Ichiro Suzuki took Gio Gonzalez's first offering for a ball. He drilled the second pitch down the right field line for a double and his 2,000th career hit. ...more

September 7, 2009

If there is any solace to be gained from the Meltdown at Fenway ... well, OK, there isn't much. You can say the Rays blew the game, or you can say the Red Sox took it from them. However you want to spin it, losing a seven-run lead in the late innings when they could have clinched the pennant ... not good. ...more

October 18, 2008

Hope for the Red Sox tonight in Game 5 comes in the form of a Japanese pitcher who appeared almost smug in his confidence Wednesday during a media session. ...more

October 16, 2008

The Rays managed only four hits in Game 1 against Daisuke Matsuzaka and his late-inning help. How much tougher can Boston's pitching get? ...more

October 13, 2008

One game into the American League Championship Series, the homefield advantage the Rays carved out during a six-month season is gone. ...more

October 11, 2008

I think a polar ice cap just melted while we waited for Daisuke Matsuzaka to make another pitch. ...more

October 11, 2008

Daisuke Matsuzaka has a dazzling array off off-speed pitches, including a two-seamer called a shuuto that sinks. ...more

October 11, 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

Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. ...more

June 14, 2008

In a roundabout way, the season Hideki Okajima put together as a 31-year-old rookie for Boston could make Tampa Bay's quest to shore up its bullpen that much more difficult. ...more

November 8, 2007