Soaring Astros Clobber Falling Rays

August 28, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. It was about as bad as you could expect. The hard-charging Astros took on the free-falling Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night, and all that was missing was a mercy rule. The Astros showed why they are a contender, and the Rays showed why they aren’t, really, and it was ugly early. The […]

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Imagine Arians as he looks for answers

August 28, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Imagine watching this as a fan. You watch until the first punt. You see what’s on Netflix. You make a sandwich. Is it still the first quarter? You take a walk. You tell the dog its lucky you don’t have a backup dog. You play with your IPhone. You check out the […]

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Tampa Bay Area Should Long Remember Naimoli

August 27, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The roar is quiet now. Vince Naimoli is out of battle, out of words. The former owner of the Tampa Bay Rays has died, and really, there is just one thing to say to him. Thank you. You brought baseball to town.   Yes, he was a bully. If it is true […]

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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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