View From the Golf Cart: Time of Last Chances

August 27, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. There are a few roster spots to claim. There is video to leave for other teams. There are next-time impressions to leave coaches with. So, yeah, Thursday night’s preseason game between the Bucs and Cowboys doesn’t mean a lot to a lot of people. But for fewer than a dozen players or […]

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Rays Battered, Fail to Take Advantage of Schedule

August 26, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It was a stretch in which they were supposed to get rich. Here in the Wild-Card race, this was a time in which the Tampa Bay Rays were supposed to run away and hide. Why, just look at the schedule. Miami. Toronto. Seattle. San Diego. Detroit. Seattle again. Baltimore. It was the […]

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View from the golf cart: Arians sad about Luck

August 26, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Andrew Luck is the man who is hurting. But Bruce Arians can feel his pain. Arians, who was Luck’s first offensive coordinator in the NFL, was watching the Florida-Miami game when he heard that Luck had retired. In their only season together, Luck completed 54.4% of his passes for 4,374 yards with […]

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Alvarado Experiment Blows Up for the Rays

August 25, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Forget about whether Jose Alvarado can save a game. At this point, you have to ask if he can save his career. Alvarado, the one-time closer of the Tampa Bay Rays, blew up early Saturday in a 7-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Alvarado, in a three-month funk, was a disaster in […]

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Looking Back at the Bucs’ victory over the Browns

August 25, 2019 general

5 Thoughts 1. Before there was a mosquito in Florida, before there was a sale on suntan lotion, there have been problems with the offensive line of the Tampa Bay Bucs. Well, they’re still here. It’s like Charles McRae had returned, and he’s brought Todd Steussie with him. The Bucs were manhandled Friday night. Don’t […]

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Sacks enable Gators to hold off Miami

August 25, 2019 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 3 a.m. Short of a turnover, it might be the most dominant defensive play in football. The sack. It takes away a down. It takes away yardage. It takes away momentum. Saturday night, it allowed the University of Florida to escape with a 24-20 victory over Miami and new coach Manny Diaz. Ten times, […]

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Bucs win, but offensive line beaten badly

August 24, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Forget the quarterbacks. What we need around here is an offensive line whisperer. And, failing that, a shouter. Bruce Arians, the head coach in charge of hushed tones for the Tampa Bay Bucs, should know this. His Bucs won their second preseason game in a row Friday night, beating the Cleveland Browns […]

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Meadows Sends Rays off to Easy Win over Baltimore

August 24, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. He is brand new, fresh off the shelf, and there are a great many things that Trevor Richard  does not know about the Tampa Bay Rays. He does know this, however. He kind of likes this Austin Meadows kid. Meadows hit a second-inning grand slam and put the Rays ahead 7-0 early […]

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Adames, the road warrior, leads Rays once again

August 23, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Maybe he just likes airplane rides. Maybe he likes museum tours, or seeing opposing baseball parks. Maybe he likes popcorn on the road. Maybe he loves suitcases. Maybe he hates the hot dogs at the Trop. Whatever it is, Willy Adames is a traveling man. Adames overcame two early errors Thursday night […]

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10 Things to Watch Along With Arians

August 23, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. It is practice. It is a dress rehearsal. It is a little football in the middle of stretching. But in the NFL, the third week of the preseason is the closest the league gets to actual football. In other words, if you want a clue as to what these Bucs will be, […]

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