Rays walk from behind to beat Seattle

August 22, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They were up. They were down. They blew it. They battled back to win it. They were terrible. And they were terrific. The Tampa Bay Rays were about to lose their third straight game to the bottom-crawling Seattle Mariners Wednesday afternoon. Instead, they won their third walkoff game in five games, winning […]

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View from the golf cart: Awaiting the Browns

August 22, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The first team that Bruce Arians flirted with this off-season was the Cleveland Browns. The one he married was the Tampa Bay Bucs. Those teams get together Friday night. Arians, for one, believes the hype about the Browns. “I think (it’s) totally justified, yeah, (because of) what they did in the offseason,” […]

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Rays’ pitching falters in another loss

August 21, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Boy, do the Rays miss their pitchers. Blake Snell? The team misses you. Tyler Glassnow? The light is still on. Yonny Chirinos? Please come home. Hoo-boy, could this team use any of them. The Rays lost to the last-place Seattle Mariners for the second straight day Tuesday. The Mariners scored seven runs, […]

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White looking forward to playing more

August 21, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. He just got here. Still, Devin White thinks he is ready to make an impact. White doesn’t think he’ll need extended time in the third preseason game to get ready for the season. “Not really — football is football, but I would like to play because it’s fun,” White said. “It isn’t […]

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McKay struggles as the Mariners bomb Rays

August 20, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Quick. Someone stop Brendan McKay’s backslide. For goodness sakes, the kid is getting worse. McKay struggled once again Monday night, lasting only two innings and giving up seven runs (only three earned) in a 9-3 loss to the last-place Seattle Mariners. McKay gave up three hits and walked three, meaning that in […]

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Miller Needs to Impress Bucs in a Hurry

August 20, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Scottie Miller needs to recover on the fly. Miller, the team’s sixth-round draft pick, has missed most of the preseason with a hamstring injury, meaning that other receivers have passed himon the depth chart. With two preseason games left, Miller has to get noticed in a hurry. Bucs’ coach Bruce Arians said […]

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Rays find Choi in another walk-off win

August 19, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays have a long way to go in this American League Wild-Card race. At least they’re walking off in the right direction, however. The Rays ended a victory with a walk-off celebration Sunday afternoon, coming back to beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, on a one-out single by Ji-Man Choi […]

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Winning is good, and other Bucs’ lessons

August 19, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It doesn’t matter who the coach is. It doesn’t matter who the quarterback is. It doesn’t matter what time of season it is. Winning is never a bad thing. Just ask new Bucs’ coach Bruce Arians, who recorded his first win with the team on Friday night against Miami. “(It was a) […]

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Brosseau finally rewards Rays’ pitchers

August 18, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Mike Brosseau is the kid from nowhere, a flinty ballplayer who will surprise you with his bat. Eric Sogard lives two houses down from Brosseau in nowhere, a scrappy ballplayer who will surprise you with his moments. Together, they brought the Tampa Bay Rays back from the border to nowhere, combining for […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ win over Miami

August 18, 2019 general

5 Observations 1. As much as Bruce Arians wants to keep Cairo Santos in the argument, Matt Gay has his kicking competition won. Santos was an insurance policy in case Gay Aguayoed, but unless the team finds an injury with Santos, it’s over. 2. Maybe it’s just me, but I would consider Ryan Griffin in […]

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