Gary Shelton Sports

Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 15, 2015 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. We are all aware of the fireworks’ accident that […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Johnson, Mackey, Pierre-Paul

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Remembering C.C., the best Ray of them all

July 15, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. For years, there was no light shining on his highlights. The stadium was empty. The team was losing. The footage of the game was something to save to go between softball and poker. So no wonder it is that the world seems to have forgotten about Carl Crawford, the best Ray there […]

Tagged as: Crawford, Longoria, Price, Rays, Shields, Zobrist

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What’s fair to expect out of Winston in Year One?

July 14, 2015 general

At the risk of spoiling the party, I will say this. At some point this season, on some rainy afternoon when the winds are gusting, in some game where the ball slips out of his hand, Jameis Winston may throw an interception. Just warning you: It could happen. Around here, of course, there is never […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Dilfer, Freeman, Marino, quarterback, Roethlisberger, Testaverde, Winston

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At the break, would you take Cash or Maddon?

July 13, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Joe Maddon was Picasso. Every night, he was trying to paint a masterpiece. Kevin Cash is Sherwin-Willliams. Every day, he’s trying to paint a house. That, people, is the best comparision I can give between the last two men who guided the Tampa Bay Rays. Maddon was a wine-sipper. Cash celebrates victories […]

Tagged as: Cash, Maddon, Manager, Rays

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Rays’ bullpen leads the team as it shuts down Astros

July 12, 2015 general

Sunday, 5:17 p.m. The hitting continues to struggle. The starting pitching comes and goes. There are still too many players on the disabled list. But the bullpen. The bullpen can play. When it is rested, when it is ready, the relief corps of the Tampa Bay Rays can be a sight to see. And if […]

Tagged as: Boxberger, bullpen, Jepson, Moore, Rays

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Random Thoughts: Cold, sober facts have FSU No. 1

July 12, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Jimbo Fisher. And this year, I’d like for FSU team to be the No. 1 team in the nation. Bar none. – If Jason Pierre-Paul and C.J. Wilson need a role model right about now, I’d look to former Rams tight end Marlin McKeever. In 1966, McKeever was in a […]

Tagged as: FSU, Paul, Tiger, Winston

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Odorizzi shines as Rays start to look healthy again

July 12, 2015 general

9:21 p.m. The two-game winning streak isn’t why the Tampa Bay Rays are feeling better about their fortunes. And the fact that they are closing out their first half a lot better than in the stretch before it isn’t why, either. For the Rays, it’s as simple as this: Finally, they look closer to whole […]

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Ramirez gives Rays a reason to smile

July 12, 2015 general

These days, no one asks Erasmo Ramirez why he is smiling. These days, it’s pretty obvious why the pleasant right hander is grinning. And why he’s making everyone else grin, too. Ramirez ran his record to 8-3 Friday night as the Rays finally found a spot of sunshine in a season that had turned gloomy. […]

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Ask Gary: Could Sapp be removed from Bucs’ Ring?

July 11, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: FSU, Funniest Athlete, Sapp, Sharp, Van Dyken, Weir

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