Tampa Bay's 6-2 triumph over Chicago put the Rays a win away from reaching the ALCS. ...more

October 3, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG The upstart Rays handled their first taste of October just as they have every other challenge that has come their way this season. ...more

October 2, 2008

It's no small irony that the Rays might face the Minnesota Twins when the American League playoffs begin Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Rays inched closer to completing the next item on their final-week checklist Tuesday night, picking up an individual milestone to boot. ...more

September 24, 2008

Andrew Friedman, the Rays executive vice president of baseball operations, came up with the game plan and put together the parts that turned this into a summer like none other. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Rays celebrated like there was no tomorrow after clinching a postseason berth Saturday night. ...more

September 22, 2008

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The Rays just became: •The second team all-time to reach the postseason one year after having baseball's worst record (joining the 1991 Braves). ...more

September 21, 2008

Yes, Delmon Young and Brendan Harris have noticed what their former team is doing. ...more

September 19, 2008

As the ninth inning unfolded layer by layer Tuesday night amid the bedlam at Tropicana Field, the thought occurred that, perhaps, there really is something to this destiny thing. ...more

September 17, 2008

When Rays newcomer Dan Johnson smashed a ninth-inning, game-tying homer Tuesday night in Boston - after being called up from Triple-A, then frantically arriving at Fenway Park just minutes before game time - it was stunning. ...more

September 12, 2008