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Rays fall to Marlins despite Morrison’s hot bat

May 26, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays

Thursday, 9 a.m. They lost. The defense wasn’t good enough. The hitting wasn’t timely enough. The baserunning wasn’t good enough. And so the Tampa Bay Rays lost a 4-3 decision to the Miami Marlins. On the other hand, Logan Morrison has been reborn. Morrison, an empty uniform for much of the year, continued his torrid […]

Tagged as: defeat, Marlins, Morrison, Rays

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Are the Rays’ hitters improved this season?

May 5, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Are they better, after all? Do they make better contact? Do they have more power? Are they more efficient with runners on base? And if so, how can you tell? The crucial question about the hitters of the Tampa Bay Rays did not take long to answer. Through all of the team’s […]

Tagged as: Dodgers, Hitters, Homers, Rays

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Dodgers shell Tampa Bay in front of familiar faces

May 4, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Ever gone to an old home to see that, really, it wasn’t in very good shape. Tropicana Field, and the Tampa Bay Rays, probably looked that way to the familiar faces of the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night. Scott Kazmir, J.P. Howell, Carl Crawford and Andrew Friedman probably wondered what had happened […]

Tagged as: Dodgers, Jennings, Moore, Rays

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Rays take rare walkoff win against Toronto

May 1, 2016 general

Sunday, 5:30 a.m. There is nothing like a walkoff victory by a baseball team. It is athletes unbridled. It is sheer joy. It is a victory that cannot get away. Around here, it is rare. When Curt Casali, he of the .146 batting average, drove in Brad Miller, he of the .185 average, it was […]

Tagged as: Blue Jays, Casali, Rays, Walkoff

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Ask Gary: Which league has evolved the most?

April 30, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Changes, Minicamps, Rays

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Rays defense, bullpen lead to victory over Orioles

April 26, 2016 general

Tuesday, 11:12 p.m. Are the Tampa Bay Rays still supposed to be able to play defense like this? The Rays bailed themselves out of trouble repeatedly Tuesday night, moving to .500 with a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays have surrendered only one run in two games against Baltimore. It helps when a […]

Tagged as: defense, Kiermaier, Orioles, Rays

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Hello again; Archer looks sharp in beating Baltimore

April 25, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Confident guy, Chris Archer. Even in the middle of a losing streak, he held onto his swagger. Even when people gasping that his fastball was a whole mile an hour slower than last year, even when the search parties were out for his missing slider, even when the critics started taking swipes […]

Tagged as: Archer, Casali, Orioles, Rays

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Ask Gary: Has Archer put extra pressure on himself?

April 23, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Prince, Rays, Tampa tax money

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Tampa Bay bats come to life in win over Indians

April 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. You had seen this show before. You had lived it. It had made you grow old. It turned your hair gray and added wrinkle lines to your eyes. It was the Rays. And, once again, they weren’t hitting. Yeah, yeah. The season is early. It’s far too soon to declare the bats […]

Tagged as: Forsythe, Indians, Longoria, Rays

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Replay reversal leads Rays to first victory of the year

April 6, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Instead of all this talk about flipping bats, perhaps Jose Bautista should have been talking about flipping second basemen. And results. And, of course, his manager’s lid. In fact, Bautista flipped almost everything in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night when he slid illegally into Rays’ second baseman Logan Forsythe. […]

Tagged as: Cash, Jays, Rays, Rules

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