Bolts on brink of elimination against Leafs

May 11, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m From here, you can see the end. From here, you can see elimination. You can see the emptiness of the off-season, and the delight of a Toronto fanbase that hasn’t seen a playoff series victory since 2004, and the horrible feeling of skating away from a season that died young. The Tampa […]

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Detmers no-hits Rays in lopsided win

May 11, 2022 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Reid Detmers? Really? It is completely understandable that the Rays were no-hit against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Tuesday night. In the best of times, their offense seems to fade in and out like bad radio reception. Factor in that the Rays used six hitters whose averages were .229 or less. […]

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Angels power their way over Rays

May 10, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For a team known as the Angels, they knock the devil out of the baseball. Anaheim bludgeoned the Tampa Bay Rays without mercy Monday night, powering their way to an 11-3 victory. Along the way, the Angels had 11 hits and homered for the cycle. Shohei Ohtani hit a grand slam. Jared […]

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Bolts even series with dominating win

May 9, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There are times they look weary. After all, the Tampa Bay Lightning have played a lot of hockey the past three seasons. There are times they overpass, and times they under-defend. There are times that Andrei Vasilevskiy seems a tick off what he has been in the past. There are times they […]

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Rays miss a chance to sweep Mariners

May 9, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. With the winning run on third, the Seattle Mariners chose to walk the red-hot Manny Margot. With the winning run on third, the Tampa Bay Rays chose not to walk Ty France. A few moments later, the Mariners were walking off a 2-1 comeback win over the Rays in 10 innings, salvaging […]

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Rays power their way to easy win over Seattle

May 8, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, someone has plugged their bats back in. Suddenly, they have found the “on” switch to their offense. The Tampa Bay Rays, suddenly, are a hitting machine. And wouldn’t it be nice if they could always beat up a baseball like this? The Rays continued their hot streak Saturday night with an […]

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Bolts fall behind 2-1 in playoff series

May 7, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. You can talk about comebacks if you want. You can feel good about the second half of the game. You can forget about two late empty-net goals. If you are a follower of the Tampa Bay Lightning, you can take heart in the team’s play during the second half of Game Three […]

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Margot’s late homer keys Rays once again

May 7, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. After Manny Margot came off of the bench to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to yet another victory Friday night, the only question was this: What in the world was Margot doing on the bench in the first place? Margot, a Rays’ outfielder, has been on a tear lately. In his last […]

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One big inning is enough offense for Rays

May 6, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For an inning, they were Murderer’s Row. For an inning, the Tampa Bay Rays had all the offense you could want. It didn’t last, of course. On the other hand, it was enough. The Rays used a four-run fourth to catapult themselves into a 4-3 win over Seattle, their third win in […]

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Bolts bounce back, again, to even series

May 5, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They are at their best when they are cut, when they are bleeding, when they are against the ropes. Say this for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They’ve got a heck of a counter-punch. The Lightning is back in their NHL playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. After being shellacked 5-0 in […]

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