ST. PETERSBURG – One more out, and the Rays would earn a trip to the World Series. ...more

October 20, 2008

Don Zimmer wasn't sure what to think when Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg called him around 2 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 20, 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

Elimination game? That was nothing new - or intimidating - for the Boston Red Sox. ...more

October 20, 2008

AL CHAMPION RAYS VS. NL CHAMPION PHILLIES ...more

October 20, 2008

OK, so B.J. Upton wasn't always Charlie Hustle during the regular season. He became Mr. October during the postseason. ...more

October 20, 2008

The Rays' dream season will end on baseball's grandest stage. Facing elimination for the first time in their first trip to the playoffs, the maturing-by-the-day Rays came through like grizzled veterans Sunday night. ...more

October 20, 2008

Rays manager Joe Maddon considered playing Rocco Baldelli in Games 5 and 6 of the American League Championship Series, but he opted to save him for Game 7. ...more

October 20, 2008

Much has been made of Matt Garza's improved resistance to pressure and adversity since a June confrontation on the mound with catcher Dioner Navarro. ...more

October 19, 2008

It's not so much that the Rays have squandered two chances to win the American League pennant. No, it's really worse than that. The team that didn't beat itself during the regular season has picked a fine time to become a throwback to the Rays of yore. ...more

October 19, 2008