Climbing Tal's Hill » whiff and run http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 21:55:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 New “whiff & run” strategy works for league’s worst team http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/15/new-whiff-run-strategy-works-for-leagues-worst-team/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/07/15/new-whiff-run-strategy-works-for-leagues-worst-team/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:11:45 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4171 The Houston Astros entered Saturday night’s game against Tim Lincecum and the Giants with 711 strikeouts, the most in the league. Lincecum, who has not been his freakish self this season, entered the contest having uncorked a league-high ten wild pitches. This combination of factors made for the perfect opportunity for the slumping Astros to try [...]

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