Climbing Tal's Hill » Mike Hampton http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Astros Anniversary: Mike Hampton traded to Mets http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/12/23/astros-anniversary-mike-hampton-traded-to-mets/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/12/23/astros-anniversary-mike-hampton-traded-to-mets/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:19:55 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5215 December 23, 1999 was a sad day for me. At that time, left-handed pitcher Mike Hampton was my favorite player on the team. Thirteen years ago today the Astros traded Hampton, along with outfielder Derek Bell, to the New York Mets for Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel, and Kyle Kessel. Hampton was coming off a 22-4 season [...]

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]]> December 23, 1999 was a sad day for me. At that time, left-handed pitcher Mike Hampton was my favorite player on the team. Thirteen years ago today the Astros traded Hampton, along with outfielder Derek Bell, to the New York Mets for Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel, and Kyle Kessel. Hampton was coming off a 22-4 season in which he finished second in the N.L. Cy Young Award voting.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/12/23/astros-anniversary-mike-hampton-traded-to-mets/feed/ 0 Former Astro Mike Hampton Retires http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/27/former-astro-mike-hampton-retires/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/03/27/former-astro-mike-hampton-retires/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:00:57 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=1132 One of the most talented athletes to ever take the mound has called it quits. Mike Hampton officially announced his retirement Saturday at the age of 38. Originally drafted by Seattle in the sixth round of the 1990 draft, Hampton pitched in only 13 games with the Mariners before being traded to Houston. After spending [...]

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]]> One of the most talented athletes to ever take the mound has called it quits. Mike Hampton officially announced his retirement Saturday at the age of 38. Originally drafted by Seattle in the sixth round of the 1990 draft, Hampton pitched in only 13 games with the Mariners before being traded to Houston. After spending 1994 in the bullpen, Hampton was a mainstay in the Astros rotation for the next five seasons. During that time the lefty compiled a 67-39 record in 151 starts. In 1997 Hampton helped the Astros return to the playoffs after a ten year absence. Hampton had seven complete games that season, including a division-clincher against the Cubs that featured a three-pitch ninth inning.  In 1999 Hampton went 22-4 with a 2.90 E.R.A. and finished second in the N.L. Cy Young voting.

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