Had the Rays been bolder before the trade deadline, they might be penciling in Jason Bay as their right fielder in the opening game of the ALCS tonight. ...more

October 10, 2008

At 12 years old, Zachary Sharples is a lifelong Tampa Bay Rays fan. "I've been a Rays fan since they started playing," he said. "I went to the second game in Rays' history with my mom. I was 2. My dad went to the first game." ...more

October 9, 2008

12-year-old Rays fan is suspended from Manatee County school because he came to school with a mohawk hairstyle inspired by his baseball heroes. ...more

October 8, 2008

CHICAGO This night was what the Rays had in mind more than six years ago when B.J. Upton was drafted second overall in the land. "The sky is the limit," the former general manager said that day, but it seemed like the sky was falling on him most of the time. ...more

October 7, 2008

Tampa Bay's magical 2008 season motored ahead Monday as the Rays topped the White Sox 6-2 to win their best-of-five Division Series 3-1. ...more

October 7, 2008

Star Of The Game: B.J. Upton Upton, who labored with a shoulder injury and had only nine home runs in the regular season, saved the brightest moments of his career for Monday. The Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 in the clinching Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Upton's solo home runs in the first and third innings provided a 2-0 lead and the Rays never looked back. "He White Sox starter Gavin Floyd left two fastballs over the plate," Upton said. "I got them up in the air and, well, this is the Windy City for a reason." Upton was 5-for-17 in the ALDS, but he heated up at the end. There was a triple to the center-field wall in Game 2. Then came Upton's four at-bat flurry, bridging the final two games - homer, single, homer, homer. ...more

October 7, 2008

The Rays are four victories away from the World Series. ...more

October 6, 2008

Judging by the jerseys, Buccaneers fans outnumbered Rays fans at the Courtside Grille Sunday afternoon, but some people seemed conflicted about which game to watch. ...more

October 6, 2008

Everyone said playoff baseball was different. The Rays listened, sure, but how different was it going to be? After all, they mowed down the Chicago White Sox with customary flair in the first two games of the American League Division Series. ...more

October 5, 2008

Five thousand meaningless at-bats. If the ultimate measuring stick in sports is winning, that was all Carl Crawford and Rocco Baldelli had to show for their Devil Rays careers entering this season. ...more

October 5, 2008