Scott Kazmir was the first player to suggest with conviction the perennial last-place Rays could do something extraordinary in 2008. ...more

September 21, 2008

Six home runs. It's not something you expect most nights – any night, really. ...more

September 16, 2008

In the aftermath of every comeback and near-comeback by the Rays this season, a proud clubhouse has trumpeted the team's insistence on never giving up until the final out is recorded. ...more

September 16, 2008

And now they're tied. The lead is gone. ...more

September 16, 2008

The Rays showed great resolve and resilience in taking two of three against the Red Sox last week at Fenway Park after being shut out in the opener, winning a series in Boston for the first time since 1999. ...more

September 15, 2008

SERIES SCHEDULE TONIGHT: Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10; FSN Florida ...more

September 15, 2008

The Rays are way past the point of moral victories and positive statements. They came to Boston not merely to break their losing ways at Fenway Park, but to take major steps toward the American League East title. ...more

September 11, 2008

It was about this time last season that vigilance over how many innings the valuable arms of James Shields and Scott Kazmir reached a fever pitch. ...more

September 7, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. An emphatic winner. The Rays clinched their first plus-.500 record in their 11-year history Friday night with an exclamation mark, showing off pitching and hitting in lambasting the Baltimore Orioles 14-3 at Tropicana Field. ...more

August 30, 2008

It's an empty kind of feeling. Wednesday night, there was more cavern than cacophony at Tropicana Field, home this season to the very best story in baseball. There's only one first time. It'll never be this new again. ...more

August 28, 2008