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Roger Mooney

Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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A musical interlude

Posted Jul 5, 2007 by Marc Lancaster

Updated Jul 5, 2007 at 09:23 PM

BOSTON—I’ve read more than a few sportswriters’ blogs that regularly incorporate song lyrics into the content. Now, I love music as much as the next guy, but I’ve never felt comfortable going that route.

Circumstances have changed that feeling, for one night anyway. As I sit here contemplating whether the Rays’ 11th consecutive loss will be finished in time for me to make my 6 a.m. flight to Kansas City, I can’t help but think of the words of the immortal Drive-By Truckers:

So I’ll meet you at the bottom if there really is one
They always told me when you hit it you’ll know it
But I’ve been falling so long it’s like gravity’s gone and I’m just floating