Elimination game? That was nothing new - or intimidating - for the Boston Red Sox. ...more

October 20, 2008

Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies rollin' with a leadoff homer and they kept right on going. Next stop, the World Series. ...more

October 16, 2008

It's no coincidence that the Rays' offensive renaissance in post-season has coincided with B.J. Upton's surge. ...more

October 14, 2008

Star Of The Game: Matt Garza The Rays got 13 hits - and four home runs - in Monday's 9-1 victory against Boston in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. "You can talk about the hitting all you want," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Matt Garza is the reason we won the game. He did not permit them to come back." Garza, who pitched to two batters in the seventh inning before his exit, allowed six hits, walked three and struck out five on 116 pitches. In the first two innings, Garza stranded three runners in scoring position. Garza got the leadoff batter out six times. The Red Sox's 3-4-5 batters (David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew) were 0-for-9 against him. ...more

October 14, 2008

I think a polar ice cap just melted while we waited for Daisuke Matsuzaka to make another pitch. ...more

October 11, 2008

Pat Burrell, Chase Utley and the Phillies had more than enough power to offset Manny Ramirez in the National League Championship Series opener. ...more

October 10, 2008

Tampa Bay's magical 2008 season motored ahead Monday as the Rays topped the White Sox 6-2 to win their best-of-five Division Series 3-1. ...more

October 7, 2008

Star Of The Game: B.J. Upton Upton, who labored with a shoulder injury and had only nine home runs in the regular season, saved the brightest moments of his career for Monday. The Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 in the clinching Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Upton's solo home runs in the first and third innings provided a 2-0 lead and the Rays never looked back. "He White Sox starter Gavin Floyd left two fastballs over the plate," Upton said. "I got them up in the air and, well, this is the Windy City for a reason." Upton was 5-for-17 in the ALDS, but he heated up at the end. There was a triple to the center-field wall in Game 2. Then came Upton's four at-bat flurry, bridging the final two games - homer, single, homer, homer. ...more

October 7, 2008

Goggles, plastic sheeting, change of clothes, 200 or so champagne bottles ready to be set free. The trappings of success suddenly have become very familiar to the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

October 7, 2008

The Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the National League Championship Series. ...more

October 6, 2008