Rays bats go quiet in loss to Toronto

August 6, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. This is why they drive you crazy. This is why you can’t quite figure them out. For a week, the Tampa Bay Rays were sluggers, real back-them-up-against-the- wall-dynamos. They were scoring as if they were playing pinball, and they were hitting as if they would never stop. And then came Monday night. […]

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Bucs’ David missing with ‘minor’ procedure

August 6, 2019 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. Jameis Winston had a good day. Lavonte David is injured. Chris Godwin had a good day. The defense lacked energy. And Bruce Arians is ready for his team to play against Pittsburgh in Friday night’s preseason game. And that’s how the Tampa Bay Bucs looked from the golf cart. Arians found the […]

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Rays keep on winning by drubbing Marlins

August 5, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. This is how they fool you. This is how you buy into the Tampa Bay Rays. They haven’t had a better stretch all season. The Rays won their sixth straight game — tying a team record from back in May — by clubbing the Miami Marlins, 7-2, on Sunday. They’ve won eight […]

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Arians pleased with the Bucs on Saturday night

August 4, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Sometimes, maybe the job doesn’t look as daunting. Sometimes, maybe the flaws don’t seem too deep. Ask Bruce Arians, whose thought his team had a great practice on Saturday night. “Again, like I told the team, Bucs win tonight,” Arians said afterward. “That was a heck of a practice. You roll the […]

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Sogard’s ‘Nerd Power’ leads the Rays to a win over Miami

August 4, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Let’s hear it for the Nerd. And while we’re at it, how about a shoutout for the geeks, the dweebs and the dorks, too. Eric Sogard, the recently acquired second baseman of the Tampa Bay Rays, and a man who has embraced the ‘Nerd Power’ nickname (he sells t-shirts with the label […]

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Arians likes what he’s seen from Winston so far

August 3, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Bruce Arians likes what he sees out of Jameis Winston. The rest of us? We’re waiting to decide. Oh, we’ve seen the flashes of excellence from Winston, too. But we’ve seen too many losses, too many interceptions and too many fumbles. It has been a trial for a Bucs’ fan who has […]

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Newcomers help the Rays sweep the Red Sox

August 2, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. So that’s how you say hello. The firm handshake. The confident smile. And a big performance that hints that you can help this team win. And welcome to the Rays, guys. The Rays completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox Thursday night, winning a 9-4 victory. It was their fifth sweep […]

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Arians scolds receivers after night practice

August 2, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Bruce Arians likes it when the stars come out at night. In fact, he likes it when the players aspiring to be stars come out, too. The Bucs worked Thursday night as part of their training camp, and Arians saw things both good and bad in the Bucs’ practice. “I like the […]

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Re-invented Rays beat Boston again as bats sizzle

August 1, 2019 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. The new parts of a re-invented baseball team will quickly learn this about the Tampa Bay Rays. — Travis d’Arnaud has become a hitting machine. d’Arnaud was hitting .206 going into July, but for the month of July, he hit .342 with eight homers. He had two more hits to up his […]

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Rays win as bullpen finally delivers against Boston

July 31, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It’s hard to overcome the Boston Red Sox. It’s hard to overcome David Price. It’s hard to overcome the Rays’ bullpen. It’s hard to overcome a rare wobbly start by Charlie Morton. But in Tuesday night’s 6-5 victory over the Sox at Fenway Park, did the Rays have to overcome a quick […]

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