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Rays leave a series on base against Giants

June 20, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. First base? No problem. The Tampa Bay Rays can get to first. They can leave cleat marks all over it. They can leave notes for the next Rays’ runner. “Go to second,” they might say? Second base? The Rays can get to second, too. Heck, second base is the Atlanta airport. The […]

Tagged as: Giants, Rays, Skid, Stranded

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Cleveland did a lot of losing before LeBron

June 20, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. I love Cleveland. After all, it’s a great place to be stuck in an elevator. It was January of 1987, and history was about to be made outside. But for the moment, none of us could figure out how long the elevator was going to be stuck. It was cold, and it […]

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Random Thoughts: Leave the ball, take the canoli

June 19, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. And, after a 5,000-hour documentary, I still think O.J. Simpson is guilty. – Wade Phillips finally got his correct Super Bowl ring. But I think he should have embraced the “Peters” identification. That way, when the ax comes, he could always say they have the wrong guy. – Is it just me, […]

Tagged as: Phillips, Random Thoughts, Simpson, Tiger

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Rays’ Colome falters in defeat by Giants

June 19, 2016 general

Sunday, 5:45 a.m. Perfection was on the mound. Despite the opposition, you had to feel good about the chances of the Tampa Bay Rays. And then the ball disappeared over the wall, and for the third straight game, the Rays lost. Alex Colome, who has been impressive in relief all season, saving 19 Content beyond […]

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Ask Gary: Is it time for the Bolts to trade Bishop?

June 18, 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: Ask Gary, Ben Bishop, Game Seven, Shift

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Rays clobbered by Giants on annual Pride Night

June 18, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:45 a.m. They can feel pride in the way they reached out. They can feel pride in the money they raised. They can feel pride in that they made things a bit better. The baseball game? That, the Tampa Bay Rays can take little pride in. The Rays were clobbered by the San Francisco […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

June 17, 2016 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. Friday, 6 a.m. There are those who already want […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Evans, Expert, Kelly

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Rays’ rookie Snell dares to pitch like a rookie

June 17, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Are you sure David Price did it this way? Time was, Price was a kid, too. Time was, the world wondered if he was ripe. Time was, he had done about everything he could do in the minor leagues. And so, back in 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays brought him up. And […]

Tagged as: Pitchers, Rays, Ready, Snell

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Two Logans lead late Tampa Bay Rays’ victory

June 16, 2016 general

Thursday, 9 a.m. Welcome back, Logan Forsythe. Forsythe, playing in only his fifth game since returning from a broken scapula, tripled to start the 13th inning Wednesday and later scored to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. A bases-loaded walk by Logan Morrison scored him. Content beyond this […]

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Tampa Bay teams have to show their hearts

June 16, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. They want your money. They want your allegiance. They want new ballparks and improved ones or they want new cities. They want you to understand when they are not very good, and they want you to look the other way when they are not very smart. They want you to pay full […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Community, Lightning, Rays

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