June 2012
13 posts
This is Why GIFs were Created
Astros third base coach Dave Clark takes it right in the lemons last night against the Padres. What you can’t see from this GIF is J.D. Martinez, who slid safely in to third, trying to stop himself from laughing uncontrollably after the play had ended. Comedic gold.
#AstrosMMP is the New #GoDBacks
Gosh…It sure must’ve seemed like such a good idea. A tweet arrived around 5:30 PM yesterday from Astros beat writer Zachary Levine to inform us all of a new feature for home games at Minute Made Park. Had the Astros Front Office not heard of the whole #GoDBacks thing the Arizona Diamondbacks did a couple of months back?
As you might’ve guessed, a lot of people (including...
Chris Snyder is the Sexiest Catcher in the Majors*
*According to Chris Snyder.
Above: Chris Snyder and his wife Carla—or, you know, just one of his 15 girlfriends.
If there’s one thing you should know about Chris Snyder, it’s that he’s not your typical backup catcher. He wears the socks on his uniform high—when he wants to, has a mantastic soul patch on his chin, a tattoo on his wrist, and uses Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual...
Phil Nevin: Draft Pick of the 90’s
In just a few short hours, the lights will come on in Studio 42 of MLB Network and TVs across the nation will tune in for the first round of the Rule IV June amateur draft. It’s one of the few days of Summer where every baseball fan stops what they’re doing for a few minutes—or hours—to see who the top draft picks are and which future cornerstone goes to their own team.
Today, the Astros have...
Retire #50? I'd Rather Not.
The Houston Astros did a very honorable thing earlier this year—they created a “Walk of Fame” outside of Minute Made Park to honor the good—but not necessarily great—players in franchise history. And today, June 1st, the team is honoring former Astros pitcher J.R. Richard with a plaque. Great achievement, right? Not for J.R. Richard. He said he wants his jersey...
