Yes, Jason Pierre-Paul has something left

April 6, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. In Tampa Bay, we have learned not to trust the off-season. The Bucs lead the league in “it-was-a-good-idea-at-the-time” signings. There was Alvin Harper, the Dallas Cowboy receiver who was going to juice the passing attack. But Harper had been a complimentary player for the Cowboys. He was lost as a would-be impact […]

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Yankees’ bombers lead easy victory over Rays

April 5, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This is how the murdered feel. This is what it’s like on the other side of a clobbering. The New York Yankees bludgeoned the feeble Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, bashing them 7-2 as Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez all hit two-run homers. For the Rays, starter Blake Snell recorded only […]

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Bolts impressive in beating Boston, 4-0

April 4, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 p.m. There was something familiar about the way they skated. You could have sworn you had seen the way they blocked shots before. The way they passed, the way they celebrated was something from your memories. Yep. That was the Tampa Bay Lightning  that you remember. The Lightning, struggling as of late, returned […]

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Gregorius batters Rays with eight RBI

April 4, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Everyone knows that Giancarlo Stanton has muscles. After all, he had 59 home runs a year ago. But Stanton didn’t do in the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Heck, he struck out all five times he came to bat. And everyone knows that Aaron Judge is the bomb. Hey, he hit 52 […]

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Bolts have NHL right where it wants it

April 3, 2018 general

Tuesday 3 a.m. You have to hand it to those Tampa Bay Lightning. They sure can play rope-a-dope. Why, to the untrained eye, the Lightning certainly looks like it’s it trouble, doesn’t it? Just like that, they’ve gone from being the team to beat to the team that everybody beats. They look like a cut […]

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Rays drop yet another one-run game to BoSox

April 2, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Once again, they pitched well. Once again, they stayed close. Once again, they weren’t good enough. The light-hitting Tampa Bay Rays lost their third straight one-run game Sunday, falling 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox. The Rays have scored just three runs in their last three games. The Rays are used to […]

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Lightning’s dance with mediocrity continues

April 2, 2018 general

Monday, 2 a.m. The late-season swoon of the Tampa Bay Lightning has never looked more dire, more desperate, than it does today. The Bolts lost their fourth game of their last five Sunday night, falling 4-1 to Nashville.  Tampa Bay now trails the Predators and the Bruins in the race for the league’s best overall […]

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Random thoughts: Have a merry Bullpen Day?

April 1, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. So, what did you get your significant other for Bullpen Day? — Now that the Rays have committed themselves to these things called “bullpen days,” when the relievers take over, how long before they rely on “bench days” and let the scrubs play? — Former Rams’ coach  Jeff Fisher is so full […]

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Boston bullpen wins on Bullpen Day

April 1, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Here on Bullpen Day, America’s newest holiday, the one of the Boston Red Sox was better. Bullpen Day, a day when the Rays break from the regulars of their rotation and turn their game into a relay race, lost another one-run game to the Boston Red Sox. The Rays fell 3-2, although […]

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Rowdies drop their first game in 1-0 loss

April 1, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies lost their first game of the season Saturday. The Rowdies, 2-1, lost to Louisville City in a 1-0 game. The Charlotte Independence has seven points, and both Louisville and Tampa Bay are among four teams with six. A second-half goal by midfielder Oscar Jimenez was the deciding factor. […]

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