Some pundits believe games in April and May are as important as contests in September. Perhaps a test of the theory comes ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – It is a common refrain to dismiss games early in the season and then grabble with the consequence. That would mean addressing the importance of games from mid-August and that ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – When you’re winning, good teams find ways to win. At this point, the Tampa Bay Rays are clearly finding ways to win and represent the most surprising team through the early ...

When the news first surfaced that Jose Feliciano had purchased the San Diego Padres, many folks must have thought that the iconic blind musician and singer had embraced a new interest in professional ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Given the ebb and flow of a major league baseball season, surprises here in the opening weeks will not likely last. Then again, the MLB crystal ball is full of uncertainties and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As spring training concluded, composition of a roster and set rotation among starters represented the priority among major league clubs. Now two weeks into the season, patterns ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Collective wisdom holds for a major league team to remain competitive, a designated closer needs to record between 42 and 46 saves in a single season. Some may be called upon to ...

The last time I checked in with you guys in December, the San Diego Padres were still licking their wounds… ...

The last time I checked in with you guys in December, the San Diego Padres were still licking their wounds after an early Wild Card exit, faced the loss of several players through free agency, and the ...

After the first series of the season, a disturbing design could be detected. Therein could lie an indicator for the Tampa Bay Rays and in their attempt to regain glory. Here’s a team that did not ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla – There were smiles, smiles, and more smiles. Smiles of joy and smiles of pain. After this first outing of the spring against the Phillies on March 3, Tampa Bay lefthander Shane ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Aside from the usual optimism and confidence from field manager Kevin Cash and other club officials, there could be, in the construction of the Tampa Bay Rays’ starting rotation ...