When Cliff Floyd tweaked his right shoulder diving into second base in the fourth inning of Game 2, he figured the soreness he felt was just another in a string of bumps and bruises all season that would fade away. ...more

October 27, 2008

Manager Charlie Manuel issued a warning before Thursday's game to anyone who might underestimate 1B Ryan Howard because he was having a quiet postseason. ...more

October 24, 2008

Once again, the Rays responded. They didn't have to win Thursday to stay alive in the World Series, but heading to Philadelphia needing to win two out of three just to bring it back home would not have been an ideal formula for success. ...more

October 24, 2008

The Vandy Kid is coming of age on the biggest stage in baseball. ...more

October 24, 2008

Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura sees a lot of similarities between the Japan World Series and America's World Series with one major distinction. ...more

October 23, 2008

Maybe because he is the elder of the group, James Shields knows not to be scared. ...more

October 23, 2008

Scott Kazmir pitched well enough to give the Rays a chance to win Game 1 the World Series on Wednesday night. ...more

October 23, 2008

In previous postseasons with the Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox, he pitched to a 1.73 ERA and held opponents to a .159 batting average and .209 on-base percentage - all three the best all-time among pitchers with at least 40 postseason innings. ...more

October 18, 2008

Pitching, defense and a suspect offense. As recently as early August, the Rays were averaging 4.5 runs a game and the national pundits were saying they'd have a hard time making it to the postseason. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Rays weren't intimidated by the Fenway atmosphere as they beat down Boston 9-1. ...more

October 14, 2008