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Inside The Ballpark - Baseball Humor Blog

March 30th, 2008

From Hunter - This team is going to fight

Hello everyone,
The last week of spring training is over. The Houston Astros 2008 roster is set, and it’s been a frenzy in the clubhouse.
I’ll say that its been tough on everyone to handle all of the packing and unpacking, and now we have to do more to get to San Diego. Not to […]

By Hunter Pence -- 4 comments

March 25th, 2008

Hunter Pence to Bat Second?

Coming into spring training, it appeared as if Hunter Pence would be batting sixth in the Houston Astros’ lineup. After an impressive spring training, it appears as if Pence may find himself batting second permanently.
“He’s just an exciting player, and you want him to bat as many times as you can,” Astros manager Cecil Cooper […]

By Kori Ellis -- 3 comments

March 23rd, 2008

From Hunter: It’s Go Time!

Hi,
We are down to our last week of spring training and for me the season can’t start soon enough. The games get more intense at this time and the bell has rung so to speak.
You really can’t tell how the season is going to go from spring training, but I can tell you that […]

By Hunter Pence -- 3 comments

March 21st, 2008

A Look Back at Hunter Pence’s Rookie Season

Check out these new Hunter Pence YouTube video. It features a lot of Hunter’s pictures and is put together quite nicely. If you want to take a look back at Hunter’s rookie season, this is a good way to do so.
The music in the video is “Smells like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana.

Tags: astros-spring-training, baseball, baseball-blog, […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

March 20th, 2008

Hunter Pence Powers Astros Past Braves

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 18th, 2008

Hunter Pence Homers as Astros Win

Hunter Pence combined with Michael Bourn to hit back-to-back homeruns for the Astros as they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by a final score of 12-10. The Astros, who improved their spring training record to 9-12 with the win, also got homers from J.R. House, David Newhan and Nick Gorneault.
Woody Williams started the game for […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Houston Astros 2008 Season Teaser

If you want to get excited about the 2008 Houston Astros season, check out this video. It features both current Astros, plus takes a look back at some legendary Astros moments.
The music on the video is provided by Thin Lizzy and Chamillionaire. The cool motion graphics are extremely well done!

Tags: Astros News, astros-news, astros-spring-training, […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

March 15th, 2008

Hip Hop Hunter Pence

Hi,
It feels good to finally be drawing near the season. Everyone in camp is starting to get to know each other, and the team even though it’s not set is having a lot of fun together. To me, it’s important to have a team that gets along in the clubhouse because your around each other […]

By Hunter Pence -- 1 comment

March 12th, 2008

Hunter Pence Hits First Spring Homer

Congratulations to Hunter Pence for hitting his first homerun of spring training on Tuesday. Houston’s Michael Bourn led off the 4th inning with a homerun of his own, then Hunter followed with his homer one batter later. Hunter finished the game with two hits in his three at bats, hitting a double to go along […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

March 10th, 2008

Hunter Pence Spring Update

Since the last time we gave a Hunter Pence update, Hunter has hit quite well for the Houston Astros. After a loss last Thursday against the Cleveland Indians, the Astros have three wins and two losses. The wins came against the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, while the losses came against […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments