Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

In the company of Tampa Bay's progressive, contrarian skipper, there's always the chance of witnessing something you've never seen before—like, say, the Rays in the playoffs

If Joe Maddon is unconventional, give some credit to the Angels' Mike Scioscia, who taught him baseball's "book" can be overrated

A soccer star may lead the list of the 30 highest-paid Latino athletes (in annual salary and endorsement income), but baseball players are clearly in the majority

Andrew Friedman brilliantly added all the right pieces to the Rays, and for that, he is SI's top executive of '08

What to watch and watch for