For Longoria, there remains a chance at success

September 8, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You are Evan Longoria, and today matters. No, it doesn’t matter as much as you would like. The Tampa Bay Rays remain three games out of the last wild-card berth. There are as many teams (5) between them and a post-season berth as there are between them and the cellar. Still, there […]

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Which team could have used a game the most?

September 8, 2017 College football

Friday, 3 a.m. As far as a football team goes, they all needed to play. Really, they did. You should have no problem, however, with the series of cancellations in which Miami, Florida, USF and then FSU all pulled the plug on what probably would have been a series of easy victories for this weekend. […]

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Ask the experts: Tim and Jerry

September 7, 2017 general

Here at GarySheltonsports.com, we have doubled our experts with the addition of former Bucs’ personnel director and former Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell. He joins his old friend and co-worker Jerry Angelo, a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo and Ruskell answer your questions regarding the NFL. […]

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Rays miss an opportunity to sweep Minnesota

September 7, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. There was a time that Blake Snell struggled. You know, like this. And there was a time that the bullpen was awful. You know, like this. The suddenly dependable parts of the Rays’ game flashed back to a brittle time Wednesday afternoon. The Rays absorbed a 10-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins […]

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Game postponed, Bucs worry about bigger issues

September 7, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Bucs aren’t concerned with Jay and Ndamukong. Suddenly, they are concerned with Irma. The Bucs, whose game Sunday has been postponed because of the approaching Hurricane Irma, now face playing in 16 straight weeks. Their opener now will be Sept. 17 at home against Chicago. “I’m just concerned […]

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Additional time is to the Bucs’ advantage

September 6, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It could have been worse. It could have been Hurricane Booker. Or Hurricane Josh. Or Hurricane Sabby. How about Hurricane Trent? Hurricane Vinny? Hurricane Leeman? Not to be overly flip, but the Bucs are all too familiar with the devastation of picking the wrong guy. It’s an all-wet decision, and the recovery […]

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Odorizzi spins a gem as Rays beat Twins again

September 6, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Don’t worry about the play Adeiny Hechavarria was unable to make. Just smile about the one he made. Hechavarria, the Rays’ slick-fielding shortstop, ended Tuesday night’s game with a double play, preserving a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hechavarria was positioned to the first base side of second in the ninth […]

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Another expert, Tim Ruskell, joins site

September 5, 2017 general

At GarySheltonsports.com, we always say that you can’t have too much expertise. So we’re doubling ours. At the suggestion of fomer Bears’ general manager Jerry Angelo, we’re adding former Seahawks’ general manager Tim Ruskell to our popular Ask the Expert feature, which runs each week. The two will compare their opinions on different subjects around […]

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Bucs still looking for their next Lynch at safety

September 5, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Even now, you can hear the sound his shoulder pads made as they snapped into a tight end. Even now, you can see him tackling Barry Sanders in the open field. Even now, you can feel the enthusiam of John Lynch as he and his Tampa Bay Bucs teammates dominated the Raiders […]

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Rays’ offense puts it together against Twins

September 5, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. There is nothing more powerful than the home run. There is no statement as strong. It is a singular act of superiority, of muscle, of dominance. It changes the scoreboard more quickly than anything else. It is an elephant stomping on a mouse. Ah, but it is not as complete a victory […]

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