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

Two-Seam Fastball Hold the index and middle fingers with the seams. How it works: The pitch is thrown with an arm side run, which allows the ball to dip away to left-handed hitters (or right-handed if the pitcher is a lefty) and into a right-handed batter (or into a lefty for a left-handed pitcher). ...more

October 22, 2008

Phillies reliever Brad Lidge has never thrown a perfect game, but he did pitch the perfect season. ...more

October 21, 2008

Talk about having something to prove. Scott Kazmir couldn't have asked for a higher level of motivation as he took the mound Thursday. ...more

October 17, 2008

Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies rollin' with a leadoff homer and they kept right on going. Next stop, the World Series. ...more

October 16, 2008

Needing only one win in three games to advance to the World Series, the Rays decided to try to cover themselves through the weekend rather than go for broke with their best pitcher tonight. ...more

October 16, 2008

When the Rays need a starter to go deep into a game protecting a one- or two-run lead, they probably would prefer to have James Shields on the mound. ...more

October 15, 2008

E-mail inboxes may be clogged with a little less spam - at least for a while. ...more

October 15, 2008

Needing only a four-pitch first inning Monday, LHP Jon Lester looked like he would mow down the Rays like he did in his three previous starts against them this year. ...more

October 14, 2008

There it was, a brightly wrapped moment for the Can't Miss Kid named Evan Longoria. ...more

October 11, 2008