The Rays won 96 by doing the little things well

October 2, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. This year, they got 15 fewer wins from Blake Snell. This year, they got 30 fewer home runs from C.J. Cron. This year, they got 69 fewer points on the batting average from Joey Wendle. So how. exactly, did the Tampa Bay Rays make the post-season? This year, they started fast with […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over the Rams

October 1, 2019 general

5 Thoughts At this point of last season, the Bucs were also 2-2, and they had also won a wild shootout (a 48-40 win over New Orleans) on the road. Still, this feels better. Jameis Winston is playing better. Shaq Barrett is a star. And no receivers are pouting. 2. Is it too early to […]

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Bucs finally outlast Rams in offensive explosion

September 30, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Fireworks. There should have been fireworks. And a marching band. And a laser show. And trained monkeys and jugglers and a tight rope act. After all, Sunday’s game by the Tampa Bay Bucs had everything else. Great plays. Huge yardage. Dumb penalties. Great quarterbacking. Clutch drives and big plays and Ndamukong Suh […]

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Do the Rays have enough pitching for the playoffs?

September 30, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It’s never too late for questions. It’s never to soon for doubts. And so, as the Tampa Bay Rays wrap up their regular season, there is plenty of room for skepticism amid the excitement. For instance, do the Rays have enough pitching? And do they have enough healthy pitching? Content beyond this […]

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After celebration, Rays flat in losing to Jays

September 29, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Maybe it wasn’t the effects of the post-game party. Maybe it wasn’t a matter of relaxing after a tough pennant race. Maybe it wasn’t a day game after a long night. But for one of the few times lately, the Rays didn’t look like a playoff team Saturday. The Rays had the […]

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Barnett can’t rescue USF in loss to SMU

September 29, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Oh, well. In memory, they’ll always have South Carolina State. The pedestrian USF Bulls, loser of nine of their last 10 games, took another one on the chin Saturday, falling in a lopsided game to SMU. The final score was 48-21, but at one point, it was 41-0. The dilemma that now […]

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Rays reach the playoffs after win over Jays

September 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. For 2,180 days, they were just another team. For 2,180 days, they were playing other games you didn’t play much attention to. They wandered the desert, living at the bottom of the American League East. They lost players. They lost games. They lost their way. And now, they’re back. And they matter. […]

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Predictions: Can Bucs manage to upset Rams?

September 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. One week after suffering one of their worst defeats in years, the Tampa Bay. Bucs now must play the franchise that delivered perhaps their worst loss ever. It still stings, doesn’t it? You remember the 1999 Bucs that went to St. Louis when the Rams were located there, don’t you? They lost […]

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Coordinators search for answers with Bucs

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. One coordinator scored three points in the second half. The other one let an 18-point lead get away. So, yeah, there have been better weeks to be either Todd Bowles or Byron Leftwich, both of whom were left scrambling for answers as the Bucs fell to 1-2 with a 32-31 loss to […]

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Who were the Rays’ better players in ’19?

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. As they go into their final weekend, they have earned this: They are one of the most popular teams in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. All the comebacks. All the walk-offs. All the come-from-behind wins from a team that was better than most of us dared to hope. Injuries did […]

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