Baseball

Baseball trumps football in competitive balance

January 15, 2016 Baseball

Friday, 6:00 a.m. When I was a young boy growing up in the 50’s (the 1950’s, not the 1850’s), there were 16 MLB teams and 12 NFL teams. It was reasonable for all of us young fans to assume that our favorite teams in each sport would win it all, or at least get to […]

Tagged as: Balance, baseball, Championship, Football

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Rose remains outside the Hall, where he belongs

December 15, 2015 Baseball

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It would be easy to cave on Pete Rose. As a nation, we love to forgive celebrities, don’t we? And so we can remember the spunky player we cheered. We can notice the time that has passed. We can talk about a game — and other games — that has gone so […]

Tagged as: Ban, baseball, Gambling, Hall of Fame, Rose

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Ask Gary: Might Taggert leave on his own?

November 21, 2015 Baseball

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 […]

Tagged as: Draft, Rays, Smith, Winston

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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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Ask Gary: Has the NBA considered Tampa Bay?

November 7, 2015 Baseball

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 […]

Tagged as: FSU, Lightning, NBA, Rays, Stamkos

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Ask Gary: Are Dykstra’s accusations believable?

October 31, 2015 Baseball

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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Ask Gary: Remembering the best interviews

October 17, 2015 Baseball

(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 funny. Send the […]

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Random Thoughts: Is Golden still the UM coach?

October 11, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Al Golden, and I have a question. How did they get an airplane to pull a banner over this column? – USA Today ranks Sunday’s Tampa Bay-Jacksonville game as the NFL’s least-watchable game of the weekend, which is particularly harsh on a weekend when Cleveland plays Baltimore and Buffalo plays […]

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