Looking back at the 2022 Tampa Bay Rays

October 7, 2022 general

5 Thoughts I’m not saying this is a bad hitting lineup, but if Kevin Cash were still playing, he’d hit cleanup. 2. No, the Rays have never made the playoffs with fewer victories. In fact, this is the 9th best regular season the team has had. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already […]

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Rays back into playoffs with another loss

October 6, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Ah, now we know the Tampa Bay Rays’ strategy against the Cleveland Guardians in this weekend’s playoff series. They’re going to fall on them. As rapidly as the Rays are going in reverse as the post-season begins, what else can they do? The last-place Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the […]

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Rays bashed in rain-shortened game

October 5, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Around the country, baseball fans are looking at the Tampa Bay Rays with one question in mind. How in the world did this team make the playoffs? Frankly, the same questions are becoming more commonplace in Tampa Bay, too. The Rays lost, again, on Tuesday night. This time, it was 6-0 against […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ loss to Kansas City

October 4, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Yeah, it’s a little soon to give up on Todd Bowles. That said, I miss risking and biscuiting. 2. Remember when all the scuttlebutt was about Leonard Fournette being overweight. Do you think Vita Vea ate him? Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view […]

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Rays lose third in a row against Boston

October 4, 2022 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Believe it or not, the Tampa Bay Rays are thinking about the playoffs. It just doesn’t look like it. The Rays lost again Monday night, their third in a row, and again, they did it without playing their best. The Rays dropped a 4-3 come-from-ahead game to the Boston Red Sox on […]

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Chiefs wallop, redefine Tampa Bay Bucs

October 3, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The record itself suggests mediocrity. Two wins, two losses, too inconsequential. Two wins in four games. Nothing special. Nothing dazzling. Nothing that would suggest you are among the Super Bowl favorites. It’s a middle-of-the-pack kind of record, a record that suggests the disappointment matches the dazzling. And today, that says everything about […]

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Rays’ offense continues to struggle in loss

October 3, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They needed a hit. They hungered for a hit. They were desperate for a hit. And, with runners on the ninth inning Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays turned their eyes to….Miles Mastrobuoni? With the tying run on base, and with both Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco on the bench, the Rays allowed […]

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Rays lose to Astros with just four hits

October 2, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Is this any way to go into the American League playoffs? The Tampa Bay Rays, one night after clinching the post-season, took the night off offensivenly in a 2-1 loss to Houston. With the defeat, the Rays are three games behind Toronto and one-and-a-half behind Seattle. Content beyond this point is for […]

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FSU loses first game to Wake Forest

October 2, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Well, that didn’t last long. The FSU Seminoles, enjoying their first national ranking in six seasons, seem destined to fall right back out after a 31-21 loss to Wake Forest at home on Saturday. The Seminoles had a disappointing day, falling behind 28-7 ad watching as Wake salted the game away with […]

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Rays clinch playoffs with win over Houston

October 1, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. They are in. Through it all, through the injuries and the weak hitting and the maddening slumps and the basetunning errors, the Tampa Bay Rays have made the playoffs for the fourth straight year (and eighth of their history). Yeah, you can still debate how long they will last. Certainly, they will […]

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