Matt Garza made his point Monday. All he heard about heading into Game 3 was his opposite number, Jon Lester, and how everyone expected the lefty to dominate the Rays. Hardly a word was said about Garza, the only Rays pitcher to lose a game in the first round, and it admittedly got under his skin. ...more

October 14, 2008

The Rays weren't intimidated by the Fenway atmosphere as they beat down Boston 9-1. ...more

October 14, 2008

Uh, Big Papi? About that fear thing … ...more

October 13, 2008

Following Saturday night's game, a reporter mentioned to Matt Garza that it was a good thing the Rays won Game 2, since going to Fenway Park down 2-0 to face Jon Lester might not have been very pleasant for Tampa Bay. ...more

October 13, 2008

A day after suffering through easily the worst outing of his extraordinary postseason career, a testy (more than usual) Josh Beckett insisted Sunday he isn't injured. ...more

October 13, 2008

October 13, 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

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

The home run bashing White Sox beat the Rays in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday, scoring their runs in a 5-3 victory with speed, audacity and timely hitting. ...more

October 6, 2008