Climbing Tal's Hill » All-Star Game 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 All-Star MVP Cabrera in more hot water http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/08/19/all-star-mvp-cabrera-in-more-hot-water/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/08/19/all-star-mvp-cabrera-in-more-hot-water/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:16:33 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4426 Last week it was announced that San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera had been ordered to serve a 50-game suspension after failing a drug test. Cabrera may have played his final game in a Giants uniform unless the team manages to qualify for the playoffs in his absence. But Melky could be in even bigger [...]

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]]> Last week it was announced that San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera had been ordered to serve a 50-game suspension after failing a drug test. Cabrera may have played his final game in a Giants uniform unless the team manages to qualify for the playoffs in his absence. But Melky could be in even bigger trouble. The New York Daily News is reporting that the All-Star Game MVP devised a plot and fabricated evidence in an attempt to have his suspension overturned.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/08/19/all-star-mvp-cabrera-in-more-hot-water/feed/ 0 Alyson Footer leaves Astros for mlb.com http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/30/alyson-footer-leaves-astros-for-mlb-com/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/30/alyson-footer-leaves-astros-for-mlb-com/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:16:04 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4090 One of my favorite members of the Astros staff is moving on to greener pastures. Social Media Director Alyson Footer has taken a job with mlb.com. Alyson will still be based out of Houston but will now be covering all 30 MLB teams. Her first assignment will be covering the goings-on in Kansas City during [...]

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]]> One of my favorite members of the Astros staff is moving on to greener pastures. Social Media Director Alyson Footer has taken a job with mlb.com. Alyson will still be based out of Houston but will now be covering all 30 MLB teams. Her first assignment will be covering the goings-on in Kansas City during the upcoming All-Star week.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/30/alyson-footer-leaves-astros-for-mlb-com/feed/ 0 Hunter Pence represents the Astros well at the All-Star Game http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/07/12/hunter-pence-represents-the-astros-well-at-the-all-star-game/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/07/12/hunter-pence-represents-the-astros-well-at-the-all-star-game/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:07:58 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=1848 For fans who watched Hunter Pence all season should not be surprised that he made the most of his time seeing playing for the first time in an All-Star game. He was named to the All-Star team back in 2009 but did not get into the game. Hunter Pence entered in the top of the [...]

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For fans who watched Hunter Pence all season should not be surprised that he made the most of his time seeing playing for the first time in an All-Star game. He was named to the All-Star team back in 2009 but did not get into the game.

Hunter Pence entered in the top of the fourth for Matt Holliday in left field and it didn’t take long before he got involved. With two outs, Adrian Beltre hit a single to left field that Pence quickly fielded and threw a rope to home plate to throw out Jose Bautista who was trying to score.

That throw kept the American League to 1-0 and the National League responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs to take the lead and held onto it for the rest of the game. That play was not Pence’s only contribution on the night as he went 1 for 2 at the plate and scored a run in the bottom of the seventh, thanks to a ground rule double by Pablo Sandoval.

Unfortunately for Pence he must now return to the last place Astros but tonight he should enjoy his time as one of the best in baseball today.

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