Colome closes his 40th as Rays overpower Royals

August 31, 2017 Baseball

Thursday, 2 a.m. He devours last chances. That’s his job. He slams doors. He nails coffin lids shut. He takes away hope. This is Alex Colome’s job. Pretty much, he smothers the other team’s last chance. Colome was at it again Wednesday night, closing his 40th game of the season in a 5-3 victory ovr […]

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Once again, the Rangers feel at home at the Trop

August 31, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Evidently, the Texas Rangers are warming up to playing in Tropicana Field. For the second consecutive night, the Rangers clobbered the Houston Astros, this time winning by a score of 8-1. The previous night, it was 12-2. In two games at the Trop, the Rangers have scored 20 runs on 25 hits […]

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Elliott fights for his dream in final preseason game

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He is a longshot. No, longer than that. Back up. Back up some more. He’s an even longer shot than that. He is the ultimate longshot, a dream wrapped in a fantasy twisted around an ambition. He has no reason to be here, but the way he sees it, there is no […]

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Royals rediscover offense in victory over the Rays

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The Kansas City Royals remembered their way home Tuesday night. Finally. After 45 innings of no scoring, the Royals finally rediscovered how to score — and they did time again and again — in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The loss knocked the Rays back to 3 1-2 games […]

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Rangers seem to enjoy playing in the Trop

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. Just wondering: What part of Texas is Tropicana Field in? The Trop was the site of the battle of Texas Wednesday night, as St. Petersburg was host to the first of three games between the Rangers and Astros. Texas won easily, 12-2, and moved ahead of the Rays in the AL Wild-Card […]

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Who will be ‘sackmaster’ for the Bucs?

August 29, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Everyone gets the quarterback link. If a team has a great quarterback, it has a great chance at a championship. Defenses are that way, too. Oh, not every year anymore, not with the rules leaning so heavily toward offense. But most of the time, the great teams have great defenses. Most great […]

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Rays clobber Royals in complete victory

August 29, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t so much that the Tampa Bay Rays played great on offense Monday night. Although they did. And it wasn’t so much that the Rays pitched great. Although, they were stellar. It wasn’t even so much that the Rays played solid defense. Although, that happened, too. No, the most staggering thing […]

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Where is the dangerous offense of the Bucs?

August 28, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Why have the Tampa Bay Bucs struggled to score? Most of us who have watched the Bucs for a while agree. There has never been an offensive huddle by the Bucs that had more talent. Throughout most of their history, the Bucs’ offense has featured this player or that, a back or […]

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Lomo hits two as Rays beat Cards in 10 innings

August 28, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Well, welcome back, Logan Morrison. The Rays missed you. Morrison, much of the reason for the Rays’ earlier success, has spent the last three weeks being lost in the desert. Before Sunday, he had only one home run in his last 20 games, and he was hitting just .182 over his previous […]

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This time, Rays’ bullpen can’t hold the lead

August 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Given another opportunity to stand up, the Tampa Bay Rays instead watched the St. Louis Cardinals walk off. The Rays’ bullpen, excellent as of late, couldn’t hold back the Cards Saturday night in a 6-4 defeat. Tampa Bay had led 4-2 going into the bottom of the eighth, but with six outs […]

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