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• A Dome’s Quirkiness Has No Ceiling

  Of all the transformations that have taken place here in Tampa Bay, few are more striking than Tropicana Field going from a pit to the Pit. Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Stadiums and Arenas, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games, St Petersburg (Fla), Tropicana Field

• Baldelli Lifts Rays and the Spirits of Young Followers

  The Tampa Bay Rays’ Rocco Baldelli, who was diagnosed recently with the relatively obscure mitochondrial disease, is an inspiration for children with the incurable disorder. Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games, Baldelli, Rocco, Schwarz, Alan

• Sports of The Times: Display of Power Knocks the Air Out of Fenway

  In the quiet of a stunned Fenway Park, you could almost hear the Rays re-introducing themselves to New England as the champions of the American League East. Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games

• Rays 9, Red Sox 8: In Long Night of Home Runs, Upton’s Sacrifice Pulls Rays Even

  When B. J. Upton’s sacrifice fly delivered pinch-runner Fernando Perez from the third base, the Rays prevailed, in 11 innings in Game 2 of the A.L.C.S. Posted Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games, Upton, B J, Perez, Fernando

• After 3,846 Days, It’s the Rays’ Time

  The American League Championship Series is about the storied Red Sox trying to subdue the storybook Rays, who took a long time to crawl from their first major league game to Friday night’s opener. Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games

• White Sox 5, Rays 3: On Black Day, White Sox Add Light

  The White Sox stopped a three-game sweep by the Rays and will have to win at home on Monday to send the series back to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a deciding Game 5. Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 9:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Chicago White Sox, Playoff Games

• Major League Roundup: White Sox Win to Extend A.L. Central Race

  After Sunday’s victory against the Indians, the White Sox remained a half-game behind the division-leading Minnesota Twins. Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 12:21 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Minnesota Twins, American League, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Playoff Games

• No Playoffs Was No Big Deal in 1993

  The 1993 Yankees finished that season feeling fulfilled by their feistiness. With the 2008 Yankees, there is a sense of emptiness. Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, American League, Playoff Games