As it turns out, Andy Sonnanstine was ahead of the game a bit. ...more

October 25, 2008

BOSTON - How to explain the Rays' bullpen - rock solid throughout the postseason - blowing a seven-run lead in Game 5 of the ALCS Thursday night at Fenway Park? ...more

October 17, 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

Johnny Sedlock walked onto the campus of the University of Central Florida on Wednesday and he knew he was in the right place. ...more

October 4, 2008

They pick up the starters, and then they pick up each other. "It's the same thing that's been going on all year long," pitching coach Jim Hickey said after the Rays' bullpen delivered a second consecutive dose of postseason excellence. ...more

October 4, 2008

This is no time to mess around. Rays reliever Troy Percival knows that - he has to know that as the playoffs approach. ...more

September 25, 2008

Between David Price's start Monday night, Mitch Talbot getting the call for the nightcap of today's doubleheader and an expected relief appearance by Jeff Niemann sometime today, Rays fans should get a look at three-quarters of Durham's playoff rotation in the heat of a pennant race. ...more

September 23, 2008

It was about this time last season that vigilance over how many innings the valuable arms of James Shields and Scott Kazmir reached a fever pitch. ...more

September 7, 2008

The St. Louis Cardinals decided to plug Adam Wainwright into their rotation instead of as the fill-in closer, and will give him a start Friday against the Braves. ...more

August 21, 2008

Even before the Rays suffered another loss Thursday night, James Shields was eager to step back into the stopper's role he has filled in the past. ...more

July 11, 2008