One night after being humbled by a very impressive Cole Hamels, the Rays introduced the Phillies to their No. 1 pitcher Thursday night in Game 2 of the World Series. ...more

October 24, 2008

After getting beat by the Phillies' ace lefthander Cole Hamels in Game 1 of the World Series, the Rays sent their No. 1 pitcher to the mound Thursday night. ...more

October 24, 2008

Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura sees a lot of similarities between the Japan World Series and America's World Series with one major distinction. ...more

October 23, 2008

Star Of The Game: Cole Hamels Hamels, the Philadelphia Phillies' left-handed ace, kept coming up big in the clutch. He recorded his fourth win of this postseason, defeating the Rays 3-2 in Wednesday night's Game 1 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Hamels allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings of work, walking two and striking out five. He had a pair of 1-2-3 innings, while facing the minimum three batters in three other innings (thanks to a pair of double-play balls and one runner caught stealing). For the postseason, he is 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA, walking seven and striking out 27 in 29 innings. ...more

October 23, 2008

Yes, it was just a baseball game. But when the Tampa Bay Rays threw themselves into a pile after winning the American League pennant late Sunday, people throughout the region experienced a feeling of unmitigated joy. ...more

October 21, 2008

Don Zimmer wasn't sure what to think when Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg called him around 2 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 20, 2008

For better or worse, Josh Beckett is the man for Boston. Saturday night, Beckett was slightly better and definitely not as worse as his past stints on the mound. ...more

October 19, 2008

Josh Beckett is as solid as they come in the postseason. Well, until Saturday night. ...more

October 12, 2008

One game into the American League Championship Series, the homefield advantage the Rays carved out during a six-month season is gone. ...more

October 11, 2008

One game into the American League Championship Series, the home-field advantage the Rays carved out over a six-month season is gone. ...more

October 11, 2008