Climbing Tal's Hill » Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 26 May 2013 02:58:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Is J.D. Martinez Really Becoming a Middle of the Order Threat? http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/25/is-j-d-martinez-really-becoming-a-middle-of-the-order-threat/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/25/is-j-d-martinez-really-becoming-a-middle-of-the-order-threat/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 19:16:29 +0000 Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6700 Last season J.D. Martinez came out of the gates strong. It was a nice continuation of the success he had after being promoted to the major leagues in 2011. The Astros were counting on him to be a run producer in the middle of their lineup, and it looked like he was going to deliver. [...]

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]]> Last season J.D. Martinez came out of the gates strong. It was a nice continuation of the success he had after being promoted to the major leagues in 2011. The Astros were counting on him to be a run producer in the middle of their lineup, and it looked like he was going to deliver. Unfortunately, he had some health problems and the end result was a disappointing .241 average with only 11 HR and 55 RBI.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/25/is-j-d-martinez-really-becoming-a-middle-of-the-order-threat/feed/ 0 Larry Dierker is Back In the Fold http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/21/larry-dierker-is-back-in-the-fold/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/21/larry-dierker-is-back-in-the-fold/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 01:34:33 +0000 Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6669 That didn’t take long at all. Reid Ryan’s first official day as team president was yesterday, and today an announcement was made. Granted it was not the big news Astros fans were hoping for, but it was something. When it was made public a few months ago that Larry Dierker was no longer going to [...]

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]]> That didn’t take long at all. Reid Ryan’s first official day as team president was yesterday, and today an announcement was made. Granted it was not the big news Astros fans were hoping for, but it was something.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/21/larry-dierker-is-back-in-the-fold/feed/ 0 Lucas Harrell Rebounded in a Big Way http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/21/lucas-harrell-rebounded-in-a-big-way/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/21/lucas-harrell-rebounded-in-a-big-way/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:01 +0000 Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6615 It is unfair to judge a young pitcher like Lucas Harrell solely on their struggles. They are going to happen. Harrell is not going to have a dominating outing in each start. Harrell, who will be turning 28 in a few weeks, is beyond the point of being a prospect like Jordan Lyles, but in [...]

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]]> It is unfair to judge a young pitcher like Lucas Harrell solely on their struggles. They are going to happen. Harrell is not going to have a dominating outing in each start.

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