Arozarena heating up as Rays win again

August 17, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He can be a runaway horse, out of control, reckless. And he can be a thoroughbred, racing at full speed with his eyes on the finish line. Either way, Randy Arozarena is a thrill ride, a white-knuckle trip across a baseball field. Try to keep up with him, would you? Once again, […]

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Rays’ bullpen outlasts Cole in victory

August 16, 2022 general

Tuesday. 4 a.m. Say what you want about this slump or that one. There was no way the Tampa Bay Rays were supposed to be able to hang with the powerful (usually) New York Yankees on Monday night. After all, the Yankees are the best team in baseball, while the Rays are just hanging around […]

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Rasmussen nearly perfect in Rays’ victory

August 15, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. To put it into perspective, David Price was never this good. Neither was James Shields. Or Blake Snell. Or Charlie Morton or Matt Moore or Scott Kazmir or Alex Cobb or anyone else in the pitching heavy history of the Tampa Bay Rays. Drew Rasmussen flirted with perfection Sunday afternoon. He took […]

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Trask plays well in Bucs’ loss to Miami

August 14, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It didn’t matter. You can forget the good plays, and you don’t have to worry about the bad ones. No one ever remembers a preseason outcome, and no one should. That said, there was this to say about the preseason opener for the Tampa Bay Bucs. Maybe, just maybe, Kyle Trask earned […]

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McClanahan rights course for self, Rays

August 14, 2022 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Shane McClanahan was slipping. The Tampa Bay Rays were falling. For the day, at least, both of those slumps were stopped. The Rays won an 8-2 victory, their most runs in a month, over the Baltimore Orioles to recapture the third and final wild-card slot in the standings. McClanahan, who had lost […]

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Rays blasted out of wild-card position by O’s

August 13, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Are the Baltimore Orioles trying to replace the Tampa Bay Rays, a regular visitor to the post-season the last few years? Or are the Rays trying to replace the Orioles, who have been a lost franchise playing out the string? In the latest contest between two teams headed in the opposite direction, […]

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10 Reasons to watch a Bucs’ practice game

August 12, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For the most part, preseason football is less exciting than watching a fishing show. Apologies to the fish, of course. No matter how you wrap it, no matter how many highlights from the previous season they show, it’s dress-rehearsal football. It’s a bunch of guys who will be selling cars in two […]

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Plenty of blame to go around in Rays’ loss

August 11, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. As the Tampa Bay Rays threaten to fall out of a wild card berth, you might be looking for someone to blame. Certainly, there are suspects. — You can blame Ryan Thompson, who didn’t get anyone out in the 10th inning and gave up the winning run in a 4-3 loss to […]

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Rays play a blah game in loss to Brewers

August 10, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They didn’t pitch well enough. They didn’t hit well enough. They weren’t smart enough. Why, then, should anything about the Tampa Bay Rays’ 5-3 loss to a sliding Milwaukee team surprise you? The Rays simply weren’t good enough Tuesday night in their loss to the Brewers. They didn’t throw well enough, allowing […]

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Rays explode late to beat back Tigers

August 8, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For most of Sunday afternoon, there wasn’t much to talk about with the Tampa Bay Rays. Oh, you could debate why Kevin Cash pulled Drew Rasmussen after three innings of no-hit baseball. You could argue which Rays’ reliever was the best. You could argue which Rays’ hitter was the worst. Content beyond […]

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