White Sox 2, Rays 6, Final - Oct. 3, 2008

This Is Where I’m Supposed to Care About Baseball, Right?
thearena.wordpress.com 10/3/2008 — The playoffs start now. (Ish). Predictions below, to be followed by other things. AL Red Sox over Angels in 5 Rays over White Sox in 3 Red Sox over Rays in 7 NL Cubs over Dodgers in 4 Phillies over Brewers in 4 Cubs over Phillies in ...

Rays move to within one win of ALCS
msn.foxsports.com 10/4/2008 — The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Friday for a 2-0 lead in their ...

Sox on verge of elimination after dropping Game 2
suntimes.com 10/4/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions ...

Akinori Iwamura Has A Mohawk
bugsandcranks.com 10/4/2008 — It might not be in the highlights, but Jason Bartlett and Akinori Iwamura made a sick play to get a tough force out at second to end the top of the 5th and keep our beloved Devil Rays within one run in Game 2 of the ALDS. Then in the bottom half of ...

Hard-luck Buehrle says Rays remind him of 2005 Sox
suntimes.com 10/4/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- For much of Game 2 on Friday, Mark Buehrle was cruising along, pitching fast, getting quick outs and giving the White Sox hope after a disappointing Game 1.

The Rays continue their dogged determination with Game 2 win
sports.yahoo.com 10/4/2008 — Like a puppy trailing us home from the corner market, you figure these Rays are eventually going to trail off,  back away, lose interest or get flattened by a car. Problem is, our first mistake is not recognizing the advantage of being the ...

Rays rally past ChiSox, take 2-0 lead (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 10/4/2008 — The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions beat the Chicago ...

ALDS Game 2: White Sox 2, Rays 1 — 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Friday Night Open Playoff Thread — Purple Row

Recap: Ozzie Guillen called This a Must-Win. Oops. — DRaysBay

All of the Rest Will Flow — The 35th Street Review

They Gotta Have Less Cowbell: Sox - Rays Playoff Game 2 — The White Sox Blog

Sox Dig Themselves a Quick Hole, Go Down 0-2 In ALDS After 6-2 Game 2 Loss to Rays — Chicago White Sox Fan Message Board... The White Sox Guy

Grant Balfour Is Awesome, Owns Orlando Cabrera — The Critical Fanatic

Rocco Baldelli Helps Tampa Bay Rays Win ALDS Game 2 vs. White Sox — The Critical Fanatic

Rays top White Sox on Aki's shot — Major League Baseball News 10/4/2008
Akinori Iwamura's two-run homer led a 6-2 Rays win over the White Sox in Game 2 of the American League Division Series. The win gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Since division series play began in 1995, 27 of the 32 teams that ...

Rays rally to beat White Sox 6-2 — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/4/2008
The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after...

Good start, slow finish — chicagotribune.com - Sports 10/4/2008
The White Sox looked primed for a big day at the plate after a long first inning, but that was the end of their scoring and the Tampa Bay Rays beat them 6-2 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series. From the ...

Rays take 2-0 lead in series against White Sox — L.A. Times - Baseball News 10/4/2008
All-Star Scott Kazmir settles down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hits a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions beat Chicago, 6-2. > The ...

Dye called safe on disputed play — Major League Baseball News 10/4/2008
Jermaine Dye's infield single leading off the ninth inning had the Rays on their feet as replays showed Tampa Bay first baseman Willy Aybar had tagged Dye before the White Sox right fielder reached the bag.

Akinori Iwamura's homer and relievers lead Rays in 6-2 win over Chicago — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/4/2008
Relievers Grant Balfour and J.P. Howell pitched the Rays out of a pair of late-inning jams as Tampa Bay completed a 6-2 AL division series victory over the White Sox. Akinori Iwamura's go-ahead two-run homer was the key hit.

Rays beat White Sox to take 2-0 series lead — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/4/2008
The Tampa Bay Rays survived a shaky start by Scott Kazmir to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Friday and forge a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five American League divisional series playoff.

Scoring baseball games enriched memories — chicagotribune.com - Sports 10/4/2008
The good nuns at St. Cajetan's had issues with my penmanship when I was a youngster—"Chicken scratches," Sister Pietrina called it—and that was my only reservation when I volunteered for a work assignment the other day: Fill out a ...