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Tampa Bay Rays finally win, snap 11-game losing streak

June 28, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays ended something nasty Monday night. Whether they started something else, we’ll see. After 11 failures, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won a baseball game Monday night. In so doing, they started their own winning streak. One in a row. Who would have believed it? The Rays did a […]

Tagged as: 18 hits, Franklin, Rays, Red Sox, Snell, victory

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Could the Rays be the worst team in baseball?

June 27, 2016 Baseball

Monday, 6 a.m. Cincinnati, they can catch. Maybe by the weekend. Atlanta may take a while, however. Maybe by the All-Star Break. Minnesota seems safe for the moment. It’ll take some doing in the stretch run to get the Twins. But if you’re asking if the Tampa Bay Rays are the worst team in baseball, […]

Tagged as: baseball, Longoria, Ryas, Worst

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Ask Gary: Can Keith Thurman remain champion?

June 25, 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, injuries, Rays, Serena

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What should the Rays do about wobbly Archer?

June 23, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. Did someone say “ace?” These days, Chris Archer is a trey. Maybe a duece. Maybe a joker. These days, Archer is a bad pitcher. Not mediocre. Not slumping. Bad. On a night when the Rays needed Archer to say “enough,” when they needed him to hold up his hand and say “stop” […]

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What should the Rays do with Chris Archer?

June 23, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. Did someone say “ace?” These days, Chris Archer is a trey. Maybe a duece. Maybe a joker. These days, Archer is a bad pitcher. Not mediocre. Not slumping. Bad. On a night when the Rays needed Archer to say “enough,” when they needed him to hold up his hand and say “stop” […]

Tagged as: Archer, pitching, Rays, Skid

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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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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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Longoria continues to lead torrid Rays

June 15, 2016 general

Wednesday, 5:50 a.m. The rebirth of Evan Longoria continues. Longoria, at 30, hit his seventh home run in 10 games and 15 RBI over his last 20 to lead the Rays to an 8-7 comeback victory. His home run in the seventh tied the game at 7, setting up Corey Dickerson to knock in Logan […]

Tagged as: Dickerson, Longoria, Mariners, Rays

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