“It’s a struggle for me,” Cooper said of dealing with the younger players.
Round Rock Fabulous, Hooks Battle for Win, Errors Undo Salem & Lex
Round Rock
The Express were “Fabulous”. After the DARE kids in attendance watched High School Musical 2, the Express put on a show of their own winning 2-1. Josh Muecke pitched a solid game and David Newhan hit a homer.Read More
Minor game recapsWeekend Update
Here is the summary of the weekend games on the farm.
Round Rock
Friday, the Express had some roster changes with Niekro & Diaz being given their releases. However, the Express pulled through with a 6-3 victory over Las Vegas.
Minor game recaps“Everybody beared down today and we got a few key hits,” said (Josh) Paul. Saccomanno “is swinging a great bat right now and coming through in the clutch.”
Notes on the Nature of Competition from a Non-Athlete
Submitted by Joey Trum
My dad didn’t like baseball while I was growing up. It being the 80’s and him being a very 80’s type of businessman (Porsche driving, polo wearing, Reagan-loving Houstonian), he was more attuned to the growing white-collar hipness of the NBA than the old-fashioned nuance offered by MLB. Sure, he was an Astro bandwagon jumper in ’86 like everybody else, but overall he had a certain disdain for the sport that I’ve never understood. And the result of this disdain that is most relevant to this story is that I grew up playing basketball. Not just playing basketball, but absorbing everything about it. I was one of those kids who routinely stayed up late to watch random Big West teams complete ESPN’s Big Monday college basketball triple header, who went to the half-full Summit at every opportunity to watch the parade of lackluster complements to Akeem the Dream. I went to Pat Foster’s Cougar basketball camp 4 years in a row, and even went to the one at Rice a couple of times (Tommy Suitts?).Read More
Cooper unconcerned about OBP, uncertain about Bourn bunting
Astros have 81 walks, the fewest in the league, and the team on-base percentage of .306 ranks 29th in baseball.
Astros Complete the Sweep Get Even with the League
Sampson vs Sheets was a mismatch from the start. The defense tried to keep it close, Lee got two assists in the first two innings. Berkman tried to keep it close, a homer and an RBI double provided 2 runs of support. But Sampson, even though he was getting the groundballs, couldn’t get them hit at anyone.