 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Panguva yaJoe Maddon ari maneja weRays, iye nechikwata vakagadzira zvirevo zvakawanda, kusanganisira chirevo 98 chemwaka wa2008, chakatsanangurwa naMaddon zvichireva kuti kana vatambi vapfumbamwe vakatamba innings pfumbamwe dze baseball yakaoma zuva rega rega, timu iyoyo yaizove imwe yezvikwata zvisere zvinokodzera kuenda kumwaka wekupedzisira. Pamberi pemwaka wa2008, maRays anga asati ambove nemwaka unokunda munhoroondo yefranchise, ndoda kuoneka kwepositi. Chirevo ichi chakashanduka mumwaka wese we2008 MLB postseason sezvo maRays akapfuura rekodhi ravo rekutanga rekukunda mumwaka mumwe chete nekukunda anopfuura makumi matatu, uye pakupedzisira vakabata zita reAL East chikamu chekuonekwa kwavo kwekutanga mumwaka wepositi munhoroondo yefranchise. Mushure mokunge vawana nzvimbo yavo yepostseason, yakava 94, kumiririra zvikwata zvinopfuurira kuLCS. Apo vakakunda ALDS, yakava 92, nokuda kwamapoka anopfuurira kuWorld Series. Apo vakakunda ALCS, yakava 91, inomiririra World Series Championship. Kwemwaka wa2009, Maddon akaunza chirevo chitsva, 09 08, kuratidza kuti mwaka uyu uchave wakakura kupfuura gore rapfuura. 