Backup tight end Hudson fights the odds

August 24, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. So this is what Don Ho meant when he sang about Tiny Bubbles. Let’s be honest. You could trim the roster of the Tampa Bay Bucs in the dark, and they could spin you around three times first. Between the returners and the draft, it’s pretty much a closed shop. We’re down […]

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Archer returns, but departs in a hurry

August 23, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The wait was eternal. The return was brief. After missing 116 games with an injury, Chris Archer returned to the mound Sunday afternoon for a hurried start in the Rays’ 9-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Archer lasted only 41 pitches — and two innings — before leaving with hip stiffness. […]

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Bucs’ backups battered in preseason game

August 22, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. First things first: The sky is not falling. Huge chasms have not appeared in the field at Raymond James Stadium. Lovie Smith has not returned as a head coach. No one is talking about who to take as the No. 1 draft choice. On the other hand, yuck. There wasn’t much to […]

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Youth leads Rays to win over White Sox

August 22, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The temptation is to measure them by their years. They have been around long enough, and they have won enough, to push the rocking chair toward them. After all, Nelson Cruz is 40. Collin McHugh is 34. Kevin Kiermaier and Joey Wendle are 31. Mike Zunino is 30. Still, there seems to […]

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Rays fall to White Sox behind Anderson

August 21, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Oh, so that’s what happens you play a team that isn’t the Baltimore Orioles. Three errors. Three passed balls. A blown lead. A shaky start. Trouble hitting the ball. And defeat. It all happened to the Rays on Friday night against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox, who had a comeback o […]

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Bucs looking at backups against Titans

August 21, 2021 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. You wonder. Will even Bruce Arians pay close attention? Or might he designate a backup head coach? The Bucs play their second preseason game tonight, and once again, it’s going to be a contest to decide the last four-five spots on the roster. Call it a night the stars won’t come out. […]

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McClanahan sharp as Rays win once again

August 20, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You can argue that they are a deck without aces. The Tampa Bay Rays are gifted in a lot of areas, but starting pitching isn’t one of them. Heck, you can argue this deck doesn’t have a King, either. Or a Jack. Maybe an eight of clubs. But more and more, Shane […]

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Yarbrough’s return lifts Rays to another win

August 19, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. By the time he was finished, it was the Baltimore Orioles who felt sickly. Frankly, Ryan Yarbrough left their bats on the injured list Wednesday night. Yarbrough, the Rays’ left-handed pitcher, bounced back from testing positive for Covid with one of his strongest outings of the season, coming on in the second […]

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Bucs’ receivers need to show their hands

August 19, 2021 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Right now, one of the primary strengths of the Tampa Bay Bucs isn’t showing it. The wide receiver corps, deep and accomplished, sputtered in the team’s joint practice with the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, troubling head coach Bruce Arians. If you don’t catch the ball, it seems, it doesn’t matter how open […]

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Rays might have found a starting pitcher

August 18, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Funny thing about a starting pitcher. Sometimes, you had the best ones on your team the whole time. Just as the Tampa Bay Rays, who have to feel giddy over the work they have seen so far from Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen, acquired in the Willy Adames trade, was sharp once again in […]

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