Posts Tagged Astros’
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Astros collide, drop fly ball to lose game
Ladies and Gentlemen, YOUR Houston Astros. Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin was at bat in the bottom of the ninth, full count, bases loaded and with the score tie. A weak pop fly to shallow right and the game is going into…oh wait, I forgot, its the Houston Astros. Right fielder Jimmy P...
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Astros fielders collide on popup, giving Pirates walk-off win (Video)
The Houston Astros lost another game in an embarrassing fashion that only the Astros could pull off. On Friday night, the Astros were tied at 4-4 with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Pirates loaded the bases, but Astros pitcher Edgar Gonzalez got...
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Nolan Ryan’s son to run Astros
Reid Ryan has been introduced as the new president of the Houston Astros. Ryan, the eldest son of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, was the CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, which owns the Triple-A Round Rock Express and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. The 41-year-old Reid Ryan helped create the Express...
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Houston Astros balk is most ’2013 Houston Astros balk’ ever
Houston Astros pitcher Jordan Lyles balked so badly that it can only be characterized as the perfect microcosm of the disaster that has been the Astros' first year in the American League. View full post on Yardbarker: MLB...
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Astros make two pitching changes before throwing a pitch…and umpires allow it (Video)
Another embarrassing fiasco involving major league baseball umpires not knowing basic rules took place Thursday night when the Houston Astros were allowed to make two pitching changes without throwing a pitch. Your browser does not support iframes. In the top of the seventh with two outs, the Astr...
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Miguel Cabrera’s barrel roll throw from his butt vs. Astros (VIDEO)
Miguel Cabrera put a dent in the field at Minute Maid Park Sunday (after putting a few in their left field seats Saturday). Cabrera fielded Astros third baseman Brandon Laird’s grounder diving to his left. Instead of getting up to throw to first, Cabby went to the unconventional barrel roll/th...
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Oakland Athletics: 5 Lessons from Series Sweep of Houston Astros
The second series of the Oakland Athletics' season came and went this past weekend. The A’s introduced themselves to the Houston Astros—the new members of the American League West—or rather, got reacquainted with one another.This trio of games was a reunion for several members...
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Astros fan has amazing mustache
If it were just this guy and his mustache sitting watching the game, wearing a t-shirt and jeans, it would still be epic. But add in the cowboy hat and old school Astros jersey, and this mustachioed gent goes from epic to 100% pure gold. The girls beside him seem unimpressed, but not knowing who the...
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A-Rod Will Make More Money Than Houston Astros in 2013
Get stitches, make money. Alex Rodriguez is currently recovering from hip surgery and will not play the first half of the 2013 season, but it won’t stop him from making more money than the entire Houston Astros roster. After the acquisition of Vernon Wells, the New York Yankees will...
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Ronny Cedeno earns shortstop job with Astros
The Houston Astros recently signed Ronny Cedeno and announced on Sunday that he will be the teams shortstop to open the season. Cedeno spent almost all of spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals attempting to win the starting gig there when Rafael Furcal became sidelined. Pete Kozma earned the ...
