The indoor batting cage at Tropicana Field got pretty crowded in the top of the ninth inning Saturday night. ...more

June 22, 2008

As any self-respecting big-time athlete would, Tim Beckham tried to play it cool Thursday afternoon. ...more

June 20, 2008

When the Rays' 2008 schedule was released last fall, the series that begins tonight was the one that jumped off the page for just about everyone. ...more

June 17, 2008

The veteran leader, a big, friendly man, is sitting in a corner of the Rays clubhouse, telling a story, making younger Rays laugh, and maybe teaching them, too. ...more

June 15, 2008

Ever have one of those trips? The kind with two flat tires? Where the air conditioning in the car goes kaput right when the temperature hits 97? Where you think you left your wallet at the last rest stop? Where you drive around lost for an hour, and when you finally ask for directions the guy just laughs? ...more

June 14, 2008

DH Cliff Floyd was absent from the Rays' starting lineup for the fourth consecutive game Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2008

In a way, the Rays actually are two teams. One wreaks havoc on right-handed starters. The other produces pedestrian results against left-handed starters. ...more

June 1, 2008

Cliff Floyd has been down this road before. Minutes after the fourth walk-off home run of his career gave the Rays a 2-1 triumph against the White Sox, Floyd was sitting for a television interview when B.J. Upton attempted a stealthy approach with a towel full of shaving cream. ...more

May 31, 2008

Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 today. ...more

May 28, 2008

The Rays did more than their share of grinding during a six-game road trip that concluded Wednesday, with four of those games decided by one run and two of them going extra innings. ...more

May 22, 2008