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Faria leads the Rays in his major league debut

June 7, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. The future is tall, unhurried, controlled. The future throws 94 miles an hour, and he is unshaken by his surroundings. The future has a rather large support group. After Wednesday night, it will get larger. For the Tampa Bay Rays, the future looks very much like Jacob Faria, who is old enough […]

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Rays lose again on phantom home run

June 7, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At times at Tropicana Field, it feels as if the roof is closing in. Other times, umpires just assume it is. A strange call on the leadoff batter of Tuesday night’s game helped the Chicago White Sox in a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the Rays’ fourth straight […]

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Was the Seattle massacre a game-changer?

June 6, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays’ most recent foray into the Great Northwest proves nothing else, it proves this: Seattle dirt doesn’t taste very good. It was brutal what the Seattle Mariners did to the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. If Lewis and Clark had been mugged on their way to Mount […]

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Rays embarrassed again by Mariners in sweep

June 5, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Hapless in Seattle? Well, yeah. The Tampa Bay Rays were battered for the third consecutive day Sunday, being swept by the Seattle Mariners in a 7-1 loss. For the series, the Rays gave up 28 runs and 38 hits to the Mariners and fell below .500 again. The Mariners won every game […]

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Random thoughts: My kingdom for a punter?

June 4, 2017 general

Elvis was the King. Micheal Jackson was the King of Pop. Richard was the King of England. Richard Petty was the King. Felix Hernandez has been the King, but not lately. Bernard and Albert were Kings. And, of course, LeBron James is King James, though not the original one. So when Raiders’ punter Marquette King […]

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Once again, Rays dominated by Mariners

June 4, 2017 Tampa Bay Rays

Sunday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays have gone to the other corner of America to lose their way. The Rays were overwhelmed for the second consecutive night by the Seattle Mariners, losing 9-2 to fall back to .500 on the season. Tampa Bay came into the series on a hot streak, moving two games […]

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Ask Gary: Baseball games go … so … slowly

June 3, 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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More home runs lead Rays past Rangers

June 1, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Back them up. Play the opposing outfielders on the other side of the fence. Have fans shout “incoming” several times a game. They are the Tampa Bay Rays, and they hit the ball a long way. No, they don’t always hit it at all. And they don’t always win (they’re two games […]

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Rays wear out their bullpen in defeat

May 31, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays’ reliance on their bullpen caught up with them Tuesday night. The Texas Rangers scored seven runs late in the game, blowing open the game and cruising to a 9-5 victory over the Rays. It was Tampa Bay’s 20th loss of the season in a game in which they […]

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Rays overcome shortcomings in victory

May 30, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays seemed to have no business winning. The previous day, they had played a grueling 15-inning game, then the team flew to Texas. Their pitching staff was running on fumes, with the previous night’s closer starting. And the Rangers jumped to a quick 4-1 lead. And then […]

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