Audio slideshow season preview
Times staff writers Marc Topkin and Tom Jones discuss what can be expected as the Rays open the '09 season.
AL title was so nice, Rays aim to do it twice
The defending AL champions, the surprise of baseball last season, aren't underdogs anymore -- and that's just one of the challenges they'll face in '09.
RaysShotz Two Cents' Tom Jones previews the 2009 baseball season.
The point after
An electronic conversation between Gary Shelton and John Romano.
Kickin' back with Gabe Kapler The Rays' new deep-thinking outfielder discusses his eclectic interests, from punk rock and reality TV to sustainable farms and stopping domestic violence.
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Eastern All-Stars
Marc Topkin looks at the AL East -- possibly baseball's toughest division -- and builds an All-Star team.
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