Could these Rays lose 100 games before it’s over?

July 10, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. How bad could it get? How far out could they finish? The faster these Tampa Bay Rays fall, and the further, the easier it is to wonder. This team continues to plummet, past the clouds, past the mountain tops, and toward the rocks below. You know it will end up painful and […]

Tagged as: 100 Losses, Archer, Boxberger, Last Place, Losing Streak, Rays

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Is Shelton the reason for Rays’ hitting woes?

July 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Hang around the ballpark long enough, and old arguments become fresh again. It’s like a rerun, like a debate circling the bases until the same old points are worth repeating. For instance, there is the one about why so few fans go the Rays games. Heard that one? There is the one […]

Tagged as: Crawford, Hitting, Rays, Shelton, Upton

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Is Shelton the reason for Rays’ hitting problems?

July 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Every now and then, an old argument feels fresh. It is the cycle of baseball. Yesterday’s gripes because new all over again. There is the one about why so few fans go the Rays games. Heard that one? There is the one about the lack of power? Heard that one? There is […]

Tagged as: Crawford, Hitting, Kotchman, Rays, Shelton, Upton

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Is Rays’ bullpen gassed after the heavy load?

July 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. What do you do when your greatest strength becomes a weakness? What do you do when the thing you trust the most turns on you? What happens when your exclamation point becomes a question mark? Well, you lose. That’s what. Look, there is much to worry about these days when it comes […]

Tagged as: Boxberger, bullpen, Cash, Jepsen, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. 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. I read a first-person piece by […]

Tagged as: Favre, Haynesworth, Pierre-Paul, Smith, Walker, Winston

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Why doesn’t America watch women’s sports?

July 7, 2015 general

They rarely test positive for steroids. They do not beat their spouses. They do not  go to strip clubs and make it rain. So why don’t we watch them more? They do not get caught with hookers. They do not punch their coaches. They do not play games with their own blood. So why aren’t […]

Tagged as: Gymnastics, Olympics, Skating, Soccer, Women's Sports

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Can the rest of Tampa Bay’s teams copy the Bolts?

July 6, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. As a sport, it grew up a long way from Tampa Bay. As an entertainment value, it took some growing pains. As a team, there were moments when you wondered if it would ever mature. But here it is, 2015, and the Tampa Bay Lightning owns this town. It has arrived, and […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Stamkos, USF, Vinik, Yzerman

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Sixty-two hotdogs? You want fries with that?

July 5, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Billy Joel. As a 66-year-old guy who just married a 33-year-old woman, I am here to a reprise of my old hit “Pressure.” — Do you think Aaron Hernandez was  disappointed to find out that when authorities said  “independence day,” they didn’t really mean it? — The Bucs haven’t been […]

Tagged as: Cutler, Hernandez, Joel, Sam, Sapp, Woods

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Ask Gary: Voting for Rose for Hall of Fame?

July 4, 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 […]

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Will Tampa Bay ever embrace St. Louis again?

July 3, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. We need a hero. We need someone who has provided enough memories, enough charisma, enough victories to last for an eternity. We need someone who is a solid citizen, someone who who has spent most of his time in town, someone who has a lot of the fans wearing his jersey already. […]

Tagged as: Andreychuk, Lecavalier, Lightning, St. Louis, Stamkos

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