Lance Berkman has a trick ankle.
Life of a Minor League Strength Coach
We often focus on the players but the minor league coaches are also trying to work their way up. Kevin Welch, is the strength coach at Salem this year but he has roots in Indiana and the Terre Haute News did a piece that gives some insight into his life as a minor league coach.Read More
Numbers Games: Hooks Scores 19, Express Gives Up 11, Salem Gives Up 13, Lexington Has Committed 39
Lexington
The losses keep coming at home. The Legends committed five errors in the first 5 innings leading to 4 unearned runs. Craig Carrado, who has been hot a the plate, had a hot time at the hot corner committing 3 errors bringing his season total of errors to 10. Ronald Ramirez also committed his 10th of the season. All this adds up to the Legends 10th loss at home this season.Read More
Minor game recapsA two-game sweep is still a sweep
Astros at Reds, 4/24/08
Astros 5, Reds 3
W: Cassel (1-0) L: Cueto (1-2) S: Valverde (3)
HR: Berkman (6)
Jack Cassel fought his way through some early struggles, helped himself at the plate, and watched the offense come through with just enough to make the Early Bird Special another winner, winner, chicken dinner.Read More
Beat down on the Oswalt “trade” “rumor”
Footer, responding to the rumor that is circling ESPN, NY Newsday, and the Reds broadcast booth, delivers the slap down,
“…as word spread among frantic Astros fans over the Internet, a very important element of the truth was omitted — the Astros are not interested in trading Oswalt, and Oswalt isn’t interested in leaving Houston. Link
The hell it was,