He took the game upon himself in the top of the eighth inning, and in the process, put his name in the World Series record book with those of Honus Wagner, Willie Davis and Lou Brock. ...more

October 26, 2008

Star Of The Game: James Shields Maybe it wasn't a vintage outing, but Rays starter James Shields provided the spark behind Thursday night's 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Shields, picking up his first postseason victory since the Game 1 ALDS win against the Chicago White Sox on Oct. 2, took a shutout two outs into the sixth inning before being lifted. Shields surrendered seven hits, walking two and striking out four, but he showed great resolve by stranding six runners in scoring position. ...more

October 24, 2008

Ralph Maerz and his wife, Betty, say they wouldn't miss a chance to see the Philadelphia Phillies play in the World Series. ...more

October 23, 2008

Some nights, the magic doesn't work. ...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

The Tampa Bay Rays' improbable season continued Wednesday night on Major League Baseball's biggest stage with Game 1 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. ...more

October 23, 2008

Martin Fennelly/Marc Lancaster Podcast ...more

October 22, 2008

Ask Pinellas County Commissioner Bob Stewart for a World Series scouting report and you likely will get more than you bargained for. ...more

October 22, 2008

St. Petersburg got its chance to see the trophy that will be handed to the winner of this year's World Series. ...more

October 22, 2008

As a kid, Andrew Friedman had dibs on the morning sports section so he could study the box scores. Well before he could drive, he still made a daily pilgrimage to Houston's Astrodome and was passed off as a player's kid because he hung around the home team so much. ...more

October 22, 2008