This is no time to mess around. Rays reliever Troy Percival knows that - he has to know that as the playoffs approach. ...more

September 25, 2008

Carl Crawford may be oversimplifying things, but you can't fault his enthusiasm. ...more

September 24, 2008

PLAY OF THE WEEK What else? Evan Longoria, right, tracking back toward the stands down the left-field line to squeeze the final out in Saturday's 7-2 victory, the out that sent the Rays to the playoffs for the first time. ...more

September 21, 2008

Fans will have their first crack at purchasing tickets for Rays home division series games this week. ...more

September 21, 2008

The Rays' turnaround on the mound is largely responsible for Tampa Bay's first trip to the postseason, but there won't be room on the Division Series roster for everyone who has contributed. ...more

September 21, 2008

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The Rays just became: •The second team all-time to reach the postseason one year after having baseball's worst record (joining the 1991 Braves). ...more

September 21, 2008

Tribune sports columnist Martin Fennelly talks with Tribune college football expert Joey Johnson about the upcoming weekend, including USF's batlle with FIU and Florida traveling to Knoxville to take on Tennessee. ...more

September 19, 2008

What are the odds of the Rays losing a game in which they have James Shields pitching and score five runs in the bottom of the first? ...more

September 19, 2008

Tribune sports columnist Martin Fennelly returns with his new Podcast, "The Martin Chronicles." Martin's guest this time is Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat writer Roy Cummings. They discuss the scientific breakthroughs used when dealing with an injury to receiver Joey Galloway. ...more

September 18, 2008

It's now been roughly two weeks since Major League Baseball decided to implement a form of instant replay and two things have predictably failed to happen. ...more

September 14, 2008