Inside The Ballpark - Baseball Humor Blog

August 22nd, 2008

Could baseball’s fastest man challenge Usain Bolt?

Is New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes the fastest player in Major League Baseball?Photo: Newscom

Baseball speed is usually measured in the 60-yard dash and the sprint from home to first. However, some players are called “fast” for stealing bases, covering ground in the field and having great base running ability. But, who’s the […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 7 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 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

February 22nd, 2008

From Hunter: Erstad Needs a Nickname

Hi,
Finally spring training is here and I have some baseball to talk about! Even though I haven’t been able to do much in spring training, other than watch, there’s still a lot going on. And for the record, I’m healing quickly and rather excited because I am supposed to be back at practice tomorrow!
It’s […]

By Hunter Pence -- 10 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Astros Offseason Upgrades

Hunter mentioned in his blog post about the new players that were acquired by the Houston Astros this offseason. In case you haven’t been keeping up with the latest news, here’s a rundown of the Astros’ offseason acquisitions.
Coming off of a disappointing 73-89 campaign in 2007, the Astros and new general manager Ed Wade […]

By Kori Ellis -- 1 comment