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Random thoughts: Rays’ early in pulling Snell

April 14, 2019 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Ah, so that’s how you beat Blake Snell.  You just pull him out of the game. Of course, you have to be his own manager to do so. — Can an entire league play rope-a-dope? Was the rest of the NHL playing possum as the Lightning set itself up for a collapse? […]

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Lightning reeling after another loss to Columbus

April 13, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Uh-oh. The Tampa Bay Lightning, who spent most of their regular season scribbling in the record book, is in trouble. The Bolts, losers of back-to-back games only twice all season, lost their second straight playoff game to the upstart Columbus Blue Jackets  on Friday night, losing a lopsided 5-1 decision that left […]

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Ask Gary: Are the Rays good enough at trading?

April 13, 2019 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, […]

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Rays survive seventh inning to beat the Blue Jays

April 13, 2019 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. They were good. They were bad. Ultimately, they were survivors. The Tampa Bay Rays were a lot of things Friday night — and some of them weren’t so good — before finishing an 11-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is now 11-3 and 5 1/2 games up in the […]

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Excellence doesn’t always win in the end

April 12, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. There was a time when Goliath was the rage. He had had a record season, and he kept winning comebacks. No one could stop Goliath from scoring. And then he lost. And, yeah, the next day, his followers felt pretty much the way the Tampa Bay Lightning do. How does this happen? […]

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Bolts stumble in their opening playoff game

April 11, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. And so, the grand journey of the Tampa Bay Lightning begins with a misstep. The Lightning, fresh off of one of the regular seasons for the ages, stumbled with their first stride Thursday night. They lost. With a 3-0 lead, they lost. Playing at home, they lost. Playing the lowest seed in […]

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Glasnow leads Rays to sweep of White Sox

April 11, 2019 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. As far as their rivalry with the Chicago White Sox, allow the Tampa Bay Rays to say this: More, please. The Rays continued to make life miserable for the Sox Thursday, completing a streak with a 9-1 victory over Chicago. It was,  pretty much, the same as the previous day. And the […]

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Lightning risks it all to begin its playoff run

April 10, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The safest thing, of course, would be to call the league offices and tell them no one around here is interested in the NHL playoffs. The safest thing would be to sit back and count the statistics. The three 40-goal scorers. The 39-wins by the goaltender. The wins. The comebacks. The consistency. […]

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Meadows leads Rays to a route of White Sox

April 10, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. In the face of sudden success, it is wise to pump the brakes. The season is early yet, you remind yourself. There are a lot of games to be played. Don’t be fooled by a hot start. On the other hand, doesn’t this Austin Meadows kid look like something special? For a […]

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Rays’ starters have given up plenty of nothing

April 9, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The most impressive thing about the starting pitching of the Tampa Bay Rays is how difficult they make it to describe them? Do you talk about the big three? Is it four? Is it 4 1/2? Is it five? Game after game in the early part of this season, the Rays’ starting pitchers […]

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