Baseball, as George Carlin famously reminded us, is different than football. In football, you wear a helmet. ...more

October 26, 2008

What a thrill for the Rays to be in their first World Series. As an added bonus, when the Series resumes in the cradle of democracy, they'll bat against one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ...more

October 25, 2008

The Rays know they can't expect the Phillies to continue scuffling like they have when presented with scoring chances. ...more

October 25, 2008

2nd Inning The situation: The Phillies load the bases with one out on an infield single and a pair of walks by Scott Kazmir. ...more

October 25, 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

All those little things that broke the other way in Game 1 of the World Series came back to the Rays on Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG 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

It was like Game 2 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, or Game 7. It was like this whole dreamy season, write columnist Martin Fennelly. ...more

October 24, 2008

After getting beat by the Phillies' ace lefthander Cole Hamels in Game 1 of the World Series, the Rays sent their No. 1 pitcher to the mound Thursday night. ...more

October 24, 2008

One night after being humbled by a very impressive Cole Hamels, the Rays introduced the Phillies to their No. 1 pitcher Thursday night in Game 2 of the World Series. ...more

October 24, 2008