Rays can’t get the big hit in loss to Rangers

September 17, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Guys? Just a clue. When it was pointed out that the Tampa Bay Rays faced the toughest closing schedule in the American League, it wasn’t the Texas Rangers people were talking about. The Rangers have been nestled all season in mediocrity, trailing the Houston Astros by a neat 31 games in the […]

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Latin-American players lead Rays to big win

September 16, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Caramba! Victoria! The Tampa Bay Rays made baseball history Thursday afternoon, becoming the first team to ever start nine Latin-American hitters in a lineup. It paid off, as the Rays rolled to an 11-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The maneuver, which happened on Roberto Clemente Day, was a sheer accident, […]

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Rays fall to the last wild-card position in AL

September 15, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. With the Tampa Bay Rays running low on gas, the question is this: How do you believe they can finish this season with a wild card berth? Hitting? No, not really. The Rays had just seven hits in a 5-1 loss to Toronto Wednesday night. They’ve scored three runs in their last […]

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Jays batter Rays’ pen to earn doubleheader split

September 14, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. As his bullpen teammates blow up around him, the Tampa Bay Rays can at least be thankful for Pete Fairbanks. Fairbanks, at least, held on Tuesday afternoon, preserving a 4-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader that allowed the Rays to at least gain a split with the Toronto Blue […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ win over Dallas

September 13, 2022 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Thoughts I feel I can sum up all the Bucs’ thoughts about Leonard Fournette’s alleged weight problems: What the heck, let’s buy the guy a doughnut. 2. Does anyone ever wonder just how much of training camp Tom Brady could miss and still be a pretty good quarterback? 3. If Rob […]

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Bichette’s homer leads to another Rays’ loss

September 13, 2022 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Maybe they should have hit him again. Failing that, at least they should have considered walking him. Instead, the Tampa Bay Rays let Bo Bichette take out his anger on them in a comeback, 3-2 victory Monday night. Bichette lifted a 3-2, two-out pitch over the left field wall for the winning […]

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Bucs impressive in opening victory

September 12, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t perfect. If you’re picking nits, there is still some work that the Tampa Bay Bucs have to do. On the other hand, they kicked open the door to the regular season with some force Sunday night. Granted, they bogged down in the red zone too often. They lost both Chris […]

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Yankees work over another Rays’ starter

September 12, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. The first job of a starting pitcher isn’t the amount of hits he allows or the number of strikeouts he gets. It isn’t how long he goes or how many zeroes he hangs on the scoreboard. The first job of a starting pitcher is simple: Give your team a chance to win. […]

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Yanks flash their offense in rout of Rays

September 11, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They are still dangerous. They are still intimidating. Even at a time when they are in mid-swoon, they are still the Yankees. The Tampa Bay Rays got a taste of what kind of team they are chasing Saturday afternoon. The Yankees started their day with seven consecutive hits and six runs to […]

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USF pulls away to beat Howard for 1st win

September 11, 2022 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t a huge win. It wasn’t over an impressive opponent. As victories go, the best you can say is that it beat the alternative. Still, USF won its fourth game in the Jeff Scott era Saturday night. These days, no win is too small to throw back. Content beyond this point […]

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