The Rays’ hitless wonders whiff against Red Sox

August 9, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. If HBO wants another Tampa Bay team, we have just the one for them. They are the Tampa Bay Rays. The team with almost No Knocks. The Rays’ quiet offense was mute again Tuesday night, losing a 2-0 game to the Boston Red Sox to continue their latest hitting funk. The Rays […]

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Winston ready to take over HBO with his performance

August 8, 2017 general

Updated, 9:30 a.m. Already, the cameras love him. Already, that million dollar smile and the dancing eyes and the effusive personality of Jameis Winston are on display. He is a player on the rise on a team on the rise, and it doesn’t matter how hard you want to knock him. It’s Jameis Winston’s show. […]

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Who would be the Rays’ MVP so far?

August 8, 2017 Baseball

Tuesday, 4 a.m. As we approach the three-quarter turn, the Tampa Bay Rays, somehow, still have a pulse. They are not a team for the ages. We can admit that. But on the nights when their hitting doesn’t disappear, and on the nights they run the bases with a bit of sense, and on the […]

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Bucs’ defense has reason to be hopeful, too

August 8, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Yeah, but what about the other side of the ball? By now, there are citizens of Borneo who can tell you all about Jameis Winston, and there are those in Calcutta who will offer that Mike Evans makes for a nice target, and some in Antartica who will bring up DeSean Jackson’s […]

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Looking at the Bucs along with Dirk Koetter

August 8, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. The Bucs worked on their two-minute drill Monday. Dirk Koetter did, too. Koetter, the coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is trying to get his team over the hump from a nine-win team to a playoff team. He’s trying to incorporate new offensive weapons. He’s trying to bide time until running back […]

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Who would be in a Bucs’ Ring of Dishonor?

August 7, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For 41 seasons, they have rolled the boulder uphill. For 41 seasons, they — and their fans — have pounded their skulls against the wall. Over the years, it has been difficult to be a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs and their forgettable Sundays. Time and again, fans have sat through […]

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Souza smashes walk-off home run as Rays finally win

August 7, 2017 Baseball

Monday, 2 a.m. The RBI was three days in the making. But the moment took three years to develop. Steven Souza Jr., the unpredictable one, slammed a home run to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, providing the Rays with a walk-off win, 2-1, over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was only […]

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Random Thoughts: Ranking the new Hall of Famers

August 6, 2017 general

Ranking the new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as to their greatness. 1. LaDainian Tomlinson; 2. Kurt Warner; 3. Terrell Davis; 4. Kenny Easley; 5. Morten Andersen; 6. Jason Taylor; 7. Jerry Jones. If there is any conversation, I will consider Jones to be 34th. – If Josh Freeman was smart, would […]

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Once again, Rays fail to score against Milwaukee

August 6, 2017 Baseball

Sunday, 3 a.m. There are mice in the scoreboard, and they have gnawed away at the wiring. There are termites in the bats, and they have eaten away at the sweet spots. There are stop signs on the base paths. Surely, there has to be something that has affected the Rays’ failure to reach home. […]

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Jackson looks like one of the receivers who lasts

August 6, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The legs. The legs are still 18. Elsewhere on the frame of DeSean Jackson, there is age. He is 30 now, the age some receivers are when they turn 50. The legs slow and the hands ache and the middle no longer makes sense to travel through. The hamstrings pop like guitar […]

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