So here we are. The dream is on the brink. ...more

October 27, 2008

Joey Johnston looks at how, and why, the Phillies managed a 5-4victory over the Rays to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. ...more

October 26, 2008

RAYS WORLD SERIES ROSTER ...more

October 21, 2008

Perhaps making it interesting to the point that everyone dismissed their chances was the only way for the Rays to do it. ...more

October 20, 2008

They're tied, but don't seem tied. ...more

October 19, 2008

When Mama's happy, everybody's happy, the old saying goes. And so it is with the Red Sox that when David "Big Papi" Ortiz is hitting and driving in runs, good things are happening for Boston. ...more

October 18, 2008

Before everyone conked out on a long, late flight home from Boston that kept many of the Rays from walking through their front doors until 7 a.m. on Friday, Joe Maddon saw what he wanted to see. ...more

October 18, 2008

BOSTON – It was all set up as an emphatic rubber stamp of everything the Rays had done before, a continuation of the otherworldly sway they have held over all comers this season. ...more

October 17, 2008

Fennelly: As incredible as the season has been, this was more incredible. ...more

October 17, 2008

Star Of The Game: J.D. Drew Drew led the Red Sox's dramatic 8-7 comeback victory against the Rays on Thursday night in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Drew's two-run homer in the eighth inning pulled Boston within 7-6. In the ninth with two outs, Drew's RBI single drove in the winning run. Drew's heroics overshadowed Rays center fielder B.J. Upton, who smashed his sixth home run of the playoffs. Only Barry Bonds (eight in 2002), Carlos Beltran (eight in 2004) and Troy Glaus (seven in 2002) have more in a single postseason. Overall, Upton went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. ...more

October 17, 2008