UPI POY 2008 - Sports

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura (C) and shortstop Jason Bartlett celebrate as Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay slides into second as the Rays defeat the Red Sox 3-1 to win the American League Championship at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 19, 2008. The Rays will face the Philadelphia Phillies in their first World Series appearance. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)