The first day Evan Longoria walked into spring training last February with the Tampa Bay Rays, there was a special quality about him. ...more

November 11, 2008

Never mind his difficult World Series. Evan Longoria had a sensational rookie season, without which the Rays probably wouldn't have been in the World Series. ...more

November 11, 2008

When Carlos Pena learned he'd become the first Gold Glove winner in Rays history, he relayed the news from executive vice president Andrew Friedman to his wife, Pamela, in mid-phone call. ...more

November 7, 2008

Whenever you doubt the capacity of baseball to embarrass itself at the worst possible time, remember nights like Monday. Only baseball could take its showcase event, the World Series, and turn it into a farce. ...more

October 28, 2008

As B.J. Upton came tiptoeing around third base and slid home to score the tying run in the sixth inning Monday night, no one was exactly sure what it meant. ...more

October 28, 2008

After another rocky postseason first inning, Scott Kazmir settled down and gave his team a chance in Monday night's World Series elimination game. ...more

October 28, 2008

It says plenty about the way the Rays have hit in the World Series that when Joe Maddon looked to move a hot hitter up in the lineup for Game 5, he went with a guy batting .267. ...more

October 28, 2008

If there's one thing the first four games of the World Series established, it's that the Phillies did an exceptional job compiling scouting reports on the Rays. ...more

October 28, 2008

The Rays' postseason fate continued to hang in the balance late Monday night as a steady rain finally forced a halt to play in Game 5 of the World Series. ...more

October 28, 2008

It was after midnight. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andy Sonnanstine and his teammates had just been rocked to within a loss of the end of their season by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series. ...more

October 27, 2008