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Rays, Colome survive in team’s victory over Cubs

July 5, 2017 general

Wednesday, 1 a.m. Sitting in the other dugout, Joe Maddon must have recognized the ride. After all, he has seen it before. On the mound was a closer, struggling to hang on. Alex Colome of the Tampa Bay Rays was enduring his fifth straight rough outing — over the streak, he’s given up 10 runs, […]

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Remembering the success of Joe Maddon

July 4, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The first time I met Joe Maddon, I tried to brace him for failure. Boy, was I wrong about him. A bunch of writers were gathered around Joe, then the new manager of the Rays, a job undertaking that had made strong men look mentally weak. The Rays, in those days, had […]

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Dear Vince, look in the mirror to find the guy to blame

July 3, 2017 general

Dear Vince, How are you? I hope the lucrative career in cooking chicken necks finds you well. I’m sorry about the tardiness of this letter. But I’ve been busy rolling on the floor laughing ever since I read your comments the other day. It was like watching Blazing Saddles all over again. Maybe Animal House. […]

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Dickerson wins designated hitter job for All-Stars

July 3, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Corey Dickerson, all-star. How does that sound? Dickerson, the Rays’ designated hitter-left fielder, was named as a starter for the June 11 All-Star game Sunday night. In only three previous seasons have the Rays had starters, all in 2010 when Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria and David Price all started. Dickerson, who is […]

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Rays clobbered by Orioles in series’ finale

July 3, 2017 general

Monday, 1 a.m. All in all, the broken ankle wasn’t so bad. At least not compared to the rest of the afternoon. The Rays had a achy day Sunday, getting blasted 7-1 by the Rays. Alex Cobb struggled, and the offense disappeared, and the (brief) winning streak ended. Oh, and manager Kevin Cash suffered a […]

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Random thoughts: Ranking Florida’s college coaches

July 2, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Magnificent Seven need some improvement. The seven college coaches of Florida’s major colleges could be ranked higher, frankly. Athlon Magazine has Jimbo Fisher ranked fourth in the country. According to the magazine, Mark Richt is No. 14 and Jim McElwain No. 21. No. 58 is Charlie Strong, followed by No. 80 […]

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LoMo’s power outage ends against Orioles

July 2, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. For six games, he had been homer-less. For 27 at-bats, he had not trotted in a circle. It was a matter of time, it seemed, until Logan Morrison broke loose. Again. Morrison, reborn, did so again Saturday, hitting two homers (his 23rd and 24th) to guide the Rays to a 10-3 victory […]

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Ask Gary: Are the Rays better off with their moves?

July 1, 2017 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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Rays come from behind on Souza’s homer in 10th

July 1, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. If this is the way the second half of the baseball season is going to be, then perhaps you should brace yourself for the drama. The Rays won a come-from-behind 6-4 decision over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night, winning 6-4 in 10 innings. It was the kind of victory, frankly, that can […]

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Statistically speaking; My problem with numbers

June 30, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The image in your mind is that of forest fire raging out of control inside of a baseball stadium, and only one man can put it out. The image is that the tying run is on third, and the winning run is on second. The image is that there is an 0-2 […]

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