Pat Burrell, Chase Utley and the Phillies had more than enough power to offset Manny Ramirez in the National League Championship Series opener. ...more

October 10, 2008

Tampa Bay's magical 2008 season motored ahead Monday as the Rays topped the White Sox 6-2 to win their best-of-five Division Series 3-1. ...more

October 7, 2008

Star Of The Game: B.J. Upton Upton, who labored with a shoulder injury and had only nine home runs in the regular season, saved the brightest moments of his career for Monday. The Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 in the clinching Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Upton's solo home runs in the first and third innings provided a 2-0 lead and the Rays never looked back. "He White Sox starter Gavin Floyd left two fastballs over the plate," Upton said. "I got them up in the air and, well, this is the Windy City for a reason." Upton was 5-for-17 in the ALDS, but he heated up at the end. There was a triple to the center-field wall in Game 2. Then came Upton's four at-bat flurry, bridging the final two games - homer, single, homer, homer. ...more

October 7, 2008

Goggles, plastic sheeting, change of clothes, 200 or so champagne bottles ready to be set free. The trappings of success suddenly have become very familiar to the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

October 7, 2008

The Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the National League Championship Series. ...more

October 6, 2008

Fresh from cranking out two home runs during his first playoff game, Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria helped children with cancer Friday. ...more

October 4, 2008

Does he hear the noise? Does he feel the pressure? Does he even have a pulse? ...more

October 2, 2008

Gary Sheffield's uncle stood outside a suite at Comerica Park late Saturday night. Sheffield had flown him to Detroit by private jet for the Tigers game with the Rays. But now the game was over. There would be no milestone this night. ...more

September 29, 2008

Mets collapse, the sequel. Doomed by a dreadful bullpen that failed them again Sunday, the New York Mets completed their second consecutive September slide with a 4-2 loss to Florida that knocked them out of playoff contention in the final game at Shea Stadium. ...more

September 29, 2008

Apparently, you can still learn something new, even in game 159 of the season. ...more

September 26, 2008