Winston has started out sharp in preseason

August 21, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Halfway through the sweat, and the quarterback looks cool and collected. Halfway through the grind, and Jameis Winston has clear sailing. He looks sharper. He looks more efficient. No, he doesn’t look perfect. Yes, he had his brain cramp moment in a nullified interception where he tried too hard to force something. […]

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Snell, once again, allows Rays to end a losing streak

August 21, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Do you call him “Ace” yet? At least, do you recognize that he finally won the “deuce” of his season? Blake Snell, who spent much of this season as the Rays’ starter without a win, stopped his second consecutive four-game losing streak Sunday, throwing a shutout against a Seattle Mariners lineup that […]

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Random Thoughts: O.J. playing in South Florida?

August 20, 2017 general

Blake Bortles is terrible, but I loved the comment under one of stories on him. If he was traded to the Bucs, they could advertize their quarterbacks as “Bortles and Jameis.” – That, of course,would be the highlight. – I’m not sure what O.J. Simpson is going to do when he gets out of prison, […]

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Could Spence be as special as Simeon Rice?

August 20, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Tampa Bay fans don’t want much from second-year defensive end Noah Spence. They just want him to be Simeon Rice. That’s all. Like Rice, Spence is a lean, fast defensive end. Unlike Rice, he has yet to build his resume. But already, he has flashed enough potential – and gotten enough rave […]

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How much further down can the Rays slide?

August 20, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Surely, they cannot catch the Chicago White Sox? Can they? At this point, they are certainly better than Detroit, better than Oakland. Aren’t they? On the other hand, the way the Tampa Bay Rays are going, perhaps no cellar is safe. The Rays lost again Saturday, falling 7-6 to the Seattle Mariners. […]

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Ask Gary: Did Bucs’ first game concern you?

August 19, 2017 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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Kiermaier’s spark isn’t enough to stop Rays’ fall

August 19, 2017 general

Saturday, 3:30 a.m. No wonder Erasmo Ramirez is so darned happy. After all, he got to pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday night. Ramirez, a pedestrian pitcher at best while he was with the Rays, came back into the Trop and threw a two-hitter to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 victory. It […]

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Good news for Bucs: Winston is ‘very coachable’

August 19, 2017 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. A day later, and Jameis Winston still wasn’t perfect. Just very good. Winston played well in a 12-8 victory over Jacksonville almost all of the time. But a wild interception thrown while he was being tackled is a play that will drive his coaches crazy. Still, coach Dirk Koetter tried his best […]

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Bucs’ Winston sharp except for one near gaffe

August 18, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Often, when you stand to cheer him , you end up grabbing your head in frustration. For fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs, such is the plight of the almost-excellent quarterback. Against Jacksonville, he was good … mostly. He looked like a man who had arrived … nearly. Just not quite. There […]

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Rays can’t contain Donaldson, Smoak in latest loss

August 18, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays miss the playoffs — a possibility that seems to be more and more likely — the list of people to blame starts with the guy in Toronto. Josh Donaldson, it seems, is the guy to blame. With a supporting nod to Justin Smoak. Donaldson hit two home […]

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