Once again, Rays cannot a hold a lead

May 8, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays keep getting leads. Unfortunately, the Rays also keep blowing them. Once again, the Rays took a lead but failed to hold onto it Sunday, dropping a 2-1 game to the last-place Toronto Blue Jays in which they managed only three hits. The Rays are now 16-17 on the […]

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Good quarterbacks are hard to define

May 8, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. If you go by yardage, Blake Bortles was better than Tom Brady last year. Kirk Cousins was better than Aaron Rodgers. Sam Bradford was better than Dak Prescott. If you go by quarterback rating, Nick Foles was better than Drew Brees. Brian Hoyer was better than Derek Carr. Mike Glennon was better […]

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Random thoughts: Cash’s firemen carry gas

May 7, 2017 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Random thoughts: Just wondering: Is there a lead the Rays can’t blow? Going into Saturday night’s game, the Rays had lost the lead in 18 of their previous 19 games. –  This should have been Kevin Cash’s response when he was asked why he allowed Chris Archer to pitch to Kendrys Morales. […]

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Rays finally hold a lead, bashing Toronto 6-1

May 7, 2017 general

  Sunday, 2 a.m. Finally, the Tampa Bay Rays built a lead that its bullpen could not blow. Finally, the Rays took a narrow lead and fattened it to run away from its opponent. Finally, the Rays put together the proper formula to win a baseball game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays to reach .500 […]

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Ask Gary: Can Boston shed its racist reputation?

May 6, 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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Cash picks wrong answer in tough decision

May 6, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. The decision seemed easy. You let him pitch, right? After all, Chris Archer was cruising along. He had 11 strikeouts. He had given up only three hits and one run through six innings. And he’s gotten out tough hitters before. Consider the way the Rays’ bullpen has sprung leaks this year, Archer […]

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Was judge’s admonishment of Strong simply grandstanding?

May 5, 2017 general

Friday, 5 a.m. There is a stand, and it is grand. There is a pulpit, and she is a bully. There is judgment, and there is a rush to it. So why not climb up on a horse that is high and rattle the best available saber in the direction of Charlie Strong. Sometimes, there […]

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Beckham has another big game as Rays mash Marlins

May 5, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Bad news for the Tim Beckham critics out there. He was very good again on Thursday night. Beckham, the often-criticized shortstop of the Tampa Bay Rays, continued to provide an argument against the skeptics. He hit home runs in his first two at-bats against the Miami Marlins to lead a 5-1 victory […]

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Rough times return for Rays’ reliever Austin Pruitt

May 4, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The efficient streak of relief performances by the Rays’ Austin Pruitt came to a crashing end Thursday night. The Rays, finally at home after eight straight games on the road, held a two-run lead going into the sixth inning Wednesday night when Pruitt gave up seven straight hits. The Marlins scored five […]

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Can Bucs’ Howard turn into the new Jimmie Giles?

May 3, 2017 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Sometime early in his career, perhaps the first time he sets foot in Raymond James Stadium, O.J. Howard is sure to look toward the sky. It’s an impressive stadium, one that Howard surely remembers from his national championship game against Clemson. But it will be quieter this time, and there will be […]

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