Snell leads to way as Rays continue streak

April 28, 2018 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays keep on winning. And Blake Snell keeps on starring. Snell, once a crashing disappointment for the Rays, kept his solid season going Friday night when he led the Rays to a 4-3 win over Boston, a team that had dominated them this season. Snell had a no-hitter until […]

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Bucs hope Vea stands for victory

April 27, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. And with their latest draft pick, the Tampa Bay Bucs once again added to their rebuilt defensive line. Meet Vita Vea, rock star. Vea, the 347-pound defensive tackle from the University of Washington, joins Jason Pierre-Paul, Vinny Curry, Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein in what should be a more formidable (and more […]

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Rays’ winning streak reaches six straight

April 27, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Just asking, but how do you spell “juggernaut?” The suddenly lethal Tampa Bay Rays flexed their newfound muscles again Thursday night, winning their sixth straight game in a 9-5 beating of the Baltimore Orioles. It was the Rays’ ninth win in their last 14 games. How good has it been lately? It […]

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Licht hopes to lead the Bucs out of the darkness

April 26, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. In this particlular War Room, he is Mars. Jason Licht sits at the head of the table, and once again, he tries to steer the ship in the proper direction. He is the general manager, and he does his heaviest lifting in the off-season, in the free agency chase, in the draft […]

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After an eternity away, Venters returns to baseball

April 26, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Four pitches. It doesn’t sound like much, does it? Three sliders and a fastball. Simple as that. Two strikes looking, a ball and a groundout to third. Just that. For relief pitcher Jonny Venters, however, it meant everything. It was the culmination of getting up three times after being struck down by […]

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Dissecting this year’s NFL draft

April 25, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. A look at the NFL draft: 5 Players the Bucs Might Draft 1. Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. 2. N.C. State defensive end Bradley Chubb 3.  Notre Dame guard Quenten Nelson 4. FSU safety Derwin James 5. Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick Guesswork (Who they might pick) Round one: FSU safety Derwin […]

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Mocking the concept of the NFL draft mocks

April 24, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The first truth about NFL mock drafts is this: Everybody does one. The second truth about NFL mock drafts is this:  No one has any idea what they’re talking about. Between the truths, you will find the essence of the draft, the most hyped, talked about event under this (or any other) […]

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Review: Alou’s is a journey well worth sharing

April 24, 2018 Baseball

By Scott Myers Tuesday, 3 a.m. If you are a MLB baseball fan, then I strongly recommend to you the book – “Alou – My Baseball Journey”, written by Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis. I reflected briefly on what I knew about Felipe Alou right before I began reading the book.  I remembered that he […]

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Gomez powers Rays to completing sweep of Twins

April 23, 2018 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Except for the drama of the moment, the fly ball was ordinary enough. It sailed, high and far, its  flight path taking it to center field and providing the suddenly hot Tampa Bay Rays with an 8-6 win. And then the fun began. There was never a doubt that the blast by […]

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Step four: Lightning send the Devils packing

April 22, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Next? Boston? Toronto? If the Tampa Bay Lightning plays like this, with a purpose on defense, with solid goaltending, with offense from throughout its roster, does it matter? The Lightning beat the Devils again Saturday, winning its opening series 4-1 over a team that had swept all three regular-season games. It wasn’t […]

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