The Astros wanted Andrew Friedman, but they will have to settle for Carlos Pena in their effort to be just like the Rays. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com is reporting that the Astros and Pena have agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million contract. Pena could earn another $1.4 million in incentives. Pena made [...]
First we looked at the longest home runs hit at Tropicana Field this season. Then we looked at the longest home runs at The Trop in recent memory. Now let’s look back at the biggest bombs hit by the Rays this season. #5 Brooks Conrad (June 26) off of Bruce [...]
Below is a look at the three longest home runs hit at Tropicana Field this season as measured by ESPN’s True Distance metric… #3 Jose Bautista, TOR (May 23) off of James Shields: 452 feet #2 Carlos Peguero, SEA (July 20) off of James Shields: 453 feet #1 Carlos Pena [...]
We’ve got Flash Jennings’ flying bat, an Ichiro bobblehead, and Alex Cobb’s stunned face. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
We’ve got a diseased Orioles fan, Stuart Sternberg, and Carlos Pena’s latest FAIL. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. The Rays were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position tonight. They deserved to lose to the Rangers. And you put an exclamation point at the end of it with Karlos Pena taking a called third strike with the game on line in the [...]
The first 10,000 fans at tonight’s game will receive a Carlos Pena home run figurine, seen at right. Pena believes this is a good omen, and if he is lucky, it will erase a curse that he placed on himself earlier this season. As you can see, the mini-statue has [...]
We’ve got a cool neon sign, a couple of bad decisions, and the one thing that Carlos Pena is still good at. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
We’ve got an odd scene in the Yankees TV booth, Jose Molina’s rough game, and JP Howell’s pouty face. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on Sports Center…
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. The Rays needed a punching-bag game like this today, where they could hammer out a huge lead, get everyone involved (18 hits) and cruise back to St. Pete with a much-needed split in Toronto and more confidence. As expected, a 9-zip lead in [...]
