Ah, the old We're Not Just Happy To Be Here game. ...more

October 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG The Rays will ruin the image of the American League for good if they keep this up. You know how it is. Come October, AL teams are supposed to be stacked with beasts and knuckle-draggers. ...more

October 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Once again, the Rays responded. They didn't have to win Thursday to stay alive in the World Series, but heading to Philadelphia needing to win two out of three just to bring it back home would not have been an ideal formula for success. ...more

October 24, 2008

It was like Game 2 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, or Game 7. It was like this whole dreamy season, write columnist Martin Fennelly. ...more

October 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – It didn't take the Phillies long to tire of the cowbells clanging all around Tropicana Field on Wednesday night. And it wasn't long before they shut them up, either. ...more

October 23, 2008

The Rays will get another chance to play that underdog role they seem to enjoy so much. ...more

October 23, 2008

Star Of The Game: Cole Hamels Hamels, the Philadelphia Phillies' left-handed ace, kept coming up big in the clutch. He recorded his fourth win of this postseason, defeating the Rays 3-2 in Wednesday night's Game 1 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Hamels allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings of work, walking two and striking out five. He had a pair of 1-2-3 innings, while facing the minimum three batters in three other innings (thanks to a pair of double-play balls and one runner caught stealing). For the postseason, he is 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA, walking seven and striking out 27 in 29 innings. ...more

October 23, 2008

None of the last four World Series has lasted longer than five games, and three of them have ended in sweeps. ...more

October 22, 2008

RAYS WORLD SERIES ROSTER ...more

October 21, 2008

First, some housekeeping. David Price introduced Barack Obama, not the other way around. ...more

October 21, 2008