Jennings

Dodgers shell Tampa Bay in front of familiar faces

May 4, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Ever gone to an old home to see that, really, it wasn’t in very good shape. Tropicana Field, and the Tampa Bay Rays, probably looked that way to the familiar faces of the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night. Scott Kazmir, J.P. Howell, Carl Crawford and Andrew Friedman probably wondered what had happened […]

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Ask Gary: The Bucs had a better free agent plan

March 12, 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 […]

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Ask Gary: Covering Queen Serena and her sister

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be […]

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Random Thoughts: Jennings figures out baseball

May 31, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Dan Jennings. And did everyone know that teams played a left-fielder, too? — Prince of a guy, that Prince Shembo, who beat a 7-pound Yorkie to death. Self-protection.  I don’t know what punishment fits, but how about 20 years…in Michael Vick’s old dog cage? — You can blame the source. […]

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Surprising Rays in first place despite defeat

May 23, 2015 general

Saturday, 8:53 p.m. This is a first place team? There are days, lots of them, when they cannot hit. Even against the worst team in the American League, the Oakland A’s, the Tampa Bay Rays did a lot of swinging and missing in a 5-0 defeat Saturday. The defense is usually top-notch. But not Saturday, […]

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Unsung heroes lead the Rays comeback victory

April 23, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:06 p.m. Raise your hands if you had these guys in the pool. Brandon Guyer. Jake Elmore. Steve Geltz. Yeah, them. Those were the ringleaders as the Rays broke a small losing streak Wednesday night, proving that a team has Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

April 1, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Doug Waechter spent four of his major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, his hometown team. Over his time in the bigs, Waechter won 18 games. In his first start at Tropicana Field, Waechter threw a two-hit shutout against Seattle. He joins GarySheltonsports.com weekly to answer your questions about major league […]

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An Outlaw takes over center for Tampa Bay

March 31, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:49 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE As sure as Billy the Kid, he stole his career, okay? He rode up on horseback, and he pulled beside the stagecoach, and he pulled his mask over his face.  No one could have picked him out of a lineup.  He just ran across the outfield and dove, and by […]

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How soon before Souza is ready for Rays?

March 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:42 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE The bat is too young, too new. It is fresh wood, recently polished. It hasn’t had the hits that some of the others have had. It hasn’t come through in the clutch. It hasn’t driven enough runs home. And yet, you cannot help but look at it and hope. There […]

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Jennings’ future with Rays waits beyond injuries

February 25, 2015 general

Wednesday, 5:40 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE In the smallest of moments, the biggest moments of clarity can occur. And so it was that Rays’ outfielder Kevin Kiermaier stood, watching his teammates take batting practice while he waited for his turn. A few sharply hit mortars off the bat of Desmond Jennings, with that distinctive hitter’s ricochet […]

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