Rays eliminated despite coming from behind

October 12, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 am. A baseball season died Monday night. After all the comebacks, after all the victories, after all the moments of new arrivals, the final heartbeat of a baseball team came on a baseball field in Boston. The Tampa Bay Rays, alas, are finished. It ended late in the night again, when another Rays’ […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Miami

October 12, 2021 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Thoughts It’s okay if Tom Brady makes you forget about the other quarterbacks in the history of the Bucs’ franchise. Frankly, it’s therapeutic. 2. If Leonard Fournette vs. Ronald Jones II were a fight, they’d stop it. Fournette has won the job. 3. Brady’s thumb will only be a factor if […]

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Botched play, homer lead Sox to key win

October 11, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Boston Red Sox won a huge baseball game Sunday night after an outfielder made the ugliest play of the night. Call it the night the Sox flubbed their way to victory. Boston took a 2-1 lead in the ALDS in a five-hour, 13-inning game that was ended by Christian Vasquez’s walk-off […]

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Brady carves up Dolphins in big win

October 11, 2021 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Here’s a question: If Tom Brady got a shot at the Tampa Bay secondary, how many yards would he throw for? A thousand? Even by Brady’s standards, Brady was excellent on Sunday. He hit 30 of 41 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns before sitting out the final few minutes of […]

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Rasmussen has pressure to deal with

October 10, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The pressures are everywhere, grabbling you, holding you, threatening to strangle you. The lights are brighter. The crowd is louder. The air is thinner. The bats in front of you seem larger. There is a monster in left field. The circumstances are dire. The opposing pitcher is formidable. And Drew Rasmussen, still […]

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Mullen unhappy despite big victory

October 10, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Behind him are losses to Alabama and Kentucky. Ahead of him are challenges against LSU and Georgia. Given all of that, you might think that a 42-0 victory would make University of Florida coach Dan Mullen smile. You’d be wrong. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To […]

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Rays clobbered in Game 2 of ALDS

October 9, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It was bloody. It was ruthless. It was humbling. But for the Tampa Bay Rays, the question is this: Was it the knockout blow of the American League Division Series? As unsightly s the Rays’ 14-6 bashing at the hands of the Boston Red Sox was on Friday night was, they can […]

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Bucs to make Dolphins’ season worse

October 9, 2021 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. In the NFL, it doesn’t take long for the wolves to roam free. Take Miami, where a 1-3 start (one of the losses was in overtime), has unleashed the hunters. Going into Sunday’s game against the Bucs in Raymond James Stadium, the Dolphins are a desperate, hungry team with a backup quarterback […]

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‘Randytime’ arrives for Tampa Bay Rays

October 8, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. May belonged to Austin Matthews. August was the property of Wander Franco. September went to Brandon Lowe. But the post-season. That’s Randytime. Randy Arozarena, who made a name for himself in last year’s post-season (10 homers, a .377 average), was at it again in Thursday night’s opener of the ALDS. Arozarena took […]

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Bucs still looking for a complete game

October 8, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. The record looks pretty enough. They are 3-1, which everyone should agree is a pretty good start. There have been enough points. They are fourth in the NFL in touchdowns. They’re averaging 30.5 points per game. That’s good enough. And yet, there has been something unsatisfying to the start of the Tampa […]

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