Rays manager Joe Maddon has revealed his new motto for the 2009 season, which will be '09 > '08. For those who skipped algebra class, it means that 2009 is greater than 2008. "Of course, I wanted to re-emphasize that 9 will always equal 8 in our math, but furthermore, this year, '09 is going to be greater than '08," Maddon explained. "We want it to be hopefully better by at least three games, which we missed last year. Of course we did wonderfully last year and of course it was all good, but I keep talking about building this new road and you just can't rely on 9 = 8 all the time. You have to be better than we were in some areas last year."