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Tampa Bay Rays announce preseason game against Cubans

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After months of ironing out the details, the Tampa Bay Rays are headed to Cuba. The Rays will play a game March 22 against the Cuba National team in Havana’s Estadio Latinamericano. The game will coincide with a trip by President Barrack Obama to the island. It will be the first game in Cuba by an American team since the Baltimore Orioles played the Cuban National team in 1999. MLB not only seeks to play a symbolic role in the…

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Rowdies seek an elusive goal in preseason game vs. Montreal

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It should be easy, right? After all, you can fit a lot of soccer balls into a soccer net. So why should scoring be so difficult? Why isn’t it easier to fit a ball into the back of the net? Well, there is a goaltender. And there are defenders, trying just to get a piece of the ball. There are officials’ calls and bad bounces and passes that just miss. There is the nature of the game, where opponents succeed…

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Rowdies lose second preseason game after disappointing start

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Repeat this to yourself. It doesn’t matter. It is preseason. Practice. Glorified drill work. It doesn’t matter that the Rowdies haven’t won, or that they haven’t scored, in two games. Relax. Calm down. Take a deep breath. All is not lost. Sure, it’s easy to be disappointed in the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Union, the ninth place team out of 10 in the MLS’ Eastern Division last year. Frankly, coach Stuart Campbell wasn’t…

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Rowdies continue preseason with familiar face in lineup

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The captain is home again. If he had his way, Frankie Sanfilippo never would have left. Sanfilippo, 34, was cast out last year by the Rowdies after four years. He had been a champion here. He had been a captain. He was a mainstay. And then he was a Striker. Now, after the Rowdies didn’t want him a year ago, Sanrilippo has returned home. Once again, he is a member of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Once again, he is a…

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Rays think they can figure in playoffs if they stay healthy

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Here at the beginning, the Tampa Bay Rays feel confident they will be there at the end. General manager Matt Silverman and manager Kevin Cash agreed Thursday that, going into the season, the Rays’ goal is to reach the post-season. An improved lineup and a solid set of starting pitchers have more strengths than the bullpen has questions. “I feel like we’re a better club,” Silverman said. “You look year after year, at the talent on the club. With the…

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Rowdies think they’re better despite loss in preseason opener

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In a preseason game, it’s easy to see what you want. Some then, might look at the Rowdies 1-0 loss in their preseason opener against  D.C. United with a sense of dread. Same old Rowdies? Others, such as Tampa Bay coach Stuart Campbell, might  look at the game as a promise. The Rowdies had several chances to score, and their defense played well, and the lone goal was a controversial one against a good team from the MLS. With a long…

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Bucs trade stadium improvements to move preseason games

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Say you don’t like the NFL preseason? What do you think of it if the Tampa Bay Bucs are taking it away? As part of $100 million in improvements to Raymond James Stadium, the Bucs will play both preseason games of 2016 and 2017 elsewhere and possibly one preseason game per year afterward. The agreement is part of the concessions given up by the TSA for improvements to Raymond James Stadium. The deal has been agreed to in principal but…

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