Climbing Tal's Hill » Rick Ankiel 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 Astros Lose the Rubber Game to the Indians http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/21/astros-lose-the-rubber-game-to-the-indians/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/21/astros-lose-the-rubber-game-to-the-indians/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:30:53 +0000 Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6363 Popcorn on the warning track in right field was not the only thing lost today in Minute Maid Park. Despite their best efforts, the Astros dropped the rubber game of their series with the Indians. Unlike last night’s blowout, the Astros very easily could have, and in fact should have won the game today. Games [...]

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]]> Popcorn on the warning track in right field was not the only thing lost today in Minute Maid Park. Despite their best efforts, the Astros dropped the rubber game of their series with the Indians.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/21/astros-lose-the-rubber-game-to-the-indians/feed/ 0 Astros shutout Angels; Hamilton leaves early http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/13/astros-shutout-angels-hamilton-leaves-early/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/13/astros-shutout-angels-hamilton-leaves-early/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:09:44 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6279 Bud Norris silenced the Angels bats for seven innings last night and a trio of relievers helped complete the shutout. Norris coasted through seven innings, allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out five. Norris was much more economical with his pitches than what we have grown accustomed to. Coming off an outing [...]

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]]> Bud Norris silenced the Angels bats for seven innings last night and a trio of relievers helped complete the shutout. Norris coasted through seven innings, allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out five. Norris was much more economical with his pitches than what we have grown accustomed to. Coming off an outing in which he threw 122 pitches in 5 & 2/3 innings, Norris threw only 96 in last night’s win.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/13/astros-shutout-angels-hamilton-leaves-early/feed/ 0 Some Firsts from Houston’s American League Debut http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/01/some-firsts-from-houstons-american-league-debut/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/04/01/some-firsts-from-houstons-american-league-debut/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:22:42 +0000 John Burgess http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=6122 The Houston Astros opened their Inaugural American League Season in fashion, to the tune of an 8-2 victory over their new division foe, the Texas Rangers, in front of a national audience. With it being the Astros’ American League debut, I thought it would be important to point out some firsts that occurred in the [...]

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]]> The Houston Astros opened their Inaugural American League Season in fashion, to the tune of an 8-2 victory over their new division foe, the Texas Rangers, in front of a national audience. With it being the Astros’ American League debut, I thought it would be important to point out some firsts that occurred in the game. That way, if nothing else, you may be able to use the information in a Sports Bar Trivia Contest years down the road.
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