It’s over: Lighting blown out of opening series

April 17, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. So, remind me. What was the big deal about these Tampa Bay Lighting? Sixty-two points? Big deal. Three 40-goal scorers? So what? The goaltender who led the league in wins? Double whoopee. Yeah, these Lightning will always be remembered as being pretty spiffy by those who value regular season victories. But if […]

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Once again, Slam Brothers close the door for Rays

April 17, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Around the Tampa Bay Rays, it is fashionable to talk about the starters. Maybe, though, a little more emphasis should be placed on the finishers. Sure, the starting pitching was solid again for the Rays. Tyler Glasnow went seven innings and allowed only two earned runs to improve his record  to 4-0.All […]

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Could the Bucs be looking at linebackers?

April 17, 2019 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. Perhaps it says as much about the questions as it does the answers, but don’t expect the Bucs to ignore the linebacker position in this season’s NFL draft. Bucs’ general manager Jason Licht had his annual say-little pre-draft press conference Tuesday, an exercise in muddying the water, and a great deal of […]

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10 disappointing days for Tampa Bay sports fans

April 16, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The sun does not shine. The air is not sweet. Food does not taste good. The traffic is annoying. Your co-workers get on your nerves. The water is never chilled. These are the days after failure. The worst of all possible times. The night before, there was life, and there were possibilities. […]

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Bolts near elimination after yet another loss

April 15, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. What happened to them? Where did they go? And why? Less than a week ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning were dazzling. They were the best team the NHL had seen for a while. They had the goaltender. They had the scorers. They had depth and resiliency and consistency and grit and smarts. […]

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Unsung heroes lead another Rays’ victory

April 15, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Of all the possible heroes of the Tampa Bay Rays, who ever would have suspected Mike Zunino? He has spent most of his season as an out waiting to happen. He wasn’t in the lineup Sunday. And when he walked toward the plate, it wasn’t as if the infielders backed up at […]

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Return of Tiger’s claws: Woods wins Masters

April 15, 2019 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Had you given up? Had you closed the book on the Tiger Woods story? Did you think of Woods’ as yesterday’s golfer, the guy who was great before the surgeries and the scandal? Did you think he was in the history books? And even if you did, don’t you think it’s cool […]

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Who’s to blame for the Lightning disappointment?

April 14, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They are dazed. They are wounded. They are hanging on to the ropes. So who do you blame? Except, of course, everyone. They are bloodied. They are baffled. They are looking for relief. So whose fault is it? That’s the way the world works. When a team has such high Content beyond […]

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With Snell pulled from the game, Blue Jays rally

April 14, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Sometimes, you don’t beat Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell. You just wait him out. Take the Toronto Blue Jays, who had no earthly idea of how to compete against Snell Saturday afternoon. They went after him for six innings, but all they got was a bloop hit, a walk and zero runs. Nine […]

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Random thoughts: Rays’ early in pulling Snell

April 14, 2019 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Ah, so that’s how you beat Blake Snell.  You just pull him out of the game. Of course, you have to be his own manager to do so. — Can an entire league play rope-a-dope? Was the rest of the NHL playing possum as the Lightning set itself up for a collapse? […]

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