Climbing Tal's Hill » Pirates http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Armando Galarraga to face Wandy Rodriguez tonight http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/28/armando-galarraga-to-face-wandy-rodriguez-tonight/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/28/armando-galarraga-to-face-wandy-rodriguez-tonight/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:01:14 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4269 Tonight’s Astros game against the Pirates provides one of the most interesting pitching match-ups in recent memory. Wandy Rodriguez will take the mound at Minute Maid Park but this time he won’t be wearing an Astros uniform. Wandy will be making his Pirates debut in a familiar setting against the men he called teammates only [...]

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]]> Tonight’s Astros game against the Pirates provides one of the most interesting pitching match-ups in recent memory. Wandy Rodriguez will take the mound at Minute Maid Park but this time he won’t be wearing an Astros uniform. Wandy will be making his Pirates debut in a familiar setting against the men he called teammates only a few short days ago.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/28/armando-galarraga-to-face-wandy-rodriguez-tonight/feed/ 0 Will tonight’s game be worth watching? http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/03/will-tonights-game-be-worth-watching/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/03/will-tonights-game-be-worth-watching/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:46:26 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4107 When it comes to the Astros I am what you might call a patient fan. But last night my patience ran out… in the about the sixth inning. I sat through all three games against the Cubs, as painful as each one was, but I just couldn’t subject myself to the final three innings of [...]

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]]> When it comes to the Astros I am what you might call a patient fan. But last night my patience ran out… in the about the sixth inning. I sat through all three games against the Cubs, as painful as each one was, but I just couldn’t subject myself to the final three innings of last night’s massacre.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/03/will-tonights-game-be-worth-watching/feed/ 0 Astros fall below .500 with third straight loss http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/03/26/astros-fall-below-500-with-third-straight-loss/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/03/26/astros-fall-below-500-with-third-straight-loss/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:59:53 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3481 The Astros dropped their third straight Spring Training game with a 7-4 loss to Washington today. Spring Training stats don’t mean much but we do keep track of them just the same. This time of year is really more about staying healthy and getting the work in. Those who are lucky enough to make the [...]

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]]> The Astros dropped their third straight Spring Training game with a 7-4 loss to Washington today. Spring Training stats don’t mean much but we do keep track of them just the same. This time of year is really more about staying healthy and getting the work in. Those who are lucky enough to make the trek to Florida also get a chance to see some up-and-coming youngsters play against the big league veterans.

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