Don Zimmer wasn't sure what to think when Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg called him around 2 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 20, 2008

Rays manager Joe Maddon considered playing Rocco Baldelli in Games 5 and 6 of the American League Championship Series, but he opted to save him for Game 7. ...more

October 20, 2008

When Mama's happy, everybody's happy, the old saying goes. And so it is with the Red Sox that when David "Big Papi" Ortiz is hitting and driving in runs, good things are happening for Boston. ...more

October 18, 2008

There have been few chances to second-guess Rays manager Joe Maddon this season, because usually the guess has hardly been out of our mouths when Maddon's hunches have worked, often perfectly, sometimes eerily, in this wondrous season. ...more

October 16, 2008

We could come up with a catchy name, like the Midnight Ride of Fernando Perez. ...more

October 13, 2008

It was Dr. David Ortiz, that noted Boston psychologist and Red Sox wall banger, who made the first diagnosis. ...more

October 12, 2008

It was Dr. David Ortiz, noted Boston psychologist and Red Sox wall banger, who made the first diagnosis. ...more

October 12, 2008

Zachary Sharples wasn't sure what was up when his dad kept walking past their usual seats in Section 139 at Tropicana Field a couple of hours before Saturday's game. ...more

October 12, 2008

Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldn't explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it. ...more

October 11, 2008

Before Matt Garza could begin to realize his potential as a dominant pitcher, he had to conquer his demons. ...more

October 5, 2008