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Ask Gary: Has the NBA considered Tampa Bay?

November 7, 2015 Baseball

Saturday, 6 a.m. (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 […]

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Ask Gary: Why are strikeouts so commonplace?

October 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

(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 […]

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Rays close out 2015 by slamming Blue Jays

October 4, 2015 general

For an entire season, Tampa Bay had waited for this imaginary beast called the “grand slam.” Other teams hit them. Some others hit a lot of them. But not this one. Not for  161 games. Oh, there were solo shots, and there were some two-run jobs, and every now and then, there was a three-spot. […]

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Too late, but Rays look good in sweep of Marlins

October 1, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:27 p.m. Can we back this season up and play, oh, the last couple of months again? This is how we all wanted the Tampa Bay Rays to look. Okay, okay. The history books are filled with teams that turned it on after the season was more or less over.And maybe the Rays are […]

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Kiermaier makes another memory on defense

September 30, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:30 p.m. Need something to remember the highlights of the 2015 season by? This should just about do it. Kevin Kiermaier, chasing down an uncatchable fly. Kiermaier, slamming into the fence. Kiermaier, showing the world why he should be the Gold Glove winner. He runs, and nothing can escape him. He is relentless. He […]

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A peak ahead at the Rays’ plans for 2016

September 30, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. And so you look at them differently here in this dying season. They will not go to the post-season. They will not be your sleeper team, Despite all of the shortcomings – extra innings, blown saves, a lack of comebacks – they will not leave you with a smile on your face. […]

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Random Thoughts: Looking for better Saints

September 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Pope Francis, and if it’s all the same to you, I think I need some better saints. – Of all the heroes with Superpowers on Heroes Reborn, why can’t one of them rush the passer? – Just wondering: Which program has fallen the farthest in college football? Miami? Nebraska? Texas? […]

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Ask Gary: Did the Rays overuse their bullpen?

September 26, 2015 general

(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 […]

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How much of the Rays’ poor results are on Cash?

September 23, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. His team has fallen so hard, so fast, you might think that the AL East is an empty elevator shaft. The Tampa Bay Rays have stepped off of the ledge of a building, and every day, it seems they plummet past another floor. You feel confident that if the division had more […]

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Kiermaier gives Rays fans a nice moment

September 20, 2015 Tampa Bay Rays

Maybe it was the speed. Maybe it was the hustle. And maybe, just maybe, it was the moment. Kevin Kiermaier gave his fans a taste of all of it in the ninth inning Sunday, beating out a soft single for an infield hit to bring home the Rays’ winning run in a 7-6 victory over […]

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