Rays show their fight with win over Astros

October 8, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Perhaps you doubted their bats. Perhaps, even with Charlie Morton on the mound, you doubted their pitching. Perhaps you doubted how much of the baseball season remained. But would you ever doubt their fight? After watching this Tampa Bay Rays team for a full season, plus, would you ever doubt the resiliency […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ loss to the Saints

October 8, 2019 general

5 Thoughts Going into a typical game, I’d rate the importance of each position playing well thusly. 1. Quarterback. 2. Secondary. 3. Offensive line. 4. Pass Rush. 5. Defensive line. Just a thought, but did any of them play a great game Sunday? 2. The way the secondary covered Michael Thomas Sunday, they might as […]

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Bucs lose to Saints due to ‘soft’ secondary

October 7, 2019 general

Monday, 4 am. Where, you might ask, would the back-pedaling defense of the Tampa Bay Bucs be without Shaq Barrett? Well, they’d be in New Orleans, it turns out. And where, pray tell, would the Bucs be without Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans? They’d be in the Superdome, of course. And where would they be […]

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Morton has to save the Rays’ season once again

October 7, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. His shoulders are not that broad. His back is not that strong. And yet, once again, the Rays will ask Charlie Morton to carry them in today’s AL Championship game. Since he arrived as a free agent, Morton has been the essential Ray, the one with the guile, the one with the […]

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Carolina rallies as Lightning stops shooting

October 7, 2019 general

Monday, 2 a.m. At this rate, the Lightning won’t have to worry about over-confidence as it enters this year’s post-season. Assuming, of course, that the team makes it. The Lightning lost its second straight game Sunday night, dropping a 4-3 game to Carolina in overtime. The Bolts were outshot by a staggering 44-13 margin in […]

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Rays overwhelmed by another starting pitcher

October 6, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There is something majestic about them. Something overpowering. Something historical. They come at you, one after the other, Justin Verlander followed by Gerrit Cole, followed by pain, followed by frustration. They are the starting pitchers for the Houston Astros, and together, they have shoved the Tampa Bay Rays to the edge of […]

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Lightning loses first game of the season to Panthers

October 6, 2019 general

Sunday, 3:30 a.m. As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Lightning won’t go undefeated in 2019-20. The Bolts dropped their first game of the year Sunday night, falling 4-3 to the Florida Panthers despite a late comeback. Tampa Bay trailed 3-0 and 4-1 at different points. Mike Hoffman had his second career hat trick to […]

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Gators’ defense stands tall in win over Auburn

October 6, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. So what’s all of this talk about the Auburn defense? Frankly, Florida’s defense was better Saturday as the 10th-ranked Gators beat the Tigers, 24-13, to remain unbeaten at 6-0. The Gators held the high-powered Tigers to 269 total. yards, and they intercepted freshman Bo Nix three times in the victory. Lamical Perine […]

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Verlander tames Rays in Division opener

October 5, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Beating the Houston Astros is a job for perfection. On Friday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have it. The Rays, so sharp down the stretch drive, lacked the precision it takes to get past Houston Friday, falling in a 6-2 game when their own shortcomings came back to beat them. They […]

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Predictions: Bucs should slip by Saints

October 5, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Finally, the Tampa Bay Bucs have Drew Brees where they want him. On the sideline. Through the years, Brees has consistently been the opponent who has given the Rays the most fits. Oh, the Saints have had other great players, but it is Brees who has been the biggest thorn in their […]

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