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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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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

January 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. 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. You’ve read the list of candidates. […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Koetter, Lewis, Walsh

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The questions Koetter must answer are defensive

January 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The coach is offensive. The questions are defensive. It is doubtful that Jason Licht asked Dirk Koetter a lot about his offense this week. Does he want to know what he thinks about Jameis Winston? About Doug Martin? Look at the tapes. Want to know what he would do in a goal-to-go […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Coach, defense, Koetter

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Saban to Bucs? Sounds like dreaming to me

January 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. If you are going to dream, dream big. If you are going to imagine, imagine wild. If you are going to try to make up a rumor, well, make one up that will get some buzz, right? All of which explains the brand new Nick-Saban-to-the-Bucs reports that seem to be making the […]

Tagged as: Alabama, Buc;s, Coach, Saban

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Random Thoughts: Bucs barely missed playoffs

January 10, 2016 general

Just think. If the NFL expanded its playoffs to only 22 teams, the Bucs would still barely miss. – If Nick Saban wins on Monday night, do they change the name of the joint to Sabanburg? – Just getting it out there. Next year, I plan to vote for Fred McGriff again. I do not […]

Tagged as: Gase, Koetter, Lovie, Rays

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Ask Gary: Ready to accept Koetter as Bucs’ coach?

January 9, 2016 Florida State University

(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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, Koetter, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

January 8, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. 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. Were you surprised by Lovie Smith’s […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Pagano, Predictions Expert

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If the Bucs hire Koetter, are they better off?

January 8, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. On the afternoon of October 25, no one thought Dirk Koetter was the solution to the Bucs’ problems. The Bucs had just had a meltdown against the Washington Redskins. The offense, which had come so far under Koetter, had blown a late first-and-goal situation from the five that could have iced the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Koetter, Smith, Winston

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Bucs start over, fire Lovie Smith as coach

January 7, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The move smacks of desperation. It cries out of impatience. It was sudden, and it was shocking, and it was dramatic. But, in the echo of Lovie Smith’s firing, is any of that really wrong? For the Tampa Bay Bucs, these are desperate times. Shouldn’t the team be impatient? Doesn’t the situation […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Fired, Koetter, Smith, Winston

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For Bucs, how many keepers are there?

January 5, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. You are Lovie Smith. You have a fresh hand and not nearly enough aspirin. You are Lovie, and you have won eight games in two seasons. Chip Kelly won 20 in his first two, and 26 in his first three, and he’s gone. But you started with very little, and you added […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Martin, Smith, Winston

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