Offense, bullpen lead Rays over Blue Jays

September 23, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. At the time, the Tampa Bay Rays looked to be in trouble. They were coming off a three-game losing streak. Their bats had looked like they were the size of toothpicks. And now, another pitcher (Ryan Yarbrough) was in pain in one of those we’re-out-of-starters games. Still, the Rays pulled out a […]

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Astros’ late power leads to sweep of Rays

September 22, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They scored, finally. They led, briefly. Still, they lost. Again. The Houston Astros had their way with the Tampa Bay Rays again Wednesday night, completing a dominating three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign […]

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Nothing again; Astros blank Rays once more

September 21, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In two games, the Houston Asstros have looked as if they belong in a different league than the Tampa Bay Rays. Sadly for the Rays, they’re just a different division. For two games now, the Astros have completely outclassed the Rays. They shut them out for the second straight night Tuesday night, […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ win over Saints

September 20, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Yeah, Mike Evans was wrong. But if he’s going to get suspended for his part in Sunday’s melee, then MarsjonLattimore deserves the same. Not to mention the referee who didn’t call an obvious pass interference on the previous play. 2. If I’m Derrick Brooks talking to Warren Sapp, I finally […]

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Astros blank Rays to clinch AL West

September 20, 2022 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. On a night the Houston Astros looked like champions, the Tampa Bay Rays looked like…just another team. Houston clinched the AL West title with a 4-0 victory over the Rays, putting together a solid victory with strong pitching and timely hitting. They looked, in short, like the best team in the AL, […]

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Bucs capture foot brawl game against Saints

September 19, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. This, then, is what they refer to as a hard-fought victory. The Tamps Bay Bucs showed they could take a punch, and deliver one as well, in Sunday afternoon’s 20-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints, breaking a streak of seven straight regular-season losses to the Saints. Seemingly energized by a bench-clearing […]

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Key additions lead Rays to win against Texas

September 19, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. The victory was earned in the front offices of the front office, by men who can overlook stats and contemplate the way the players might fit in the batting order. It was in July, and the team still needed to replace the power of catcher Mike Zunino. So it shipped two minor […]

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Rays put together a win over the Rangers

September 18, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, winning a baseball game is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. Once piece leads to another, and another, and eventually, you have the entire picture. It was that way for the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday night. Oh, not so much with their pitching. You’ve seen the Rays execute a bullpen day […]

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USF misses shot at upsetting Florida

September 18, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. For more than a decade, it has been a program lost in the desert. All the bad plays, all the disappointing afternoons, were one long blur. The USF Bulls were a program that didn’t matter, and so the bad moments were not particularly memorable. Until Saturday night. The USF Bulls were close […]

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Bucs must prove they can beat New Orleans

September 17, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. If you a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs, and you live a bad life, the New Orleans Superdome is where you go when you die. It is Hell’s outhouse. It is Dracula’s trash can. It is a land of broken dreams and unattainable goals. It is a place where, too often, […]

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