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Ask Gary: How long will collapse eat at Spieth?

April 16, 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 […]

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Rays’ slow start continues against Indians

April 15, 2016 general

Friday, 5:15 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays are officially off to a slow start. The Rays lost their second straight series, and their sixth game in nine tries, Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians. The hitters haven’t hit, and the starting pitchers haven’t won. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Rays’ offense is shut down by Cleveland’s Carrasco

April 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. If indeed the Tampa Bay Rays get a new baseball stadium, here’s an idea of what to do with the old one. Sell it to Carlos Carrasco, who probably feels as if he owns it already. Once again, Carrasco dominated the Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-1 victory Wednesday night. Carrasco just […]

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Tampa Bay bats come to life in win over Indians

April 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. You had seen this show before. You had lived it. It had made you grow old. It turned your hair gray and added wrinkle lines to your eyes. It was the Rays. And, once again, they weren’t hitting. Yeah, yeah. The season is early. It’s far too soon to declare the bats […]

Tagged as: Forsythe, Indians, Longoria, Rays

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Strike up the band! Souza leads Rays to second win

April 7, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Steven Souza didn’t have a chance. His accomplishments were never going to match the expectations. He was supposed to be instant impact, right? He was supposed be better than Wil Myers. He was supposed to be a budding star. Never was he supposed to be just another rookie. Frankly, the Rays needed […]

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The wrong man catches the ball in Rays’ defeat

April 5, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The fan caught the ball. The star did not. And because of  it, the Tampa Bay Rays lost. Again. The first play was simply an oddity, a fan reaching for a fly ball, surprised and delighted when it plopped into his glove. Who would have expected him to catch it? Who would […]

Tagged as: baseball, Blue Jays, Rays, Smyly

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One game into the season, will you go back?

April 4, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Of all of the questions that remain after the opening disappointment by the Tampa Bays, this one is at the head of the list. Will you come back? They were good in spots, and they were bad in others. They finished second in a two-team competition. On the other hand, it was […]

Tagged as: Archer, Jays, Longoria, Rays

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Another season, another chance to blame Shelton

March 31, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Blame Shelton, that’s what I say. At least, that’s what I’ve always wanted to say. I’ll bring the tar, you bring the feathers, and we’ll give Derek Shelton a whole new look. Someone light the torches. Someone storm the dugout. If you’re looking for a scapegoat, why not him. Look at his […]

Tagged as: Hitting coach, Offense, Rays, Shelton

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A great way to start the baseball season: Reading

March 30, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It was never planned. It was never thought out. Every year, though, like clockwork, my nature would pull me toward it. Baseball would get close, and I would remember the boys. Bouton and Schultz and Barber and Brabender and Marshall and Piniella and Bell and Gosger. The pages of Ball Four were […]

Tagged as: Ball Four, Books, Bouton, Shoeless Joe

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Random thoughts: Winston fourth among QBs

March 27, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Ben Affleck, and instead of all this conversation about bat flips, I think we should talk about the Bat flop. – Seriously, Goose Gossage, then Johnny Bench, now Mike Schmidt are grumbling about how things aren’t how they used to be. What? Is this Aunt Bee’s pickling social? Let players […]

Tagged as: Browns, Buc;s, Lightning, Sam

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