Climbing Tal's Hill » Astros http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 25 May 2013 20:33:27 +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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]]> Just when it looked like Jose Veras and the Astros would finally break through against the A’s, an old nemesis crashed the party. Meanwhile, the Astros continue to prepare for the upcoming draft and our minor league pitchers almost had another no-no. All that, and more, in today’s links.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/25/astros-weekend-links-11/feed/ 0 Astros Look to Finally Beat the Athletics http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/24/astros-look-to-finally-beat-the-athletics/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/05/24/astros-look-to-finally-beat-the-athletics/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:39 +0000 John Burgess http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6688 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (25-23) VS HOUSTON ASTROS (14-33) MINUTE MAID PARK IN HOUSTON, TEXAS The Houston Astros are in the middle of their best stretch of the season. They are coming off of a series win against the Kansas City Royals, and are 4-3 in their last seven games. The Astros’ starting pitching has been a [...]

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MINUTE MAID PARK IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
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