Bucs sought depth in latest NFL draft

May 2, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Here at the caboose end of the NFL draft, you are weary. You have suffered eternal waits to try to get excited about scraps. You have heralded the arrival of backups and projects. You have endured all the conversations about Aaron Rodgers and Deshaun Watson. And at the end, you probably decided […]

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Astros jump Rays early in another win

May 2, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays want to compete for another American League title, someone should alert the club house. They’re going the wrong direction. The dismal offensive slump of the Rays continued Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Houston scored three times before the Rays got a second […]

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Did the Bucs draft someday’s quarterback?

May 1, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. If Tom Brady ever does retire, and if it happens before Kyle Trask gets old himself, the Tampa Bay Bucs have a possible replacement. The Bucs, who entered this NFL draft thinking only about depth, made their team picture look a little better Friday. It’s still too early to say if either […]

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Astros keep Rays’ offense reeling

May 1, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t much. Just a soft little single to right. Just a couple of meaningless runs to avoid further embarrassment. Just a tiny win in the series of defeats. On the other hand, it was something. Yippee. Willy Adames ninth-inning single was about as good as things got for the Tampa Bay […]

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Bucs pick Washington pass-rusher in draft

April 30, 2021 general

Friday, 5 a.m. Because the NFL draft turns everyone into general managers, perhaps you find yourself a little let down today. Joe Tryon? Really? Why not Christian Barmore? Why not Azeez Olujari? Why not Trevon Moehrig? For crying out loud, why not Kyle Trask? Well, here’s why: Jason Licht (and his scouts) said so. Together, […]

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Vasilevskiy snuffs Dallas Stars once again

April 30, 2021 general

Friday, 3:30 a.m. The closer the NHL playoffs get, the more ready for them that the Tampa Bay Lightning seem. The Bolts, trying to prepare for a run to defend the Stanley Cup, won their fourth straight game Thursday night, beating Dallas (last year’s victim in the Cup Finals) by a score of 3-0. It […]

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Rays’ young pitchers can’t hold off A’s

April 30, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. They might as well learn it young. If you’re going to make a living pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays, you aren’t going to have a lot of runs to work with. Once again, that was the case with the Rays Thursday on Young Arms Day. The Rays lost a 3-2 game […]

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Things I like about the NFL draft

April 29, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. I like talking about the draft more than watching it. I like how every team is shocked, absolutely shocked to find their athlete still on the board. I like how “analysts” who have never talked to a living scout declare themselves to be experts because they can Xerox Mel Kiper’s picks. I […]

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Glasnow sharp in shutout over A’s

April 29, 2021 general

Thursday 3 a.m. For a guy who didn’t feel quite right Wednesday night, Tyler Glasnow sure looked like he was in control. Glasnow, who has been the ace the Rays hoped he would be this season, was on top of his game again in a 2-0 victory over the Oakland A’s. Glasnow threw seven shutout […]

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Phillips’ bat, of all things, leads Rays’ win

April 28, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In an odd way, it kind of figures that when the Rays’ offense finally woke up, it would be a light-hitting outfielder who served as the alarm clock. Why, hello, Brett Phillips. Giant-slayer. Phillips, the Rays’ seldom used outfielder, hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s 4-3 […]

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