Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon travels all summer long to American League cities, and offered his take on where he loves and dreads going for a ride. ...more

April 1, 2009

With the 2009 season about to begin, the three best teams in baseball all may reside in the AL East. The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com will break down the Beasts of the East and ask you opinions on each category. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays added pitcher Jason Isringhausen to their 40-man roster today and will put him on the disabled list Sunday along outfielders B.J. Upton and Fernando Perez and reliever Chad Bradford. ...more

April 1, 2009

Geoff Jenkins, who had a key hit for Philadelphia in the resumption of Game 5 of last year's World Series, is no longer a Phillie. ...more

March 31, 2009

This is the aspect of the game that separates the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees from most of their peers. ...more

March 30, 2009

Manager Joe Maddon said after Wednesday night's game that telling pitcher David Price he was being optioned to Triple-A Durham today wasn't difficult. ...more

March 26, 2009

Not only did Carlos Pena soldier through a torn muscle in 2008, he played his best baseball after the injury, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

March 24, 2009

Curt Schilling retired from baseball Monday after a career in which he won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the game's most dominant pitchers and grittiest competitors. ...more

March 23, 2009

An early morning bus ride across Alligator Alley from Port Charlotte went to waste for the Tampa Bay Rays today. A series of rainstorms late in the morning, with more forecast for the afternoon, led to the cancellation of the Rays' spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles. And with that, it was back on the bus for Manager Joe Maddon and his players. "We're just going to stop and get a movie for the ride back, stop at Blockbuster or someplace else and make sure we get a good flick," Maddon said. "We'll probably watch all three episodes of 'The Godfather' by the time we get back." The game, which will not be made up, was to feature the Grapefruit League debut of outfielder Matt Joyce. The Armwood High graduate, acquired in a December trade with the Detroit Tigers, has been hampered by tendinitis in his right leg throughout the spring. A more pressing concern for the Rays' coaching staff will be finding the requisite innings for Andy Sonnanstine and David Price, who were scheduled to pitch today. Maddon and pitching coach Jim Hickey were discussing options as the bus prepared to pull out, with the Rays likely to get both pitchers work in either a minor-league game or a simulated game Sunday in Port Charlotte. About the only person who seemed pleased by the development was Rays catcher Shawn Riggans, a Fort Lauderdale native who will now have a few more hours to spend with family and friends. ...more

March 21, 2009

Vernon Wells went 0-for-2 in his first spring training game since injuring his hamstring. ...more

March 20, 2009