Twenty-six straight losses in football. Acres of empty seats at Tropicana Field. A court order to seize the local N.H.L. team’s skates and other equipment…
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After a Dampened Celebration, Enduring Glory Still Awaits the Dodgers
ARLINGTON, Texas — At the very end, 2020 did what it does best, intruding on joy with an unwelcome risk-or-reward calculation. Justin Turner, part of…
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Blake Snell, Kevin Cash and a Decision That Will Haunt the Rays
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Tampa Bay Rays pride themselves on creativity, on aggressively challenging conventional wisdom. That ethos helps make them an annual contender on…
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The Other Rookie Star of the World Series? Globe Life Field
ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw was 8 years old when his hometown Texas Rangers reached the playoffs for the first time. It was the perfect…
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What to Watch as Dodgers Face Rays in World Series Game 6
The Los Angeles Dodgers can claim the 2020 World Series with a victory in Game 6 on Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays at…
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With Title in Sight, the Dodgers Are Armed and Ready to Get Creative
ARLINGTON, Texas — It seems to be a dream setup for a modern front office, a chance to write the script for the game that…
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In a Must-Win Game 6, Rays Plan to Turn Up the Aggressiveness
The Tampa Bay Rays, with the third-lowest payroll in Major League Baseball this year, have plenty of players who are not household names. How many…
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A Bid to Steal Home Offers a Taste of the 20th Century
ARLINGTON, Texas — As he charged for home plate in the fourth inning on Sunday night, carrying the hopes of the Tampa Bay Rays, Manuel…
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Clayton Kershaw Steadies Dodgers and Puts a World Series Within Reach
There was no crazy comebacks this time, no stumbling, staggering routes to home plate and no wild outfield celebration like the night before. Some relative…
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Brett Phillips Becomes the Rays’ Latest Unlikely Hero
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before Kenley Jansen threw the final pitch of a World Series game for the ages, Dan Johnson threw the first — virtually,…
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