Bottom of the order leads Rays to win

June 24, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. When the Tampa Bay Rays are going well, there are plenty of players to grab the headlines. In those days, no one pays much attention to the bottom of the Rays’ batting order. When the road turns rocky, however, they can look like a black hole, the place where rallies go to […]

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Will discipline help Wander Franco?

June 24, 2023 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Now that the Golden Boy has been tarnished, where do we go from here? Wander Franco has had his hand slapped for “not being a good teammate.” And now comes the fallout, and we will see the direction of the team and the player. Yeah, this is a big deal. To publicly […]

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Rays play down to Royals’ level in defeat

June 23, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Remember when the Tampa Bay Rays were good? Remember how the cynics pointed out they were beating up on bad teams? This just in: The Rays don’t beat up bad teams anymore. The Rays found a way to play down to another opponent Thursday night, dropping a 6-5 game to a Kansas […]

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Rays’ Arozarena making All-Star push

June 22, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. His first hit, the home run, was a plea. His second, the double, was a suggestion. By the time he got around to the third hit, it was a demand. Vote for Randy Arozarena to go the All-Star game. Seattle deserves a little Randy Land, too. Content beyond this point is for […]

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Rays’ rally falls short against Orioles

June 21, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. You can talk about coming close if you want. You can talk about climbing out of a hole, about making a game of it, about losing close instead of being clobbered. Or you can talk about a team that has lost its stranglehold on the American League. The slumping Tampa Bay Rays […]

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Are Rays getting robbed in all-star voting?

June 20, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. This, I suppose, is the time you yell at the ballot box. This is the time you slam your fist down and lament larger markets and biased fans. This is the time you voice your outrage at the fan voting. That’s what fans do, of course. They follow one team, usually, and […]

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Rays conclude road trip with another loss

June 19, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays, slumping on defense and at the plate, are beginning to look a little frazzled. The Rays lost again Sunday, 5-4 to San Diego, to conclude their California swoon, The Rays lost their last two games on their trip to California, and their first two, to finish 3-4 on […]

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Rays shut out by former teammate Snell

June 18, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. This time, Kevin Cash could not get Blake Snell out of the game. Too bad. Snell, the former Rays’ starter, made his old team miss him Saturday. He threw a two-hit shutout over his six innings, striking out 12 hitters, to lead the Padres to a 2-0 victory. Content beyond this point […]

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McClanahan, Arozarena lead Rays’ win

June 17, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. So who is the best player on the Tampa Bay Rays? And wasn’t Friday night an on-the-field debate over the subject? Of course, the easy answer is Shane McClanahan, who had another terrific outing. He ran his record to 11-1 in the Rays’ 6-2 victory over San Diego. Of his 15 starts, […]

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Raley’s 12th homer allows Rays to split

June 16, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, the bat survived. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays did, too. The Rays completed a ragged four days in Oakland Thursday afternoon with a 4-3 victory thanks to an eighth-inning home run by Luke Raley and a solid night by their bullpen. The win allowed a four-game split with the […]

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