Cuba

Despite Cuba’s past, the game can start a new era

March 22, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is time. The past still hurts. I get that. There are a lot of Cubans in America because of the opression of the past. I get that. There are displaced families, lives ripped from their homeland, families torn apart. I get that, too. Fidel Castro is an evil, evil man with […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Freedom, Politics, Rays

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The world gets a little smaller when Rays play Cuba

March 21, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was Luis Tiant and his baseball bat-sized cigars, and Bert Campaneris. There was Minnie Minoso and his ageless birth certificate, and Cookie Rojas. There was Tony Perez, the Hall of Famer, and Tony Oliva. Together, they snuck off the island and away from the pennies they earned back home. There was […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Lasorda, Rays, Sanchez

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Ask Gary: Do you believe in the Warriors?

March 19, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

Tagged as: Archer, Cuba, Interviews, Rays

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Random thoughts: Cowboys enable another one

November 15, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Steve Williams, and I erred in using the word “slave” because I had to pick up Tiger Woods’ clubs. How I meant to describe myself was “annoying doof who thinks far too much of himself.” Thank you. — Now that Ronda Rousey is over, can we forget about the MMA […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Irsay, Rays, Rivera

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