Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy came to Tampa last spring with their names penciled into the Yankees' starting rotation. ...more

February 16, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays will use three different television analysts to replace the departed Joe Magrane, the team announced today. Former major league manager Kevin Kennedy will lead the team of announcers set to work alongside longtime play-by-play man Dewayne Staats. ...more

February 16, 2009

On the weekend of the Daytona 500, new Detroit Tigers pitching coach Rick Knapp used a NASCAR analogy to talk about a pitching staff that was wracked by injuries in 2008. ...more

February 14, 2009

Tom Gorzelanny went from staff ace to a minor leaguer. Ian Snell signed a new contract, then regressed significantly. Zach Duke went from bad to worse. ...more

February 13, 2009

Even if they are keeping quiet about it, there undoubtedly are some people in the Rays organization who aren't too thrilled to be losing Scott Kazmir and J.P. Howell to the World Baseball Classic for a good chunk of spring training. ...more

January 18, 2009

Joe Maddon and Marcel Lachemann chatted Tuesday about the World Baseball Classic, with Lachemann slated to serve as the pitching coach for Team USA. ...more

December 11, 2008

LAS VEGAS – Joe Maddon and Marcel Lachemann chatted Tuesday about the World Baseball Classic, with Lachemann slated to serve as the pitching coach for Team USA. ...more

December 10, 2008

With his arm and the accolades it has helped gather, and some great work in the classroom to boot, Durant senior Austin Buck could have had his choice of many a Division I baseball programs. ...more

December 10, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: On a night when the Bulldogs retired the number of their greatest baseball player - 1984 graduate and current Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland (No. 14) - the result read a lot like a baseball line score. Ridgewood (4-6) kicker Josh Gray accounted for all of the points with a 28-yard field goal, set up by the game's only error, a Zephyrhills (4-6) fumble returned 31 yards into Bulldogs territory by Bob Peck. ...more

November 15, 2008

Dozens of people attended the free rally at Lykes Gaslight Square Park in downtown Tampa from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rays pitchers Dan Wheeler and Andy Sonnanstine and pitching coach Jim Hickey signed autographs while fans, some of them still sporting Rayhawks, signed a banner that will be presented to the team later. ...more

November 6, 2008