Rays quickly bounced from playoffs

October 5, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. And so it ends with a whimper, with a silent surrender of a team that could not measure up to its own accomplishments. It ended with a bended knee and a bowed head, with not enough fans seeing not enough plays. It ended in weakness, in humiliation, with a near-historic ineptitude of […]

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Rays humbled in playoff opening loss

October 4, 2023 general

– Wednesday, 4 a.m. One hundred and sixty two games of prelude, and this is what you get? The Tampa Bay Rays entered the post-season with a splat Tuesday. After all the moments, after all the memories, the Rays laid an egg in a 4-0 loss to the Texas Rangers. The Rays didn’t pitch, didn’t […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over New Orleans

October 3, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Until Sunday, I would have fought you if you suggested that anyone other than John Lynch was the best safety the Bucs ever had. Antoine Winfield is making me reconsider that, however. 2. So Derek Carr is making, what, 10 times what Baker Mayfield is making? Mayfield is the early […]

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Bucs win as Mayfield shines again

October 2, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They ran. They tackled. They covered. Most of all,  they Baked. Baker Mayfield,the Bucs rejuvenated quarterback, looked like the best quarterback in the AFC South Sunday, leading the Bucs to a surprisingly easy 26-9 victory against the New Orleans Saints. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To […]

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Rays brace for playoff against Rangers

October 2, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. When the sort-of baseball was over, with all of its runs and all of its hits, the Tampa Bay Rays were left with this. Texas. The Rays will host the Rangers in their playoff series starting Tuesday. The Rangers had a chance to win the AL West, but they were shut out […]

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Bulls came back to clobber Navy

October 1, 2023 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. They fumbled a punt. They gave up a 68-yard touchdown pass. They had three turnovers. Ah, you say. So what was so different about the USF Bulls Saturday. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign in using the handy “Sign […]

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Walls delivers to lead Rays to victory

October 1, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Some days, you wonder why they don’t charge Taylor Walls extra for his bats. And some days, he takes a two-out single to right field to drive in the winning runs. Ah, baseball. Walls, the Rays’ light-hitting shortstop, didn’t offer a lot of hope as he walked to the plate in the […]

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Blue Jays wallop Rays one more time

September 30, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. If there is a statement being made, perhaps the fans of the Tampa Bay Rays don’t want to hear it. It has something to say about the upcoming playoffs and the Toronto Blue Jays. And this: Uh-oh. The Blue Jays, playing like a team with something to play for, clobbered the Rays, […]

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Bucs face challenge against Saints

September 29, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The Bears are awful. The Bucs were going to have to work awfully hard to lose to the Bears. The Eagles are legit. The Bucs probably overachieved in losing by only two touchdowns to the Eagles. The Vikings are talented underachievers. Sure, playing on the road, the Bucs could lose to the […]

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Rays blank Boston in a 5-0 victory

September 28, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When they hit, they look formidable. When they pitch, they look like contenders. There have been times as of late that the wheels have come off of the Tampa Bay Rays. The lineup has been banged up, and the starting pitching has been embarrassed, and the bullpen has seemed shaky. But on […]

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