Cole Hamels grew up watching Andy Pettitte pitch important playoff games, and he still tries to imitate his icy glare on the mound. ...more

October 31, 2009

Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor-league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. ...more

January 7, 2009

A lot of things have gone wrong for the Rays in the World Series and not all of it is their fault. But if they lose this tournament to Philadelphia - which looks increasingly likely after Sunday's 10-2 splat that put the Phillies one win from spraying bubbly - it won't take investigators long to explain what really happened. ...more

October 27, 2008

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

October 27, 2008

Sunday was not kind to the Tampa Bay Rays. After losing Game 3 of the World Series in the early hours of the morning, the Rays lost Game 4 to the Phillies at night, 10-2. ...more

October 27, 2008

A bases-loaded dribbler in the bottom of the 9th by the Phils' Carlos Ruiz was enough for a 5-4 victory. ...more

October 26, 2008

As the ball rolled ever so slowly toward him, the only thing Evan Longoria knew for sure was that it wouldn't go foul. He didn't have many options, not with Eric Bruntlett of Philadelphia charging down the third base line hard toward the plate with the potential winning run. ...more

October 26, 2008

You can't begin to catalogue all the big moments in this Rays season, but there was time to start while waiting out the rain Saturday night for Game 3 of the World Series. One of them, undeniably, was a loss. ...more

October 25, 2008

Everyone is talking about the weather as we wait for Game 3 of the World Series to begin. It almost certainly won't start until at least a half-hour past its scheduled first pitch. ...more

October 25, 2008

An improved forecast Friday indicated that the rain expected today could move out of the area in time for Game 3 of the World Series. ...more

October 25, 2008