general

Isn’t it time someone on the Rays became angry?

July 4, 2016 general

Monday 6 a.m. The voices are soothing as they come out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ clubhouse. They are positive, affirming, and any minute, they might break into a chorus of Kumbaya. If there is disappointment, no one lets on. They come to praise whatever small parts of the game that can be praised. No […]

Tagged as: Anger, Archer, Rays, sweep, Tigers

Read the full article →

Random Thoughts: Nobodys get rich in NBA

July 3, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m the last remaining Orlando Magic fan, and I entered free agency thinking about Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Chandler Parsons. I came away scratching my head at Jeff Green, Bismack Biyombo and D.J. Augustine. – For a day, Sam Querrey is Buster Douglas, the U.S. Men’s Hockey team, Rocky Balboa […]

Read the full article →

Ask Gary: Would Rays sell team to Jeff Vinik?

July 2, 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 […]

Read the full article →

Is the real MVP of the Lightning … Yzerman?

July 2, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:45 a.m. Suddenly, he looks smart. Suddenly, he looks efficient. Suddenly, Steve Yzerman looks hungry. By nature, he is a quiet man, not prone to beating his chest or proclaiming where he intends to guide his hockey team. Most nights, he sits in a booth, studying his team, absorbing, analyzing. He is the silent […]

Read the full article →

Losing continues as Rays bashed by Tigers again

July 2, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:30 a.m. Meet the new closer for the Tampa Bay Rays. Why, it’s infielder Taylor Motter. Not that things are going badly for the Rays’ bullpen — and the rest of the Rays, too — but the Rays turned to an infielder Friday night to finish things up in a 10-2 pounding by the […]

Tagged as: Losing, Motter, Rays, Tigers

Read the full article →

Stamkos’ mind wandered, but his heart was always in Tampa

July 1, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Now that he has made his fortune, the next chore for Steven Stamkos is to make the rest of us forget about it. That’s what the great athletes do, isn’t it? They play so hard, and they win so often, that no one thinks about how much money they bring home in […]

Tagged as: Contract, Leadership, Lightning, Stamkos

Read the full article →

Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

June 30, 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. Thursday, 6 a.m. Former NFL coach Buddy Ryan died […]

Tagged as: Donaald, Kiffen, Lambert, Ryan

Read the full article →

Lightning scores big by re-signing Stamkos

June 30, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. All along, we felt that he wanted to go home. We forgot that he was home. We thought he missed Tim Horton’s and the CN Tower and the Blue Jays and round bacon. We thought he missed in being in hockey’s mecca and the brighter lights that go there. In our insecurities, […]

Read the full article →

Rays rough Price as Moore pitches well

June 30, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. This was the place of his humble early days. And, for that matter, his humbler middle days, too. The Tampa Bay Rays flattened former teammate David Price, again, in their Wednesday afternoon game. The Rays won 4-0, scoring all of their runs in the first three innings. In five starts against his […]

Read the full article →

Who should the Bolts keep? Stamkos or Bishop?

June 29, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Steven Stamkos or Ben Bishop? Pick one. Would you rather have the guy who scores more goals than any other Lightning player, or the guy who stops more shots than anyone else? The guy who barely got into this year’s playoffs, or the guy who left them prematurely? Stamkos or Bishop? Who […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, Preference, Stamkos

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →