The Vandy Kid is coming of age on the biggest stage in baseball. ...more

October 24, 2008

Star Of The Game: James Shields Maybe it wasn't a vintage outing, but Rays starter James Shields provided the spark behind Thursday night's 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Shields, picking up his first postseason victory since the Game 1 ALDS win against the Chicago White Sox on Oct. 2, took a shutout two outs into the sixth inning before being lifted. Shields surrendered seven hits, walking two and striking out four, but he showed great resolve by stranding six runners in scoring position. ...more

October 24, 2008

After getting beat by the Phillies' ace lefthander Cole Hamels in Game 1 of the World Series, the Rays sent their No. 1 pitcher to the mound Thursday night. ...more

October 24, 2008

One night after being humbled by a very impressive Cole Hamels, the Rays introduced the Phillies to their No. 1 pitcher Thursday night in Game 2 of the World Series. ...more

October 24, 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

Tired of getting brushed back in the NL Championship Series, Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out ready to fight their way back against Philadelphia. ...more

October 13, 2008

and its infamous catwalks. ...more

October 13, 2008

Smith, Brown Commit To Florida Gulf Coast Brandon senior catcher/first baseman Mike Smith and Bloomingdale senior pitcher R.J. Brown each have verbally committed to Florida Gulf Coast. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Boston Red Sox brushed aside the 100-win Angels in four games, dismissing their best-in-baseball regular season as last month's news. ...more

October 7, 2008

The home run bashing White Sox beat the Rays in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday, scoring their runs in a 5-3 victory with speed, audacity and timely hitting. ...more

October 6, 2008