Tampa Bay Rays

The aftermath of the Red Sox collapse

August 15, 2013Sports

From World Series favorites to Major League laughing stock, it’s been quite a season for the Boston Red Sox. They started the September with a commanding lead in the Wild Card race and lost it to rival Tampa Bay Rays on the very last day of the season. The team’s collapse saw popular manager Terry […]

A historic night in baseball

August 15, 2013Sports

A Tampa Bay Rays fan reacts to last night’s upset

August 15, 2013Sports

Red Sox defeated by Baltimore

August 15, 2013Sports

Takeouts: emergency funding for Eurozone, Dallas Braden throws perfect game

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Baseball Hall of Fame Inducation at Cooperstown

August 14, 2013Sports

This weekend, Cooperstown holds its induction ceremony for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Takeaway talks with Dave Zirin, who writes about sports for The Nation and is author of ?A People’s History of Sports in the United States.’

Philadelphia Phillies win 2008 World Series after rain delays

August 14, 2013Sports

After a rain delay postponed the World Series by days not hours, the Philadelphia Phillies put the Tampa Bay Rays away last night, winning Game Five, 4-3.

The 2008 (swing-state) World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays

August 14, 2013Sports

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays face off in game one of the 2008 World Series tonight, while in politics, Pennsylvania and Florida are shaping up to become key battleground states in the 2008 presidential election.

Red Sox manage 8-run, 7th-inning rally to top Rays and stay alive in ALCS

August 14, 2013Sports

The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays went head to head Thursday night in a game the Sox had to win to stay alive in the American League Championship Series. The Sox will need to win their next two games to advance to the World Series.

Rays tie ALCS series, top Red Sox in 11-inning nail-biter

August 14, 2013Sports

Playoffs continued this weekend as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Boston Red Sox in an eleven-inning nail-biter and the Philadelphia Phillies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Guest: Sarah Bunting, sportswriter and author of the blog tomatonation.com.