http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4148 Recent articles about Carlos Pena en-us The 2009 AL Gold Glove winners were announced today and the Yankees, as expected, had 2 winners. Congrats to Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter on picking up the honors.For my money, both were no-brainers. Teixeira was just amazing with the glove. Tex ranked 2nd in fielding percentage for all AL 1Bs, .001 points behind Lyle Overbay. Tex also had the 2nd highest zone rating @ 2.907, trailing only Carlos Pena whose rating was 2.922. Pena had a much lower fielding percentage though @ .991. Tex's ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Getting_Love_For_The_Glove/1539201 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Getting_Love_For_The_Glove/1539201 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Getting_Love_For_The_Glove/1539201 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52e2f2152cdbe21fe6cfb0ca498823152e0e108c/small/RAYSTIGERS_b9e6.jpg Another Look at Carlos Pena's HR Dave Allen is a mastermind. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:14:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Look_at_Carlos_Penas_HR/1156126 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Look_at_Carlos_Penas_HR/1156126 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Look_at_Carlos_Penas_HR/1156126 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/2/822abfe1cc0a08ab6c2dff99f2221977c76b2b67/small/06.jpg Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena broke two fingers when he was hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the opener of Monday's day-night doubleheader against the Yankees. Pena was hurt on an 0-1 offering in the first inning of a 4-1 loss, with the ball hitting his left hand and then his bat. "I knew when the ball hit me it was going to be bad," he said. "You don't take a 95 mph fastball on the finger and live to tell about it - or the finger live to tell about it." Pena... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:10:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/CC_breaks_2_fingers_of_Rays_39_Pena_with_pitch/1129972 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/CC_breaks_2_fingers_of_Rays_39_Pena_with_pitch/1129972 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/CC_breaks_2_fingers_of_Rays_39_Pena_with_pitch/1129972 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52e2f2152cdbe21fe6cfb0ca498823152e0e108c/small/RAYSTIGERS_b9e6.jpg According to Peter Abraham, Carlos Pena, who got hit on the hand in the 1st inning of today's game, has fractured the middle and index fingers on his left hand and has been placed on the 60-day DL, ending his season.Tough break. This just about puts the nail in the coffin for the Rays' season. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:13:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pena_Out_For_Year/1129294 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pena_Out_For_Year/1129294 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pena_Out_For_Year/1129294 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d09521defa5c358fdd39a541ac8788db4a48edd/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_14_411c.jpg More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Keep smiling Carlos Pena. We'll see you next year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Browse more photos » Terrible news and I'm not talking about the current state of the Rays bullpen. After taking a CC Sabathia pitch off the left hand, first basemen Carlos Pena is done for the season. Los will miss the remaining 25 games after breaking the index and middle fingers on his left ... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:03:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Breaks_Two_Fingers_Done_For_2009_Season/1129256 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Breaks_Two_Fingers_Done_For_2009_Season/1129256 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Breaks_Two_Fingers_Done_For_2009_Season/1129256 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d09521defa5c358fdd39a541ac8788db4a48edd/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_14_411c.jpg by Duane Burleson - AP View full size photo uploaded September 4, 2009 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; ms... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:37:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Closing_in_on_Franchise_Record/1117098 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Closing_in_on_Franchise_Record/1117098 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Closing_in_on_Franchise_Record/1117098 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/2/822abfe1cc0a08ab6c2dff99f2221977c76b2b67/small/06.jpg More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 2 hours ago: Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena hits his second home run of the game off of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brett Cecil during the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darren Calabrese) Browse more photos » This will be a short recap since we did not get to watch any of the game. -In his past five games Carlos Pena h... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:41:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Blasts_Rays_Past_Jays/1045591 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Blasts_Rays_Past_Jays/1045591 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Blasts_Rays_Past_Jays/1045591 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/2/822abfe1cc0a08ab6c2dff99f2221977c76b2b67/small/06.jpg More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Isolate This! Browse more photos » The stat Isolated Power (ISO) is used to isolate extra base hit power from the slugging equation. The formula is:  Doubles) +(2 x Triples) + (3 x HR) / At-bats = ISO  = (SLG-BA)/AB The current top 10 AL ISO leaderboard is as follows: Name ISO  Carlos Pena 0.308 Nelson Cruz 0.278 ... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:25:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_is_a_Powerful_Man/1042008 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_is_a_Powerful_Man/1042008 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_is_a_Powerful_Man/1042008 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/a/7ae6b003155885827dda6cf353479fe23581e07f/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_22_2bc2.jpg More photos » by Mike Carlson - AP Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena, right, is congratulated by teammates Willy Aybar, left, and Gabe Gross after driving in the game-winning run in the tenth inning of a 5-4 win against the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) Browse more photos » Less than 12 hours after publishing an article about Carlos Pena's home runs and singles, Carlos Pena homered and si... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:08:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Homers_Twice_Then_Singles_Rays_To_Walk_Off_Victory/1030117 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Homers_Twice_Then_Singles_Rays_To_Walk_Off_Victory/1030117 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Homers_Twice_Then_Singles_Rays_To_Walk_Off_Victory/1030117 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d09521defa5c358fdd39a541ac8788db4a48edd/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_14_411c.jpg More photos » by Paul J. Bereswill - AP 2 months ago: Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena hits a solo home run in the 7th inning to put the Rays ahead 2-1 in the baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, June 20, 2009. The game is being delayed by rain with one out in the top of the eighth inning. The Rays lead 2-1. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill) Browse more photos » &nbs... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:00:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Eyes_Entry_Into_40_40_Club/1027877 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Eyes_Entry_Into_40_40_Club/1027877 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Eyes_Entry_Into_40_40_Club/1027877 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f5ed5b3aa5cc87f3ebf7a2b6859be1487a895cb1/small/7e.jpg Go to MLB.com to vote for Carlos Pena. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Go_to_MLBcom_to_vote_for_Carlos_Pena/775972 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Go_to_MLBcom_to_vote_for_Carlos_Pena/775972 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Go_to_MLBcom_to_vote_for_Carlos_Pena/775972 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f5ed5b3aa5cc87f3ebf7a2b6859be1487a895cb1/small/7e.jpg More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP 4 days ago: First base umpire Ron Kulpa signals a fair ball as Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena reaches for grounder hit by Florida Marlins' Jeremy Hermida during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 28, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hermida was put out on the play. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) Browse more photos » One of our main goals on the site is to re... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Catch_23_A_Look_At_Carlos_Penas_Defense_in_2009/767048 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Catch_23_A_Look_At_Carlos_Penas_Defense_in_2009/767048 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Catch_23_A_Look_At_Carlos_Penas_Defense_in_2009/767048 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f5ed5b3aa5cc87f3ebf7a2b6859be1487a895cb1/small/7e.jpg More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP Oh, you. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-p... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:53:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Hits_Rays_Career_Homerun_Number_100/748970 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Hits_Rays_Career_Homerun_Number_100/748970 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Carlos_Pena_Hits_Rays_Career_Homerun_Number_100/748970 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d09521defa5c358fdd39a541ac8788db4a48edd/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_14_411c.jpg More photos » by Reinhold Matay - AP Browse more photos » If you've watched Carlos Pena over the past three weeks you may have noticed a real change in the way he has been pitched. Even with "protection" in the form of Ben Zobrist behind him, pitchers are throwing less heaters and more junk in Carlos's direction. In the month of June, 43.4% of the pitches thrown to Pena have been sliders, curveballs or... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:00:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_At_Carlos_Pena_and_Pitch_Selection/730993 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_At_Carlos_Pena_and_Pitch_Selection/730993 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_At_Carlos_Pena_and_Pitch_Selection/730993 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/a/7ae6b003155885827dda6cf353479fe23581e07f/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_22_2bc2.jpg