As each day passes with another positive report on Rocco Baldelli's rehab assignment, optimism has grown within the organization about the possibility that he will be back in a Rays uniform sometime in the near future. ...more

July 30, 2008

The sixth inning of Sunday's game said it all about the depths the Rays offense has reached lately. ...more

July 28, 2008

A game that began with Edwin Jackson flashing no-hit stuff required some high-wire work by the bullpen at the end, but the Rays' relief corps managed to hang on. ...more

July 26, 2008

Good fortune combined with outstanding starting pitching and an extraordinary at-bat by Evan Longoria on a historic evening for the revived Rays. ...more

July 20, 2008

Six teams went 3-0 Sunday in the Little League Section 7 All-Star Tournament at Bicentennial Park, earning berths in the Little League state tournaments for each class. ...more

July 17, 2008

What is your top memory of Yankee Stadium? I really have a lot of them, but none will surpass July 30, 1949. It was my 15th birthday. I was a huge Yankees fan, and they were playing the Chicago White Sox. We were sitting in the upper deck. Before the game started, they brought a huge birthday card onto the field. I turned to my mother and said, "How could you do this to me, embarrass me like this?" Well, it turned out that it was Casey Stengel's birthday, too. That's who the card was for. ...more

July 16, 2008

Garret Zeegers smacked a bases-loaded, two-out, two-run, walk-off double on Monday night to deliver a dramatic 4-3 victory for the Avon Park All-Stars over Wahneta in the Dixie Youth Majors (11-12) state tournament. The second come-from-behind win in two days sends AP into the final six, where they'll face Liberty County on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ...more

July 14, 2008

One day after suffering a heartbreaking loss on a controversial sixth-inning call, the Avon Park All-Stars took matters into their own hands at the Dixie Youth Majors (11-12) state tournament on Sunday. ...more

July 14, 2008

A controversial call in the top of the sixth inning spoiled a stellar pitching performance by Tyrone Perry on Saturday, as the Avon Park Majors (11-12) All-Stars fell 1-0 to Liberty County in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Majors state tournament. Avon Park now falls to the loser's bracket, where they'll face Highlands Park at 1:30 on Sunday. ...more

July 12, 2008

For the second straight game in this year's Dixie Youth League AAA Minors (ages 9-10) All-Star State Championship Baseball Tournament, the Spring Hill American team had to come back to win a game. ...more

July 10, 2008