Climbing Tal's Hill http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 16 May 2012 23:12:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Extra innings unkind to Astros http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/15/extra-innings-unkind-to-astros/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/15/extra-innings-unkind-to-astros/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 01:41:58 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3796 Former Astro Hunter Pence hit two homeruns, including the game winner in the tenth inning of Tuesday’s 4-3 loss in Philadelphia. Ex-Phillie Brett Myers served up the game winner and the Astros dropped their fourth straight. Houston has lost all five of the extra-inning games they have been involved in this season. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> Former Astro Hunter Pence hit two homeruns, including the game winner in the tenth inning of Tuesday’s 4-3 loss in Philadelphia. Ex-Phillie Brett Myers served up the game winner and the Astros dropped their fourth straight. Houston has lost all five of the extra-inning games they have been involved in this season.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/15/extra-innings-unkind-to-astros/feed/ 0 Astros Draft: Will Mark Appel Be The Pick? http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/15/astros-draft-will-mark-appel-the-pick/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/15/astros-draft-will-mark-appel-the-pick/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:36:19 +0000 Brian Hamilton http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3777 MLB’s Rule 4 Draft is in just 20 days. Our Houston Astros will have the top pick and unlike most recent years, there isn’t a clear cut favorite to go first overall. Some of the names being discussed are Stanford pitcher Mark Appel, Florida catcher Mike Zunino, and outfielder Byron “Buck” Buxton of Appling County High School. There are other names but these are the three finalists, in my opinion, to go number one overall. The Astros farm system is finally back to respectability thanks in large part to the Hunter Pence and Michael Bourn trades last July, so any of those [...]

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]]> MLB’s Rule 4 Draft is in just 20 days. Our Houston Astros will have the top pick and unlike most recent years, there isn’t a clear cut favorite to go first overall. Some of the names being discussed are Stanford pitcher Mark Appel, Florida catcher Mike Zunino, and outfielder Byron “Buck” Buxton of Appling County High School. There are other names but these are the three finalists, in my opinion, to go number one overall. The Astros farm system is finally back to respectability thanks in large part to the Hunter Pence and Michael Bourn trades last July, so any of those three guys would be a great addition to the team and to its future. However, as the draft gets closer, more and more rumors are persisting that Mark Appel will likely be the Astros choice with the first pick.

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]]> The Astros offense struggled in Pittsburgh over the weekend, losing two of three to the Pirates. Now the Astros travel eastward across the Keystone State for a quick two-game series in Philadelphia. The Phillies have had some offensive struggles of their own and find themselves floundering in last place in the N.L. East. How bad have things gotten in the city of brotherly love? We posed a few questions to Ethan Seidel to find out. Ethan is a staff writer at That Ball’s Outta Here (FanSided’s Phillies site).  Here’s what he had to say.

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