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Two quick hits this morning from Joel Sherman of the NY Post . First, The Rays made have put Chad Bradford on the market at least to the NY Mets.

Assuming a win costs 4.4 mil in 08 and inflates 10% every year after, the Rays were paying for a 1.5 WAR player in 2008, a 1.6 WAR player in 2009, and a 2 WAR player in 2010.

A nice turnout greeted the Rays on Wednesday night when they served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to the families at the newly opened Childs Park YMCA in St.

There is a small army of closers available either through trade or free agency -- Francisco Rodriguez , Brian Fuentes , Kevin Gregg , all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman , and others.

Fans turned out this afternoon to cheer the Tampa Bay Rays ' remarkable season one last time.

Click here to view photos from the Rays Celebration in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. - Hundreds took their lunch hour to celebrate the Rays historic 2008 season at Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa.

The Rays parted ways Monday with a pair of veterans who did as much work off the field as on it during the 2008 season.

There's nothing wrong with lunch at the Deptford Mall, then spending the afternoon and evening with family, playing the card game Phase 10.

Oct. 24: There was a pretty bird on hand to watch a little horseracing in today's gallery.

Tampa Bay Rays' manager Joe Maddon walks back to the dugout after relieving pitcher Dan Wheeler who gave up a two run home run to Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the ...

Game 5 is all on the bullpens. Starters and will watch the end of Game 5 from the bench whenever that happens.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On a night that Gen. David Petraeus threw out the first pitch at Tropicana Field, James Shields proved to be the true expert in damage control.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon always emphasizes living in the moment.

When the phone rings in Tampa Bay's bullpen, the call could be for anyone. That's just fine with these ready-to-go Rays, thriving in October thanks to a flexible group of relievers.

First, the Rays shrugged off a midseason slump before holding off a couple of stiff challenges from the Boston Red Sox - most recently after being pushed to Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.

The Tampa Bay Rays are three innings away from tying the World Series at one game apiece.

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon coined the equation "9=8" early this season, meaning that if the nine players on the field play hard for nine innings, the Rays could secure one of the eight postseason spots.

Tampa Bay's Matt Garza and four relievers held Boston to three hits and the Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 Sunday to win the ALCS and move on to the World Series.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- At the end, they handed the ball to a 23-year-old kid with huge talent but basically no experience.

It's premature to speculate on where Coco Crisp's at-bat -- and subsequent game-tying hit -- in Thursday's comeback win over the Rays fits in on the list of the most significant moments in Red Sox history.