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Ben Zobrist Enjoys White Squares Under His Feet
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by Steve Nesius - AP
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Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist, right, celebrates as he rounds third base after hitting a two-run pinch-hit homer off Oakland Athletics reliever Andrew Bailey to tie the...
Andy Sonnanstine, Rays Take Series From Phillies; Rotation Spot Saved?
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by Brian Blanco - AP
Did Sonny do enought to stay in the rotation? (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
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In possibly the most important start of his career, personally...
Rays-Athletics Odds Preview
April 25, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Oakland Coliseum. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Garza in this game. Garza has a 1-1 record and a 4.58 ERA this season. Garza's...
Was Delmon Young Traded For Being (Too) Black?
November 30, 2007 by
Bugs & Cranks
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In the wake of the blockbuster Twins trade, one Tampa paper proclaimed there was a 50% chance of Delmon Young turning into Elijah Dukes, while a Tampa TV station's blog said the chance was 100%. Somebody had to take issue with that and invoke the images of Gary Sheffield, Al Davis...
Pena's blast off Santana in seventh propels Rays
June 20, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking homer off Johan Santana in the seventh inning Saturday, sending James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays to a rainy 3-1 victory over the New York Mets.
The Curse of the American League
September 10, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Image by Keith Allison via Flickr
At this point, we have to begin to discuss the possibility of an official curse – for the third time in four years one of the American League’s elite homerun hitters has suffered a season ending injury in September, and for the second...
Maddon takes pressure off Pena
Whenever a Rays pitcher gets in trouble, it's only a matter of time before Carlos Pena jogs over from first base to the back of the mound, picks up the rosin bag and drops a few words of encouragement on his teammate before turning and heading back to his position.
Front-Office Efficiency (FOE): How much can $1M get you?
by Mike Carlson - AP
The king of efficiency, BenZo the FOE (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
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Being a small-market franchise, the Rays need to be especially careful with how...
Sure, Pena is a homer pick, but that's the way it goes
Carlos Pena's All-Star selection reinforces what everybody already knew: Joe Maddon has his players' collective backs, writes Joe Henderson.
Pena an All-Star after all
Carlos Pena figured he'd use the All-Star break to go to the beach a few times, and maybe teach his daughter, Isabella, how to ride a bike.
Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena to take his swings
July 13, 2009 by
TampaBay.com
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Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena is hitting fifth in tonight's home run derby.
Rays giving Carlos Pena a big All-Star push
Carlos Pena isn't voted to the All-Star team, it won't be because the Rays organization let him down.
Team giving Pena a big push
Carlos Pena isn't voted to the All-Star team, it won't be because the Rays organization let him down.
Pena thrilled with HR Derby, All-Star Game nods
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena went from being an All-Star Game spectator to the full Monty in less than 24 hours Sunday, filling out the American League roster for both the game and tonight's Home Run Derby.
Talking About the 2010 Rays
I got a request a few days ago to write a post on the 2010 Rays. What better time to make that post than today? It's Friday, we're coming off a very good start by David Price, a sweep of a division foe, and heading into a series in which the Rays will wear the rainbow...
Pena flattered by All-Star support
The Rays' campaign for Carlos Pena to become Tampa Bay's fifth player at the All-Star Game fell short, but he appreciated the effort.
Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena still fourth as All-Star voting winds down
July 09, 2009 by
TampaBay.com
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The t-shirts, billboards and laptop computers in the stadium aren't doing it as Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena remains fourth in the voting for the final spot on the AL All-Star team. As of the 8 a.m. update, Pena...
Who do you like in the derby?
July 13, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Here are the participants for tonight's 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby:American League:Carlos Pena 1B, TBBrandon Inge 3B, DETNelson Cruz OF, TEXJoe Mauer C, MINNational League:Albert Pujols 1B, STLAdrian Gonzalez 1B, SDPrince Fielder 1B, MILRyan Howard 1B, PHII'm gonna go with...
Gold Glove Discrimination Ending Too Slowly
November 07, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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First of all, congratulations to one of my all-time favoritest Devil Rays, El Gato Del Crimen Carlos Pena for winning his first Gold Glove Award.
El Gato has also become the first EVER Devil Ray to take home a Gold Glove Award. SHOCKING a?" I know. Fifty-two fucking years they...
This just in, Rays fans: 'Losie is on fiyah
All-or-Nothing man Carlos Pena is trying to put the All-or-Nothing Rays on his wild-card back - again, Martin Fennelly writes.
Bottom of the 8th
October 20, 2008 by
Baseball Reflections
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New pitcher for Boston is rookie and former starting pitcher Justin Masterson.
SS Jason Bartlett is leading off the 8th down 4-2. He was hit by a pitch again. No outs, man on first.
2B Iwamura is 0-3 tonight. Masterson looks a bit nervous up there right now, but Varitek, with a 1...
MLB Network Adds Millar, Pena, Aaron Boone for Postseason Games
October 06, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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MLB Network today announced that current MLB players Kevin Millar, Carlos Pena and Aaron Boone will serve as guest analysts on MLB Tonight as the network plans for 100 hours of live postseason coverage throughout the month of October. MLB Network will provide extended coverage today...
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