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To all fields: Could FSU win, and still fall?

December 6, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Tallahassee… What if Florida State wins today? And loses? What if they start ragged (yeah, you can imagine it), and then find themselves? What if they sputter for a while, as is their habit, but make another frantic comeback and win the game? What if they win the ACC title, and they dance around […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Rays

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Rays hope Cash is the new sound of success

December 5, 2014 general

As voices go, it is a good one, young, vibrant, passionate. It moves quickly through its answers, the words spilling over each other as the thoughts come out, the enthusiasm obvious as it rolls along. This is the sound of leadership. There is anticipation in the voice, and confidence. Despite its age, there is not […]

Tagged as: Cash, Rays

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Weekend preview…hitting to all fields

November 27, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Tallahassee… He is the best player on the last unbeaten team left standing. Most years, that would make you the Heisman Trophy favorite. He has engineered four come-from-behind victory and a game winning drive. Most years, that means it’s time to buy a suit for the presentation ceremoney. He is the defending winner. Most […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Rays

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Rays down to a surprising trio to manage

November 21, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays

No Dave Martinez. No Charlie Montoyo. No Barry Larkin. No fooling? The Tampa Bay Rays whittled their list of candidates to three finalists Friday evening, and if you successfully picked the last three standing, then the team should hire you immediately. Because you know what the front office is thinking, which evidently, no one else […]

Tagged as: managerial, Rays, search

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Weekend preview…hitting to all fields

November 21, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Gainesville… He would probably be a candidate to be the head coach if, say, Georgia had a job opening. He would probably be a candidate if was LSU, or Tennessee, or Mississippi State. He’d be a great fit at Texas A&M or Arkansas or Oklahoma State. Just not at Florida. There, Kirby Smart need […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Lightning, Miami, Rays

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It’s better elsewhere for Tampa Bay icons

November 15, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

It’s a nice place, Tampa Bay. Good weather. Nice beaches. Pretty water. Great sunsets. Fish for dinner. So why does no one stay? Why does no one pick here? Here, there always seem to be more flights leaving than arriving. Here, people stop by on their way on their way to somewhere else. Here, people […]

Tagged as: Maddon. Friedman. St. Louis.

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Rays at Critical Point Under New Leadership

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays

Who knows if Alex Cobb is the new David Price? Who knows if Chris Archer is the new James Shields? For crying out loud, we don’t even know if Desmond Jennings will finally turn out to be the new Carl Crawford. For now, the bigger question is whether Matt Silverman can turn out to be […]

Tagged as: Matt Silverman

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