May 29th, 2008
After seeing all of the hoopla surrounding Jay Bruce’s debut this week in Cincinnati, I started to wonder if he will turn into the franchise-type player everyone expects him to be. Then, I started to think about some of the players that are great now and wondered what their debut seasons were like. […]
By Tony Baldwin -- 7 comments
May 21st, 2008
When I first read this story this morning, I thought it was an interesting idea. Another way to market players, which Major League Baseball does do enough of these days. Instead, MLB likes to focus on the team. However, as I looked over it again, I couldn’t pass this one up. […]
By Tony Baldwin -- 2 comments
March 20th, 2008
The Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday by a final score of 8-7. The big bat for the Astros was our very own Hunter Pence. Hunter went 3-4 with two runs, three RBIs and his third homerun of the spring. He also had a double and a stolen base.
Miguel Tejada, who was Houston’s […]
By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments
March 3rd, 2008
The Houston Astros had a pair of split-squad games on Sunday afternoon. Against the Atlanta Braves, the Astros lost by a final score of 6-4. Against the Washington Nationals, the Astros fell 8-3.
In the contest versus the Braves, Brandon Backe pitched two scoreless innings for Houston. New second baseman Kaz Matsui went 1-2 with a […]
By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments
March 2nd, 2008
After going without a hit in the spring training opener, our own Hunter Pence has bounced back with two nice outings for the Houston Astros. He’s now 3-for-8 with a double and an RBI. On the field, he has spent all of his time in right field.
As the Astros prepare for the 2008 season, manager […]
By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments