Climbing Tal's Hill » Corpus Christi http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 25 May 2013 12:53:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Astros CAREavan hits San Antonio on Thursday http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/23/astros-careavan-hits-san-antonio-on-thursday/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/23/astros-careavan-hits-san-antonio-on-thursday/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:04:57 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5499 The Astros CAREavan is rolling through South Texas this week. Current and former Astros players as well as coaches and team dignitaries are out there rubbing elbows with the fans. The Astros CAREavan program also focuses on community service, lending support to cancer-related causes, organizations that support the military, and youth baseball and softball programs. [...]

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]]> The Astros CAREavan is rolling through South Texas this week. Current and former Astros players as well as coaches and team dignitaries are out there rubbing elbows with the fans. The Astros CAREavan program also focuses on community service, lending support to cancer-related causes, organizations that support the military, and youth baseball and softball programs.

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]]> Spring Training is just around the corner and the Astros public relations push is in full swing. The Astros Care-avan has been touring the area and recently stopped in Corpus Christi, home of the organization’s AA affiliate. Greg Rajan covered the event locally in the home of the Hooks.

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The festivities hit their peak next weekend in Houston with the annual Astros Fanfest. Alyson Footer gives details of next Saturday’s agenda at Minute Maid Park.

Richard Justice seems to have a man-crush on new Astros pitcher Livan Hernandez.

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]]> Before It sounds like I am anti-Altuve let me say that I love his story and do think he has a chance to become a significant player in the Astros’ future. Now with that out of the way, I am far from sold on the little guy and more than just a little worried Ed Wade might have done more harm than good last year. Wade decided to bring up  Jose Altuve in July of last season after only a few ABs with Corpus. After an initial rush, Altuve would settle down and put up respectable numbers for a guy that started the season playing single A ball. The issues with Altuve are fairly obvious and nothing he hasn’t heard throughout his time in pro ball. But can he continue to overcome them at the big league level like he has at the minor league level? (more…)

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