No one has to remind Joe Maddon he's 0-8 as a visiting manager at Angel Stadium, the ballpark he called home for a dozen seasons. ...more

June 9, 2008

Edwin Jackson referred to it as "instinct," and Carlos Pena said it was "only natural" for the Rays to respond the way they did Thursday when Coco Crisp came barreling toward the Fenway Park mound like a madman. ...more

June 8, 2008

Jonny Gomes had a new job title beginning Saturday night. ...more

June 8, 2008

Was it worth it? Was it worth having Carl Crawford, James Shields, Akinori Iwamura, Edwin Jackson and Jonny Gomes suspended? Was it worth essentially conceding a game where the Rays trailed by only two runs in just the second inning? ...more

June 7, 2008

The Rays will pay a heavy price during the next couple of weeks for their actions in Thursday night's brawl at Fenway Park, but the suspensions handed down Friday did nothing to soften their stance. ...more

June 7, 2008

The White Sox rolled into town Thursday for a battle of division leaders boasting one of the few pitching staffs in the league with better numbers than the Rays. ...more

May 30, 2008

The Rays are finally happening. Galaxies are probably tilting. But it is also time for Joe Maddon to shed some of his California-bred sensitivity and begin to use some appropriate, meaningful nicknames for the players. ...more

May 28, 2008

Evan Longoria didn't see "Star Wars" in the theater 15 times when it came out the summer of '77. Anything he admits to knowing about disco music, he probably learned from the 1997 movie "Boogie Nights." ...more

May 25, 2008

Scott Kazmir didn't look right. He didn't feel right, either. His fastball rarely broke 90 mph and his pitch count in the early going made it look like it would be a short night against the Angels. ...more

May 11, 2008

The ninth inning of Thursday night's game brought back some unpleasant bullpen memories for the Rays. Lucky for them, a pitcher who was responsible for a few of those forgettable moments in the past was around to help bail them out four innings later. ...more

May 9, 2008