Tag Archives: Houston Astros
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Dad Catches Foul Ball With Hat While Holding Baby (GIF)
Catching a foul ball with your hat is impressive. What’s even more impressive is catching a foul ball with your hat while holding a baby with your other arm. One brave father attempted to do just that during last night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, and it was a great [...]
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Astros Fan Catches a Home Run With a Popcorn Bucket (Video)
The man in the video you are about to watch is not the first person to catch a baseball in a popcorn bucket. But he is the latest, so that’s why we’re talking about him. It took place during Sunday’s series finale between the Indians and the Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston. With [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 25th) — Nolan Ryan
It was on this day in 1981 that Nolan Ryan recorded a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was Ryan’s fifth career no-hitter. Ryan was 34 years old at the time and his last no-hitter had come six years earlier against the Baltimore Orioles. As for this no-hitter, it came while Ryan was pitching [...]
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Another Wednesday, Another MLB Pitcher Clocked In The Head By A Screaming Line Drive (Video)
So apparently Wednesday is now “hit a pitcher in the head with a line drive” day in Major League Baseball. First it was Oakland’s Brandon McCarthy who took a liner to the noggin last Wednesday against the Angels. Now it’s Houston’s Mickey Storey. On Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park, during the top of the 8th [...]
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Last Night The Astros’ Marwin Gonzalez Showed Us How NOT To Run The Bases (Video)
Just when you thought you couldn’t see any more ridiculously awful Houston Astros highlights, rookie infielder Marwin Gonzalez comes through big-time. You might recall that, just a few weeks ago, we told you about how the woeful Astros blew a chance to steal a game from the first place Nationals with an epic series [...]
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Nationals’ Roger Bernadina Makes Incredible Game-Saving, Game-Ending Catch (Video)
In the world of sports, there are gave-saving plays and there are game-ending plays. But every once in a while, we are treated to a play that is both. When you think about it, such plays are pretty rare. Take hockey, for instance. How can you both save and end a game on a single [...]
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This Enthusiastic Fan Doesn’t Care How Bad The Astros Are (Video)
Nobody has fewer wins over the last two Major League Baseball seasons than the Houston Astros. Last year they finished 56-106 (worst in baseball), and so far this year they are 36-75 (worst in baseball). As a consequence, the team has gone into hardcore rebuilding mode and sold off every single player with any value. [...]
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Watch The Embarrassing Houston Astros Throw Away The Ball, And The Game (Video)
The Houston Astros are without a doubt the worst team in Major League Baseball, and we can prove it. For exhibit A, we turn to their 36-74 record and their .327 winning percentage. Not only is that good enough to place them last in the entire MLB, but it is a staggering 4.5 games worse [...]
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David Takes On Goliath At Minute Maid Park (Video)
A battle of David vs. Goliath unfolded on the field at Minute Maid Park Tuesday night during a game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, as the tallest man in the Majors faced off against the shortest. With the Astros leading 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, 5’5″ Jose Altuve [...]
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Pirates Turn Triple Play, Only Need Two Outs (Video)
I guess sometimes you can never be too sure. Take the Pittsburgh Pirates, for example, who needed only two more outs during the bottom of the eighth inning during last night’s game against the Houston Astros, but they decided to get three, just to be safe. Although the Pirates defense may have showed a great [...]
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5 MLB Teams Whose Seasons Are Already Over
Baseball is a game that moves slowly and deliberately throughout the season. I mean, when you have 162 games to play, there really isn’t any other way to move. When you’re in the top spot, it affords you the ability to relax and tweak your style should any serious threats emerge. If you’re in the [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/13/11 — Hunter Pence
Having lost eight of their last nine games heading into yesterday’s finale of their four-game series with the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros have been one of the coldest teams in baseball. Oddly enough, they also currently have one of the hottest hitters in baseball in their line-up. That would be right fielder Hunter Pence, [...]
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Dad Crushes Kid To Catch A Foul Ball (Video)
Is it really worth diving across a few seats, crushing your son and making him cry, just to catch a foul ball? To this father it was, but at least he came away with a souvenir via the great grab, unlike the dad at the Dodgers game, who dropped both his daughter and the ball [...]
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Field Intruder Makes Great Escape At Astros Game (Video)
Everyone loves watching a fan make their way onto the playing field and run around aimlessly before finally being tackled by stadium security, but when will we ever be treated to the sight of a field intruder that successfully gets away? Today! Yes, the wait is over thanks to this Astros fan, who made his [...]
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Hello, Old Friend: 9 Sports Team Logos That Need to Be Brought Back
This article is brought to you by pure, unbridled nostalgia. In an era of product licensing and incessant branding, teams have been eager to keep tweaking their logos, not to find the perfect identity, but to ensure that die hard fans invest in the most current gear, even if it simply introduces some shading around [...]
