Rays

Can Rays’ pitching win enough games?

March 2, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The questions are like apples in a tree. If you don’t find one you like, hang around. One will hit you on the head. For most teams, spring training comes with three, maybe four questions. Will the new free agent catch on quickly? Can the injured star heal? Can the new ace […]

Tagged as: Archer, Rays, Rotation, Winning

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Rays’ Hickey has to work his magic again

February 26, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The years go by, and he gets smarter. These days, there is something you trust about Jim Hickey, the most accomplished man in a Tampa Bay Rays’ uniform. He is the Svengali, the mentor, the teacher. He can take a questionable pitching staff and turn it into something that works. Year after […]

Tagged as: Archer, Hickey, pitching, Rays

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Like it or not, Longo is still the leader

February 25, 2016 Baseball

Thursday, 6 a.m. If the mantle of leadership has become too heavy for Evan Longoria to bear, I say he put it down. By all means. Someone else can call the clubhouse meetings. Someone else can talk to the rookie who isn’t going all out. Someone else can run the Kangaroo Court. If Longoria, the […]

Tagged as: Clubhouse, Leadership, Longoria, Rays

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Where is Losersville? It’s not around here

February 23, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. In the tiny nation of Losersville, we can assume that children wear their T-shirts inside out. Here, kids keep training wheels on their bikes until they are 17, and they drink New Coke, and they still watch Mr. McGoo reruns. Adults still drive AMC Pacers, and eight-track tape players are still big, […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Losersville, Rays

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As the Rays start, can they last to finish?

February 19, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The untrodden green lay behind them, a baseball field waiting to be played upon. The season lay in front, a promise of results to come. It always seems this way on the first day of Spring, bright and promising. A pitcher has yet to give up a three-run homer. A batter has […]

Tagged as: Cash, playoffs, Rays, Silverman

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Ask Gary: Peyton for President?

February 13, 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, Lightning, Rays, Readers

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Who has the toughest job in Tampa Bay?

February 12, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. He has to make the world right. That’s all. He has to make sure the superstar doesn’t try to put every nickel into his own pocket. He has to make sure the kid doesn’t hold his breath until he turns blue. He has to turn this year’s Lightning into last year’s Lightning. […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tough jobs

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Ask Gary: Which sports stars have it the hardest

February 6, 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, Hardy, Lightning, Rays

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Ask Gary: Will the Broncos slow down Newton?

January 30, 2016 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: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tampa Bay

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Can Silverman repair flaws in Rays’ roster?

January 29, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. By this point, we know this about Matt Silverman. He’ll trade. He’ll swap his ham sandwich for your peanut-butter and jelly. He’ll swap his Ted Williams trading card for your Babe Ruth. If you were playing chess, he’d trade his queen for your castle if the queen gets paid too much for […]

Tagged as: Outfield, Plan, Rays, Silverman

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