This is the aspect of the game that separates the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees from most of their peers. ...more

March 30, 2009

The stat line wasn't real impressive, but Rays closer Troy Percival and Manager Joe Maddon liked everything else about the back end of Percival's first consecutive outings of the spring Thursday night. ...more

March 28, 2009

Troy Percival slumped in front of his locker after 15 hard laps tethered to a self-powered treadmill in the Rays' training room. The sweat was showing through his shirt. It was time for a break. ...more

March 21, 2009

Five weeks of spring training have passed relatively smoothly for the Rays, so Saturday probably qualified as the worst day to date. ...more

March 21, 2009

The Rays' bullpen was hardly broken after last season, but they decided to go ahead and fix it anyway. ...more

March 21, 2009

MEET A RAY NAME: Troy Percival POSITION: RHP ...more

March 21, 2009

RHP Troy Percival wrote a check Thursday, and his body cashed it. ...more

March 13, 2009

Two of the four pitchers guaranteed a spot in the Rays' season-opening rotation will make their debut today, but Matt Garza and Andy Sonnanstine might not be the top attractions. Not with David Price set to make his first appearance of 2009. ...more

March 9, 2009

In typical Carlos Pena fashion, the slugger insisted Wednesday that sitting out the first week or so of spring training games as he recovers from January abdominal surgery has actually taught him quite a bit. ...more

March 5, 2009

In describing his first-time starter in center field Thursday, Rays manager Joe Maddon used the old line about him being "a coach on the field." ...more

February 27, 2009