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Ask Gary: Do PEDs help overcome DNA?

March 26, 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: Canseco, Glazers., Rays, Stamkos

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Archer remains an indispensable Rays’ player

March 24, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The face of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays has a quick smile and darting eyes. It likes to laugh, loud and unbridled. The face of the Rays has a furrowed brow, questioning, interesting. It listens when other people talk, too. The face of the Rays is framed by hair, glorious, free flowing […]

Tagged as: Archer, Face, Leader, Rays

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Despite Cuba’s past, the game can start a new era

March 22, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is time. The past still hurts. I get that. There are a lot of Cubans in America because of the opression of the past. I get that. There are displaced families, lives ripped from their homeland, families torn apart. I get that, too. Fidel Castro is an evil, evil man with […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Freedom, Politics, Rays

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The world gets a little smaller when Rays play Cuba

March 21, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was Luis Tiant and his baseball bat-sized cigars, and Bert Campaneris. There was Minnie Minoso and his ageless birth certificate, and Cookie Rojas. There was Tony Perez, the Hall of Famer, and Tony Oliva. Together, they snuck off the island and away from the pennies they earned back home. There was […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Lasorda, Rays, Sanchez

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Random Thoughts: Grumpy Goose rips show-boaters

March 20, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Goose Gossage. And while you aren’t looking, I turned into your grumpy Aunt Greta. And things were a lot better before color TVs. – It’s bad enough that Oscar Pistorius thought he could buy his way out of a murder charge. It’s laughable that he thought he could do it […]

Tagged as: Lovie, Peyton, Pistorius, Winston

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A quick quiz on sports in Tampa Bay

March 16, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. How well do you know Tampa Bay sports? Pick up your No. 2 pencil. Keep your eyes on your own paper. 1. Why are the Tampa Bay Rays traveling to Cuba? a.). To make fun of Fidel Castro’s beard. b.). To look for bullpen help. c,). To help further American-Cuban relations. d.). […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tampa Bay

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In a busy time for sports, who won the weekend?

March 14, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There were athletes who succeeded in the quiet. There were athletes who triumphed in the noise. There were athletes who were good on the ice, and great on the greens, or terrific in the infield. There was even one who did well on the dotted line. But, in all of Tampa Bay, […]

Tagged as: baseball, golf, Hockey, Racing

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Random thoughts: Manziel put effort into busting

March 13, 2016 College football

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Miko Grimes, and the real reason I quit Twitter was that I was outnumbered. You only get 140 characters, and the Bucs have had thousands of characters along the line. – Johnny Manziel isn’t the first quarterback bust in the NFL. But he may have worked harder at his own […]

Tagged as: Freeman, Manning, NFL, Osweiler

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Ask Gary: The Bucs had a better free agent plan

March 12, 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: Buc;s, free agents, Jennings, Stamkos

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Kiermaier expects to have a better season in 2016

March 7, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. He just got here, okay. Talk to Kevin Kiermaier about his awards, the gold glove or the platinum one, and he’ll tell you that his leather model is the one that will take him places. Talk to him about 35-ounce steaks or celebrity pool sharks, and he’ll just shrug. Frankly, Kiermaier just […]

Tagged as: Cash, Gold Glove, Kiermaier, Rays

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