LANCE BERKMAN NEWS
Thanksgiving Astros, etc. Round Up
3 days ago by
Crawfish Boxes
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by Al Behrman - AP
6 months ago:
Houston Astros' Lance Berkman slides into third base with a triple in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in Cincinnati...
Is Spring Training Enough?
5 days ago by
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by Pat Sullivan - AP
How well can these two guys evaluate talent with a month of games that don't count?
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Richard Justice recently opined on his blog that the Houston Astros are going...
The Seedy Underbelly Of Sports Fan Art
There's a popular game going around the Internet, in which you search your favorite team on DeviantArt, the premier fan-created art site. Some results are pathetic, some are decent, but most are sanity-threatening. Let's go through the looking glass. Actually, this one'...
Two-a-Days: Houston Astros
11 days ago by
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74-88, 5th Place 17 GBPositional MVP – Lance Berkman - .274/.399/.509 – With his first home run in 2010 Berkman will tie Reggie Smith for fifth place all time in home runs by a switch-hitter. Berkman continues to be money in the bank for the Astros carrying the offense with his...
Tuesday Astros Links N' More
12 days ago by
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by David Zalubowski - AP
That's no whiffle bat Bourn is swinging...
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Let's open with a rather long note from Buster Olney's column on Michael Bourn. Since it's protected...
The Astros most impressive performances in 2009: The hitters
13 days ago by
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by Henny Ray Abrams - AP
Not the guy you're expecting to see with a post about "most impressive batting performance."
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This idea struck sometime in...
Hopefully Berkman is a psychic
14 days ago by
Mets Fever
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It's late and I don't want to make this lengthy but I did want to pass along this interesting tidbit. The Astros are said to be another team looking to cut costs and are also reportedly unhappy with Lance Berkman's performance for what he cost.If somehow they made him available...
2009 SBN Baseball Awards - NL MVP.
16 days ago by
Federal Baseball
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
Can St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman Albert Pujols take home his second-straight SBN NL MVP Award? Seriously? Are you actually wondering? Just click through to find out... (AP Photo...
Bill James' Projections for Selected Astros' Hitters
23 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
Hunter Pence (center) and Carlos Lee (right) are equivalent players?
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Previously, I wrote about the Bill James Projections for selected...
Managing the Houston Astros: Brad Mills' ability to define himself
October 28, 2009 by
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by Pat Sullivan - AP
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Approach the signing of our new manager from that perspective and you can't help but be optimistic about the winter and the regular season ahead. So...
Point/Counterpoint: Astros Managerial Search*
October 26, 2009 by
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Acta, obviously dejected he won't be an Astro
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*The part of Devil's Advocate will be played by Davo.
Is it really that bad that...
Joe Niekro Foundation and Arizona Fall League Partner To Strike Out Aneurysms
October 22, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Natalie Niekro threw out the first pitch at the Houston Astros game on September 13, 2009. She will be throwing out the first pitch at three Arizona Fall League games between October 26-31 as part of “Aneurysm Awareness Week” at the Arizona Fall League.
Unlike the...
Bolstering the Astros Infield - Pt. 2: Second to Third
October 18, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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In the second installment of this series, I'd like to talk about a few players who can play both second and third base, and who would likely move to third if the Astros acquired them. I do think a move like this might actually be the most likely one for the Astros to...
Sunday Afternoon Astros, etc. Round Up: Refreshingly not all about managerial candidates
October 18, 2009 by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
At this point, I'm just trying to post awesome pictures from the season.
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Playoff baseball has not disappointed in the last forty-eight...
Firing First Base Coach Jose Cruz Is THE Key To Turning Around The Astros
Yeah, sarcasm. I'm getting good at it.
Drayton fired, uh, I mean, "reassigned" all of the Astros coaches except for Dave Clark and Sean Berry, the hitting coach. I was sorry about the latter and hoped that maybe Drayton would put out the bucks to hire Jaime Cevallos...
Is the Puma on the decline, or was it just a down year?
October 14, 2009 by
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An interesting question this off-season is also one that hasn't been talked about much. Should Lance Berkman be offered a contract extension? A big gamble, to be certain, and the answer depends much upon how much confidence the front office has in the Big Puma to...
Roster Breakdown: The Infield
October 14, 2009 by
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This process took a little longer than I expected. In part two of my review of the roster, I looked at every infielders' (including catchers) statistics and make some notes about last season and their future. Not necessarily scientific, but there is some interesting information...
Searching for a Skipper, Part Two
October 12, 2009 by
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by Luis Alvarez - AP
3 months ago:
In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta waits as umpires talk with each other during a baseball game with the New York Mets in Washington...
Who is the Astros' best post season hitter?
October 12, 2009 by
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by Al Behrman - AP
Is Lance Berkman the best Astros' post season hitter?
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I have enjoyed watching some of the playoff games this year, even if the Astros aren...
Stros not happy with Berkman...
October 07, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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We don't see enough of the Astros to know just how bad Lance Berkman is in the field, we lived with Delgado's ole style because of his power bat, could we do the same with Berkman's.According to the Houston Chronicle some officials in the Astros organization are unhappy...
Rounding Up 2010 Projected Budgets (so far)
October 06, 2009 by
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With the regular season coming to a close on Sunday, fans of the 21 (soon to be 22) teams that did not make the playoffs have one saving grace this time of year: 2010. Yes, even though the hot stove is not officially open for business yet, there has been much chatter around baseball...
Houston Astros at New York Mets, Oct 4, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
October 04, 2009 by
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by Henny Ray Abrams - AP
Let this photo define the Astros 2009 season.
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Current Series
3 game series vs Mets @ Citi Field
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Mets lead the series 2-0
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Thankfully We Won't Play the Astros in the Playoffs
October 02, 2009 by
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by Matt Slocum - AP
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There's no doubt the Phillies are thrilled to see the Astros leave Philadelphia. Even though the team clinched against the Astros (well, really...
Berkman And Tejada Back Felipe Paulino's Win Over Cliff Lee's Phillies
October 01, 2009 by
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Miguel Tejada hit his 14th homer of the year (and 196th hit) and Lance Berkman hit his 30th double of the year. Together, they drove in enough runs to support Felipe Paulino to win his last game ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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