Maddon

Ask Gary: Tampa Bay enjoyed Maddon’s victory

November 5, 2016 College Sports in Florida

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Tagged as: Buc;s, Football, Maddon, Series

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Here’s to Maddon, who made Cubs’ fans smile

November 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. When the demons were finally beaten back, when the 108-year wait was finally over, when the rain had passed, when the comebacks had been beaten back, when the Cubs – of all people — had outlasted Cleveland and finally become World Series champions, Joe Maddon allowed himself a smile. He embraced his […]

Tagged as: Cubs, Indians, Maddon, Zobrist

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Random thoughts: What office does Maddon want?

October 23, 2016 general

Hi, I’m Joe Maddon. And I’m your next mayor of Chicago. – So why doesn’t Tony Romo silence the discussion by telling Jerry he doesn’t think he should start over Dak Prescott? – When Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve gripes about a call late in a loss to Los Angeles in the WNBA chamlpionship game, […]

Tagged as: Kelly, Maddon, Random Thoughts, Tiger

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Ask Gary: Did the Rays overuse their bullpen?

September 26, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play 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: Lightning, Maddon, NFL, Rays, Rotations

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How much of the Rays’ poor results are on Cash?

September 23, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. His team has fallen so hard, so fast, you might think that the AL East is an empty elevator shaft. The Tampa Bay Rays have stepped off of the ledge of a building, and every day, it seems they plummet past another floor. You feel confident that if the division had more […]

Tagged as: Cash, Kiermaier, Maddon, Rays

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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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Cash looks ready for his screen test

March 5, 2015 general

Thursday, 4:29 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE This is his place. These are his people. This is his moment. Kevin Cash, the new guy to blame, stood on a small platform behind the batting cage, trying to see tomorrow from his perch. This is his team now, for all that is and for all that it might […]

Tagged as: Archer, baseball, Cash, Jason, Kiermaier, Maddon, Rays

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Rivera may be a pitcher’s best friend

February 23, 2015 general

PORT CHARLOTTE In the journey of a franchise, the signposts have always been behind the plate. It is there that the tools of ignorance bind a franchise and, at one point, a front office. It is there, behind the plate, that a franchise has chased passed balls through baseball. There was Flash Flaherty,who had the […]

Tagged as: Cash, Flaherty, Maddon, Molina, Navarro, Rivera, Shoppach

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Despite predictions, Rays still believe

February 20, 2015 general

FRIDAY, 3:23 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE Larry Rothschild bad. Hal McRae bad. Lou Piniella bad. Listen to the the oddsmakers, the people who are supposed to be able to tell a contender from a pretender, and they Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Cash, DeJesus, Friedman, Maddon, McGee, Rays, Silverman

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Asking Gary about Rays, Bucs and Super Bowl

February 13, 2015 general

  Do you think there would have been so much turnover on the Rays roster if Andrew and Joe were still here? Or could they have possibly left because they didn’t want to face another roster churn?                                 — Robert […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Freidman, Glazers., Maddon, Rays, Super Bowl

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