The Boston Red Sox moved one step closer to the playoffs for the fifth time in six years. ...more

September 22, 2008

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The Rays just became: •The second team all-time to reach the postseason one year after having baseball's worst record (joining the 1991 Braves). ...more

September 21, 2008

THIS WEEK ON TV TODAY 1 Rays at Yankees ...more

September 14, 2008

The extraordinary dynamic that awaits the Rays as they prepare to open a potentially pivotal three-game series at Fenway Park tonight is best illustrated by the way the Red Sox reacted to Tampa Bay's walk-off loss Saturday afternoon. ...more

September 8, 2008

Starting RHP Matt Garza against the Blue Jays was about as close to a lock as the Rays could ask for this season, but he came up short Sunday. ...more

September 8, 2008

The argument could be made that every game the Rays play this month and beyond qualifies as playoff baseball, because missing out on October after everything they have done to get this far would be as crushing as any postseason defeat. ...more

September 7, 2008

The underlying theme in Joe Maddon's messages to his team back when winning was still a novelty rarely wavered. ...more

September 6, 2008

Welcome to a very different September. Welcome to the first meaningful stretch run in Rays' franchise history. It's a real, live pennant race. ...more

September 2, 2008

Joba Chamberlain breezed through 35 pitches while facing batters in a simulated game Saturday, saying he's ready to rejoin the Yankees for the stretch run. ...more

August 31, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, there was this big moment, at least for me. I came home late one night after a Rays game and was checking on my 11-year-old, the one and only Conor. He woke up. He asked if the Rays had won. I told him they had, again. I was on my way out of the room and he was on his way back to sleep when I heard his voice. ...more

August 30, 2008