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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

April 1, 2015 general

Wednesday, 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 […]

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Rays begin search for clues as camp opens

February 18, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Around here, all the exclamation marks have turned to question marks. The footing no longer seems steady around the Tampa Bay Rays. No one is sure of anything anymore. The giant-killers of baseball are starting over, it seems, and these days, a lot of positions seem like multiple choice quizzes. Fourth place? […]

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Scenes of team getting ready to get ready

February 6, 2015 general

Friday, 2:22 p.m. They rolled the baseballs onto the field Friday. No one wondered if they were deflated. They rolled them past the seats that were still covered in plastic, and past the stacks of dirt that will be used underneath the turf. They rolled them onto the field which, thankfully, was in the shape […]

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