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

October 21, 2008

SEBRING Toronto native Ray Walker would generally be cheering for the likes of Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum and the rest of the Toronto Blue Jays. ...more

October 21, 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

Brad Lidge's only blemish this season came in the All-Star game. Turns out that loss means a lot more now. ...more

October 21, 2008

The Rays likely won't make it official until today, but Scott Kazmir is expected to get the ball to open Game 1 of the World Series. ...more

October 21, 2008

Amy Bordeaux has been a Tampa Bay Rays fan since their inaugural season 10 years ago. She went to that first game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, and this morning, she found herself in a Sports Authority, shuffling through shirts that proclaimed the home team: "American League Champions." ...more

October 20, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – One more out, and the Rays would earn a trip to the World Series. ...more

October 20, 2008

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

October 20, 2008

Star Of The Game: Matt Garza The Rays needed an inspired performance in Sunday night's Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field. That's exactly what they received from right-hander Matt Garza, who pitched the game of his life in a 3-1 victory against the Boston Red Sox, sending Tampa Bay to its first World Series. Garza, the ALCS Most Valuable Player, allowed just two hits in seven innings on 118 pitches - he started the eighth, but was immediately removed when shortstop Jason Bartlett booted Alex Cora's routine grounder. He struck out nine and walked three, finishing 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in the ALCS. ...more

October 20, 2008

For the 48th time in history, baseball's postseason had a Game 7 to celebrate. ...more

October 20, 2008