It's something Baker took away from his early coaching days at Georgia Tech, where a spiked baseball - signifying a nail in an opponent's coffin - hung in the dugout. ...more

September 9, 2008

The Rays and Yankees made a bit of history Wednesday night as instant replay was employed for the first time in a major-league game. ...more

September 4, 2008

Preparations for the Rays' first trip to postseason play are ongoing at Tropicana Field. ...more

September 2, 2008

Cliff Lee became Cleveland's first 20-game winner in 34 years, pitching a five-hitter for his second career shutout to lead the Indians to a 5-0 win against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. ...more

September 2, 2008

September starts today. It will be a month like no other in Rays history. ...more

September 1, 2008

Major League Baseball's announcement Tuesday that instant replay would be enacted beginning with this weekend's series drew a generally positive response from the Rays. ...more

August 27, 2008

As opposed to his lengthy rant when he felt the Rays were wronged by the umpires Tuesday against the Angels, Joe Maddon was relatively serene in the wake of Sunday's controversy. If nothing else, Maddon has been down this road before, with the White Sox benefiting from a call by umpire Doug Eddings on a play involving A.J. Pierzynski at his team's expense. ...more

August 25, 2008

How Long Will Rays Baby Upton? How much longer will the Rays keep babying B.J. Upton's lack of effort before shipping him out of town? I'm sure Elijah Dukes and Delmon Young needed the same treatment to realize baseball is a team sport that requires play at the highest level every night. ...more

August 24, 2008

This isn't how Carl Crawford saw it shaking down- his team in its first pennant race and the man who never stands still is sitting at home watching television. ...more

August 21, 2008

In the course of yet another victory Friday night, the Rays managed to deliver a few more messages to both the rest of baseball and those in their clubhouse. ...more

August 16, 2008