To All Fields: Which ex-player do Bucs miss most?

January 31, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. In Tampa… As former employees go, they have landed on their feet. As a trio, they are happy. They are needed. They fit into football’s most glorious puzzles. They are away from Tampa Bay, and for three guys with work to do on Sunday, they seem fairly fulfilled. Certainly life has gone […]

Tagged as: Bennett, Blount, Friedman, Maddon, Revis, Silverman, St. Louis, Stamkos, Tebow, Ward

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Lynch deserves his spot in the Hall of Fame

January 30, 2015 Tampa Bay Bucs

Friday, 10:30 a.m. If the position did not confuse them so much, John Lynch would already be in the Hall of Fame. It’s just that he….well, what did he do again? The inability to embrace Lynch, a mainstay with the great Buc defenses of the late 90s and early 2000s, confounds me. Gather all the […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Bucs, Dungy, Hall of Fame, Harrison, Lynch, Sapp, Seau

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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

January 30, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Doug Waechter spent four of his major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, his hometown team. Over his time in the bigs, Waechter won 18 games. In his first start at Tropicana Field, Waechter threw a two-hit shutout against Seattle. He joins GarySheltonsports.com weekly to answer your questions about major league […]

Tagged as: Jonny Gomes, Jose Vera, Josh Hamilton, pitch clock, Rays, Rob Manfred, shift ban

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Paquette, of all people, sparks Lightning

January 29, 2015 general

TAMPA For the night, at least, the playoffs don’t look so frightening. For the night, at least, they actually seemed kind of friendly. Warm. Cuddly. Welcoming. Forget recent history, in fact, and you might be ready for them to start. Play them now, play them here, and you might like the chances of the Tampa […]

Tagged as: Amalie Arena, Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Paquette, Red Wings, Stamkos

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Who cares if Lynch remains silent?

January 29, 2015 general

Thursday, 6:15 a.m. If he was shy, I would feel his pain. If he had a social disorder, I would understand his reticence. If he had laryngitis, I would shrug off his quiet. But Marshawn Lynch, it seems, is just a bad guy. A great football player, but a bad guy. A bad guy who […]

Tagged as: Bavaro, Beast Mode, Lynch Super Bowl, Mude, quiet, Skittles, Super Bowl

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

January 29, 2015 general

  Thursday, 6 a.m. Phil Esposito was a Hall of Fame forward for the Boston Bruins. Not only that, the Tampa Bay Lightning was his brainchild, and he was the team’s first owner. Even now, he works on the team’s radio crew. Each week, Esposito will answer questions from readers. To ask Phil a question, […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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Are recruiting rankings scientific, or guesswork?

January 28, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6:20 a.m. Somewhere, in the fields of California, there is a high school running back. He’s fast. He’s strong. He’s elusive. He scored a lot of touchdowns. Somewhere, in the outskirts of South Florida, there is another high school running back. He’s quck. He’s durable. He’s shifty. He gained a lot of yards. So […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

January 28, 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. In the science debate of our time, do you […]

Tagged as: Belichick, Brady, Super Bowl

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Testimonial Tuesday: Appreciating Gary Shelton

January 27, 2015 general

  Gary was, is , and will always be a must read for me. While I don’t always agree with his views on the Rays and our methods, I take them to heart as a part of our decision making process. I wish him well in this new endeavor. There is not a better observationalist […]

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It’s International Silly Day at the Super Bowl

January 27, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. Jokers. Clowns. Buffoons. And that’s just the media part of it. At least, it’s what passes for the media on international look-at-me day, the days where the Super Bowl is turned over to insanity. There are media members who are dressed in wedding gowns and ballerina tutus and cheerleader’s Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Bucs, NFL, Super Bowl

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