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Reasons to watch these Rays, in spite of it all

March 26, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You watch because, at the core, it’s a fascinating game. It’s speed and power and quickness and endurance. It’s nine innings, and the clock doesn’t matter. The little guy who can’t hit gets almost as many whacks as the big bopper. It’s baseball. And you search for a reason to care. Things […]

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Should the Bucs trade down in the coming draft?

March 25, 2018 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The more you think about it, the more the prospect of trading down makes sense for the Tampa Bay Bucs. 1) The top six seem set with three quarterbacks, Saquon Barkley, Bradley Chubb and Quenton Nelson. 2) According to most mocks, that puts the highest grades on safeties Derwin James and Minkah […]

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Ask Gary: Should Bolts be sitting Vasilevskiy more?

March 24, 2018 general

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Will the final chapter be kind to Lightning?

March 22, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Juliet died. The Godfather made amends. The Death Star blew up. Hannibal had a friend for dinner. Rick put Ilsa on the plane. Private Ryan lived to be old. We are all about the endings. The rest of the story, really, is just details. Rocky lost, then he won, then he made […]

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Random thoughts: Just how cheap are the Rays?

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. I realize the bullpens are close, but I can’t shake the feeling that the reason that that the Rays have declined the retro-car that would haul their pitchers to the mound is that the players’ union won’t let them kick in for gas. — Of all people, Johnny Manziel has called for […]

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Ask Gary: Have the Rays reinvented the wheel?

March 10, 2018 Baseball

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After the firesale, could the Rays lose 100 games?

February 26, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. These days, you cannot help but notice the dark cloud over the franchise known as the Tampa Bay Rays. Soon enough, you may wonder if it is a mushroom cloud. These are dark days for the Rays. They have given away the face of their franchise, the team’s all-star, the team’s MVP […]

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Random thoughts: Rays’ fans punched again

February 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Forgive me if I’m repetitive, but that hollow feeling when you read about the Rays is, too. After the injury to prospect Brent Honeywell, you have to ask, though. Is this the worst spring training a team ever had? — To recount: The face of the franchise? Gone. The All-Star? Gone. The […]

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Ask Gary: Are Rays’ fans frustrated or just numb?

February 24, 2018 general

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This time, the Rays trade their MVP in Souza

February 21, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Where does it stop? When does it stop? The Tampa Bay Rays’ fire sale continued Tuesday night, and by now, the metaphor of a team on fire seems to fit. The Trop is in flames, and the last guy out should turn off the lights. This time, the Rays have dealt starting […]

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