Lance Berkman

What Does The Future Hold For The Rice Owls?

It's been a so-so year for Rice sports. The baseball team didn't make it past the NCAA Regionals. The men's basketball team self-destructed. And at one point the football team was 1-5. But then in mid-October the football team took off, and they won five of their six games to finish the season at 6- ... More >>

Owls Coach Wayne Graham Reflects On His Career, Baseball and Lance Berkman

Rice Owls head coach Wayne Graham has been a college baseball coach since 1981. He coached San Jacinto from 1981 through 1991, then he took over the Rice program. In all of that time, he's never had a losing record. He was a five-time national coach of the year while heading up the San Jac squad, an ... More >>

Lance Berkman, Cavorting with the Obamas: He's a RINO!!!

There's a new batch of official photos up on the White House Flickr page, and it includes this damning piece of evidence that Lance Berkman -- former Rice Owl, former Houston Astro, current proud church dude and proud Republican -- is pals with the Obamas. You know who else pals around with the Ob ... More >>

Houston Astros: Click Here to See the Worst Lineup in Major League History

Read it and weep.​Around the trade deadline, there are typically three types of teams making moves: There are teams trading moderately to low-priced young players for solid veteran players. We call these teams "contenders." There are teams that are trading veteran players for moderately to l ... More >>

Milo Hamilton And The War On Lance Berkman

He's a Cardinal now, get used to it.​So it appears that in the time between being traded to the New York Yankees and signing with the St. Louis Cardinals that Lance Berkman has gone from being one of the good guys to Public Enemy Number One. At least if you can give credence to anything that ... More >>

The Truth About Lance Berkman's Work Ethic

Lance Berkman: Milo weighs in​Lance Berkman returns to Minute Maid Park tonight for the first time since the Astros traded him before the 2010 trade deadline. He will be wearing a St. Louis Cardinals uniform, which for an Astro fan is the equivalent of Luke Skywalker showing up at the Jedi Te ... More >>

The Year In Astros Baseball: 25 Things, Including Thank God For Jennie Finch

Mrs. Casey Daigle actually made some Astros games watchable​Let's face it. The Houston Astros suck. They sucked last season. They're going to suck this season. As long as Drayton McLane and Ed Wade are involved with this team, they're going to suck. But it's the end of the year, so let's tak ... More >>

Astros' Mid-Season Report Card: It's Ugly Out There

The Astros in 2010, symbolized​The Houston Astros passed the halfway mark in games played this weekend, and after losing three straight to the San Diego Padres, the team's record for the season is 32-51. There are only two teams in baseball with worse records than the Astros, the Pittsburgh ... More >>

J.R. Towles -- The Astros Have Found Their Scapegoat

It's all YOUR fault, dude​So it's all the fault of J.R. Towles. That seems to be the only conclusion that can be arrived at by the Astros demoting him to Corpus Christi after the Astros 1-0 loss to Arizona on Tuesday night.The Astros didn't say it was his fault, of course. There was talk about h ... More >>

The Astros Win a Series! The Astros Win a Series!

​While sitting through the rain delay at Cougar Field on Sunday, I was following the Astros game on MLB.com and on Twitter. One thing I couldn't miss, besides the Astros losing again, were the number of tweets coming from the Astros beat writers about what was happening with Lance Berkman on h ... More >>

The Official 2010 Astros Preview, And It Ain't Pretty

​So it's Opening Day today, a day generally reserved for baseball optimism. Unless you live in Pittsburgh or Kansas City, or...Houston. I know that Lance Berkman thinks  that this team can compete, but seeing as how the Big Puma is starting the season on the disabled list with a balky knee, ... More >>

The Weirdest Astros Videos On The Net, Starring A Drunk Charlie Kerfield And Phil Garner Hawking Burger King

As Houstonians, we have all grown accustomed to encountering each new Astros season with a slight cringe, all the while keeping our fingers crossed behind our back. There is always a chance that this could be "our" year, but we know better than to put all our chips in with the boys at this point. It ... More >>

Make The Astros Better: Forget Free Agents

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher​A friend sent me this Richard Justice blog post over the weekend, then he asked, given the premise that Drayton McLane was going to allow unlimited spending for next season's team, just what it was that I would do.  First, unlike one of Justice's suggestions, I woul ... More >>

Despite Sweep, All's Not Well With Astros

Photo by Aaron M. SprecherCongratulations are in store for the Houston Astros who, this weekend, got their first three-game sweep of the season by beating up the moribund San Diego Padres. Of course, the Astros didn't have to face Padres ace Jake Peavy in this series, and they struggled in all three ... More >>

Houston Astros 2009 Season Preview Part 2: Happy Opening Day!

Photo by Michael (mx5tx) Are you psyched? I'm psyched, so I hope you're psyched. Of course, I'm psyched because I love baseball, not because I think the Astros are any good. And after I take a look at the team, I don't think you'll be psyched about this team, either. But first...here is the winn ... More >>

Anita Bump, Michael Phelps and Harris County Jail

Bump You

Astros-Giants: Any Day Now Cecil Cooper Will Be Starting Brad Ausmus at First

WTF? Lance Berkman Doesn't Think Michael Phelps Is a Real Athlete?

Astros-Reds: Houston Sweeps, Carlos Lee Injured

Astros-Reds: Bust Out the Twinkies

Astros-Cubs: Lack of Quality Starts Finally Catches Up to Houston

What About the Camera Crew, People?

Astros-Cubs: What, Is It Raining Everywhere?

Astros-Dodgers: Extra Innings Not Enough

Anarchy in the Astros Clubhouse?

Astros-Orioles: Keeping the Streak Alive

Astros-Orioles: Birds Win, Luke Scott Talks Smack

Astros-Cardinals: Tied for Second Place

Astros-Giants: Biggio Attacked? Hold Up.

Astros-Giants: Big Puma, Billy Jack and Doug Rader

Astros-Giants: Big Puma Takes It Easy, Only Gets One Hit

Astros-Giants: Big Puma Still on the Prowl

Astros-Dodgers: All Hail Big Puma

Astros-Nationals: Lance Berkman Is on Fire

Astros-Nationals: One Game Over Five Hundred

Astros-Brewers: Back-to-Back-to-Back Wins and Homers

Astros-Diamondbacks: Back Down to Three Games Below Five Hundred

Astros-Cardinals: ‘Stros Lose Again, But It’s Not the Starting Pitching’s Fault

Astros-Padres: The Best Offense Is...a Good Offense

Spring Training: Itching for Pitching

Rebel Rebel: Straight Talk with Jose de Jesus Ortiz

Why Can't Carlos Lee and Lance Berkman Get to Work on Time?

News Flash: Berkman Suspended

Base Brawl

Progress Report

Jesus!

Half Empty and Half Full

Glove Love

The diamond days of Rice baseball are in full swing

Best Houston Astro

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