Ask Gary: What’s the price of delusion in baseball?

May 14, 2016 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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Lightning survives again to beat Pittsburgh in Playoffs

May 14, 2016 general

Saturday. 6 a.m. If a hole opened up in the ice, the Tampa Bay Lightning would survive. If crocodiles rose to the surface, the Lightning would survive. If Oren Koules returned and brought Marc Denis will with, even then, this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning would survive. Has there ever been a team that […]

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Who would go into a Lightning Ring of Honor?

May 13, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Pictures the jerseys hanging from the rafters. Picture the fans pointing this number out and that one. Picture the shared stories. Consider the men. Consider the moments. Consider the memories. Think, if you will, about a Tampa Bay Lighting Ring of Honor. Oh, it doesn’t have to be in a circle around […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

May 12, 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. Thursday, 6 a.m. There has been some talk lately […]

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Do the Rays have another Hit Show on their hands?

May 12, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:50 a.m. Collectively, they are the big kid from your neighborhood, the one who was shaving at 10 and who was tested for steroids at 12. You remember him. He was the first kid on your block to hit a home run (and later, to get a tattoo). He stood a head taller than […]

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Can the Bucs clean up the small stuff and win?

May 11, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. I am willing to accept that they are better. I have to be convinced, however, that they are good. That’s the thing about the Tampa Bay Bucs, an NFL franchise that is lost in the dessert. They have addressed their shortcomings. It remains to be seen, however, if they have cured them. […]

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Ranking the Lightning’s conference title contenders

May 10, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The landmarks all look the same. The park. The statues. The elementary school down the block. Yep, you’ve been here before. You know the houses. The trees. The lake. There is something familiar about the neighborhood. This is the land of the NHL Conference finals. More and more, it is the homeland […]

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Lightning salvages season with another win

May 9, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. No matter how this season ends, the images will be with us awhile. The Tampa Bay Lightning has made sure of that. They are resilient enough, and injury-proof enough, and Islander-whine proof enough. They are opportunistic enough, and experienced enough, and battle-tested enough. They are smart enough, and skilled enough, and confident […]

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Random Thoughts: Fast horse named for slow player

May 8, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Islanders coach Jack Capuano, and I have this to say about the Islanders’ series with the Lightning: Waaaah. – Oscar De La Hoya says that Donald Trump cheats at golf. Yeah, so did the original Goldfinger, and he still carried Fort Knox. –  A Red Wing? The Derby winner has speed, […]

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Kentucky Derby brings back unpleasant memories

May 8, 2016 general

Sunday, 5:45 a.m. The worst trip in the history of sportswriting was to the Kentucky Derby. It was me who was taken for a ride. It’s funny. I never cared much for covering the Kentucky Derby. Wally Matthews, then of Newsday, later of ESPN, used to tell me it was the best gig going. You […]

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