Rays keep swinging and missing in home finale

September 26, 2016 general

Monday, 3:30 a.m. In one of their most disappointing seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays struck out. And struck out. And struck out some more. In a 3-2, 10-inning loss to Boston, most of what the Rays did was strike out. They struck out a club-record 23 times on Sunday. Between the fourth and seventh innings, […]

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Random Thoughts: Bucs tell ASJ to go long

September 25, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Know why the Bucs invested so much money in Austin Seferian-Jenkins only to get rid of him? Because getting rid of him is worth it, man. – Here on old grump week, both Bobby Knight and Mike Ditka have ripped into Colin Kaepernick. So if the Muppets ever need a replacement for […]

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FSU gives USF a reality check in football

September 25, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 4 a.m. Promising program, USF. It has possibilities. It has a pretty good team. It can make the numbers climb on the scoreboard. On a late September afternoon, why, they’re capable of putting up 35 against a good FSU team. Excellent program, FSU. It has realities. It has a terrific team. It can run […]

Tagged as: Cook, FSU, Taggart, ui, USF

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Ask Gary: Will inaccuracy plague Winston?

September 24, 2016 College Sports in Florida

(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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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

September 23, 2016 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. Friday, 6 a.m. Aaron Rodgers hasn’t exactly struggled, but […]

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Tampa gets an up-close look at Koetter, coach

September 23, 2016 general

Friday, 5 a.m. Two games in, and Dirk Koetter is beginning to realize the mountain in front of him. The first game? It was the first game. It was against his old opponents. And his receivers kept making highlight plays. The second game? It was miserable. It was embarrassing. And his quarterback kept handing the […]

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Rays’ Chris Archer pitches well, but loses 19th

September 23, 2016 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It started badly. It ended terribly. And in between, the Tampa Bay Rays spent a lot of time not scoring in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Chris Archer lost his 19th game of the year — a franchise record — after giving up a two-run homer in the […]

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How many big games does Jackson have left?

September 22, 2016 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. He looked stiff. He looked slow. He looked cautious. For crying out loud, Vincent Jackson looked old. Ever see a codger try to cross a busy street? That was Jackson, who looked out of place, out of synch and, for crying out loud, out of speed. On a day when the Bucs […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Jackson, Koetter, Rams

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The vanishing mythology of parity in the NFL

September 21, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Back in the early days of optimism – last week, if you can remember that long ago – there were a few reasons you thought the Bucs might break through to be a playoff team this year. They had a quarterback. The defense was better. The coach made more sense. They had […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Parity, playoffs, Winston

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Sanchez makes the Rays pay for decision

September 21, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays thought about it, and they decided to pitch to rookie slugger Mark Sanchez with two on and two out in the seventh inning. Well, oops. Sanchez, a rookie, hit the first pitch for a three-run homer to lead the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay. The […]

Tagged as: Boxberger, Rays, Sanchez, Yankees

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