Rays

To all fields: Bucs have remolded their secondary

April 4, 2015 general

Saturday, 6:31 a.m. The purge is all but complete now. Lovie Smith has his new secondary. Let’s hope it is better. Gone is Dashon Goldson, the Hawk. Gone is Mark Barron, the next Lynch. Gone is Darrelle Revis, Revis Island. Pretty much, Greg Schiano’s fingerprints are off the defense around here. In a year, Lovie […]

Tagged as: Barron, Bucs, Detroit, FSU, Goldson, Lightning, Rays, Revis, Roster, tickets

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Trying to figure out the Rays’ all-time team

April 3, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Ah, yes. I saw him, Skippy. He played right over there. He had a moment right in front of me. He was something to see. Well, what do you know? You’re a Rays’ fan, and you finally have memories. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: all-time team, Baldelli, Bartlett, Crawford, Longoria, Pena, Rays, Zobrist

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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 […]

Tagged as: Cobb, injuries, Jennings, Loney, Longoria, Rays, Smyly

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An Outlaw takes over center for Tampa Bay

March 31, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:49 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE As sure as Billy the Kid, he stole his career, okay? He rode up on horseback, and he pulled beside the stagecoach, and he pulled his mask over his face.  No one could have picked him out of a lineup.  He just ran across the outfield and dove, and by […]

Tagged as: 31st round, Cash, centerfield, Jennings, Kiermaier, Outlaw, Rays

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Ask Gary: Ranking the all-time Bolt coaches

March 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

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: 49ers, Borland, Bucs, Burrell, Castilla, Dunn, Joyner, Lightning, Rays, Sharpe, Smith, Winston

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Cabrera would feel more comfortable at shortstop

March 17, 2015 general

CLEARWATER When it was time to take the field, he jogged toward the familiar neighborhood. Of course he did. Where else would Asdrubal Cabrera go? He is a shortstop. He feels at home there, nestled between second and third the way he has often been. He likes the action. He likes the responsibility.  He likes […]

Tagged as: Bartlett, Beckham, Cabrera, Franklin, Hardy, Lee, Rays, Robertson

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How soon before Souza is ready for Rays?

March 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:42 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE The bat is too young, too new. It is fresh wood, recently polished. It hasn’t had the hits that some of the others have had. It hasn’t come through in the clutch. It hasn’t driven enough runs home. And yet, you cannot help but look at it and hope. There […]

Tagged as: Cash, Jennings, Longoria, new outfielder, Rays, Souza

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To All Fields: Could Winston be a smokescreen?

March 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:07 p.m. At One Buc Place… Could it be smoke? Could it be misdirection? Or is Jameis, and full speed ahead? As a sportswriter, I have a face that is used to being lied into. I know a wild-goose chase. I can tell bluster from blarney. So it has to be asked. Are the […]

Tagged as: Coburn, college football predictions, Connolly, Mariota, middle infield, Rays, trade, Winston

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Ask Gary: Is Winston the win-now option?

March 6, 2015 general

Friday, 9:40 p.m. (Each week, the readers send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com.) In the playoffs, should the Lightning face either Detroit or Boston, or even Chicago in the finals, […]

Tagged as: boxing, Bucs, Eagles trade, golf, Lightning, Mariota, Rays, Winston

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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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