As a breeze blows across the Peace River giving downtown Punta Gorda an early sense of spring, a buzz about baseball generates a surge of excitement. ...more

February 21, 2009

The Rays will experience another first in a season of them tonight at Tropicana Field, and it could go either way. ...more

October 19, 2008

There have been few chances to second-guess Rays manager Joe Maddon this season, because usually the guess has hardly been out of our mouths when Maddon's hunches have worked, often perfectly, sometimes eerily, in this wondrous season. ...more

October 16, 2008

The people have spoken, and the Rays have conceded. Should the American League Championship Series return to Tropicana Field for Games 6 and 7, the team will remove the tarps that have blocked off upper-level seats all year to allow thousands more fans in the building. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Rays are planning ro remove the tarps in the upper level of Tropicana Field for all remaining 2008 postseason games, adding 5,762 seats to the capacity, according to team president Matt Silverman. ...more

October 14, 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

For the better part of the Major League Baseball season, Tampa Bay Rays executives have bemoaned, albeit diplomatically, attendance at Tropicana Field. They campaigned to build more public support for the team, whose first winning season has led to its first playoff berth. ...more

September 25, 2008

Two seasons have passed since a hurricane hit Florida, and we're about to try for three. ...more

June 1, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park man received three jolts from a Taser on Sunday before he gave in to police commands to show his hands after a domestic squabble at his home, according to Avon Park police. ...more

December 6, 2007