Climbing Tal's Hill » Jason Stoffel http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Corpus Christi finishes first half with a win http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/20/corpus-christi-finishes-first-half-with-a-win/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/06/20/corpus-christi-finishes-first-half-with-a-win/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:03:46 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4034 The AA Corpus Christi Hooks finished the first half of the Texas League season with a 4-0 win over the San Antonio Missions. Jonathan Singleton started a 12th inning rally that plated four runs against the defending champs. Jared Cosart pitched seven shutout innings, striking out a season-high eight, and Arcenio Leon picked up the [...]

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]]> The AA Corpus Christi Hooks finished the first half of the Texas League season with a 4-0 win over the San Antonio Missions. Jonathan Singleton started a 12th inning rally that plated four runs against the defending champs. Jared Cosart pitched seven shutout innings, striking out a season-high eight, and Arcenio Leon picked up the win with two scoreless frames. The Hooks are now 4-1 in extra-inning contests and finish the first half with a record of 37-33, quite an improvement over last year’s cellar-dwelling squad.

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]]> Lost in the trade deadline madness of last season was the acquisition of Henry Sosa. Understandably, the Jeff Keppinger trade to the Giants was viewed as more of a cost cutting move than about who we got in return but Sosa would make an impression in the latter part of the season. Henry would make a number of good to excellent starts in August and September which demonstrates why he was once a very highly touted prospect. Sosa could be a major wildcard in 2012 as he has a chance to become a viable option as a back of the rotation starter. (more…)

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