Rays change their fortunes with 10-run outburst

April 30, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It was going to be just one of those nights, right? It was going to be one of those inexplicable nights that happens in baseball, a night where a bad team beats a good one, a night when an underachieving pitcher finds his rhythm and tames the bests offense (so far) in […]

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Different ways to view the Bucs’ 2023 draft

April 30, 2023 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. They are younger. They are faster. They have fewer teeth. But are the Tampa Bay Bucs better? The Bucs finished off their draft Saturday afternoon. bringing in players who will attempt to provide answers and answer questions at the same time. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? […]

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Bucs continue to rebuild their lines

April 29, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. We do not yet know how well they can play. We do not yet know if they can help to close the wounds on the roster of the Tampa Bay Bucs. But if initial reviews mean anything, the Bucs had a very successful day on Friday. The Bucs attempted to solve two […]

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Paredes’ late homer leads Rays to victory

April 29, 2023 general

Saturday , 3 a.m. Randy Arozarena kept one ball inside the park. Isaac Paredes knocked another one out. You can boil the reasons for the latest victory by the Tampa Bay Rays, a 3-2 comeback over the Chicago White Sox, to that. One defensive play made, one enemy fastball lost. And the Rays won for […]

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Lightning wins, staves off elimination

April 28, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The toe twitched. The patient moaned. There is life. Faced with elimination, the Tampa Bay Lightning found another measure of stubbornness Thursday night. They went into Toronto and beat the Maple Leafs, 4-2, to force a game six. The Bolts still trail 3-2 in the series, but the team feels it has […]

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Ray’s bats awaken in rout of White Sox

April 28, 2023 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Turns out, the bats of the Tampa Bay Rays didn’t die, after all. After two straight nights of being shut out, the Rays’ offensive assault of this early season resumed Thursday night. Tampa Bay drubbed the Chicago White Sox and ace Dylan Cease in a 14-5 victory. It was a stroll in […]

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Bucs pick defensive lineman in first round

April 28, 2023 general

Friday, 2 a.m. Evidently, the Bucs are going to draft defensive linemen high until they get it right. The Rays, staying with the 19th pick in the draft, selected Pitt defensive lineman Calijah Kancey Thursday night. Kancey played defensive tackle at Pitt, but the Bucs listed him as a defensive end when they took him. […]

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Rays shut out again, drop series to Houston

April 27, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Was this the offense that you feared? For all of the off-season, the chatter about the Tampa Bay Rays was that they couldn’t hit. The team put a lot of that to rest with its hot start, but doubts never completely die, do they. And the last two nights, when the Rays […]

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Rays finally lose their first home game

April 26, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Is the sky falling? Have giant chasms appeared in the earth’s surface? The Rays have lost, which is rare. For that matter, the Rays have been shut out, which is unprecedented. The Rays were held to five hits, and no runs, in a 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros Tuesday night. Yes, […]

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Bucs must rebuild their offensive line

April 26, 2023 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. — Whenever I hear about the Bucs taking a right tackle and playing him on the left sides I remember Kenyatta Walker, who was too stiff too pull it off. The Bucs loved Walker. I still remember an offensive coach showing me the team’s want list, and Walker was first (he went […]

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