose in extra innings to Cleveland

September 2, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Chris Devenski ? Really? In the middle of a tie game, in the middle of the stretch run, in the middle of a pennant race, the Tampa Bay Rays put their fate in the hands of Devenski, a 32-year-old reliever just up from the minors. It cost them, of course, in a […]

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Rays hot streak ends in loss to Cleveland

September 2, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Is this any way to catch the Baltimore Orioles. The Tampa Bay Rays’ hot streak thudded to a halt Friday night when the Rays lost a listless 3-2 game to the Cleveland Guardians. This time, it was the Guardians who came from behind, and it was the Guardians who scored twice in […]

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Florida mistakes help lead to loss

September 1, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Before the Florida Gators can beat anyone else, they first must stop beating the Florida Gators. The stumbling, bumbling Gators contributed to their own demise Thursday night in a 24-11 loss to 14th-ranked Utah. The Gators, entering their second season under coach Billy Napier, couldn’t get out of their own way. Content […]

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Rays break through in 10th for win

August 31, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The most impressive part of his most impressive season was not his hot start. Obviously, it was not the sag in the middle. For Josh Lowe, the thing that the Tampa Bay Rays will remember is the way he climbed back after the fall. In sports, and perhaps in life, what is […]

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Another late explosion leads Rays

August 30, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The later it gets, it seems, the better they are. Give them a couple of trips through the batting order to study the pitcher. Give them a shot at a bullpen arm. Lately, however, the Rays light it up in the latter innings. Take Tuesday night’s 11-2 bashing of the Florida Marlins. […]

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Rays should embrace memories, too

August 29, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. First, let’s make this plain. I have no problem with the initial class of the Rays Hall of Fame. It was nice to see Carl Crawford go in on Sunday. He was this team’s first star, and even today, I’d rank him as the second-best player the Rays have ever had (behind […]

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Rays rally despite Yankees’ gamesmanship

August 28, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Maybe we have discovered what the problem is with the New York Yankees. Perhaps they worried about the wrong things . Instead of winning baseball games, the Yankees prefer to concentrate on hitting opposing batters. Instead of catching flared balls at crucial times, they want to leave bruises. Instead of  keeping opponents […]

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Glasnow superb in dominating Yanks

August 27, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. When he is on like this, no one questions whether Tyler Glasnow is healthy again. Glasnow dominated the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon, in perhaps his best performance of the year. despite being what he called “effectively wild.” Glasnow went six innings, allowing just one hit (after 5 2/3 innings). Solid relief […]

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