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The Rays and Red Sox have a long history of butting heads - artfully referred to Thursday as "past pugilistic events" by Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon - but no one is expecting a renewal of those hostilities in the ALCS. ...more
October 10, 2008
Red Sox-Yankees? Yes, that is a rivalry and has been for decades. Rays-Red Sox? It's the American League East's newest conflict. The Rays nosed into the picture this season, not only taking the AL East title from the Red Sox, but winning the season series 10-8 and adding some September magic. ...more
October 10, 2008
There is no argument about who should get the ball for the Rays tonight for the opening game of the American League Championship Series. The lights are the brightest, the pressure is at its peak, and this stage was made for James Shields. ...more
October 10, 2008
When it came to lining up the Rays' rotation for the American League Championship Series, Joe Maddon kept it simple. ...more
October 9, 2008
The Angels posted the best record during baseball's regular season, but the teams that dueled atop the game's toughest division most of the year will face off for the American League title. ...more
October 8, 2008
The Rays will play at least two AL Championship Series games at Tropicana Field, and both have sold out. ...more
October 7, 2008
Andy Sonnanstine was mildly irritated about losing his cell phone earlier in the day. Nothing else bothered him Monday night at hostile U.S. Cellular Field. ...more
October 7, 2008
No one was particularly surprised that the White Sox played well Sunday in beating the Rays. Joe Maddon said he expected it and swept aside any notion that Chicago's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the division series was anything to be concerned about. ...more
October 6, 2008
Pitching kept the Rays from wrapping up a sweep of the White Sox on Sunday. ...more
October 6, 2008
They pick up the starters, and then they pick up each other. "It's the same thing that's been going on all year long," pitching coach Jim Hickey said after the Rays' bullpen delivered a second consecutive dose of postseason excellence. ...more
October 4, 2008
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