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Justin Timberlake to Star as Astros Minor Leaguer

Kori Ellis — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:43:23 +0000

Pop star Justin Timberlake is filming a movie that has him playing the role of a baseball player on the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Hooks are the Houston Astros’ Double-A team.

The movie, which is entitled “The Open Road,” is about a minor league baseball player who is trying to get home to be his ailing mother. Jeff Bridges, Mary Steenburgen and Kate Mara also star in the movie, while Michael Meredith is the writer-director. Michael Meredith is the son of Don Meredith, a former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.

Timberlake said he hopes to meet with players on the Hooks to better understand what it’s like playing for the Astros’ Double-A team.

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Justin Timberlake to Star as Astros Minor Leaguer

Hunter Pence Clips

Kori Ellis — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:07:55 +0000

Check out these YouTube clips of some of Hunter’s highlights.

Hunter Triple Against the Reds Last Season:

Another Hunter At Bat:

Hunter in the Minors:

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Hunter Pence Clips

Hunter Pence Highlights – 2006 Corpus Christi Hooks

Kori Ellis — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:51:41 +0000

Here are some of Hunter’s highlights from the 2006 season with the minor league Corpus Christi Hooks.

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Hunter Pence Highlights – 2006 Corpus Christi Hooks

Welcome to Inside the Ballpark

Kori Ellis — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:07:56 +0000

Welcome to Inside the Ballpark, a new blog featuring Hunter Pence of the Houston Astros. We are very excited about Hunter joining us on the b5media Sports Channel.

Hunter will personally pen a weekly blog post to detail the latest happenings in his life as an Astro. Additionally, this blog will be updated on a daily basis to keep everyone updated on Hunter and the Astros. Hunter is entering his second season for the Astros after completing a very successful rookie season. As a rookie, Hunter hit .322 with 17 homeruns and 69 RBIs. He also collected 30 doubles, nine triples and 11 stolen bases.

In his second season, Hunter and the Astros are hoping for big things and an improvement on their 73-89 record from a year ago. Hunter, who played most of his games in center field as a rookie, will be moving to right field in his second season. He will be joined in the lineup by returning stars Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee along with newcomers Miguel Tejada, Kazuo Matsui and Michael Bourn.

Hunter was born April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Arlington. He was drafted in the second round by the Astros in 2004. His breakout year in the minor leagues came in 2006 when he hit 28 homers and had 95 RBIs for the AA Corpus Christi Hooks. Hunter made his major league debut on April 28th, 2007 and despite missing a month with a chipped bone in his wrist, he finished as one of the best rookies in all of the major leagues.

In 2008, Hunter will not only hope to lead the Astros to the playoffs, he’ll do it while giving everyone a glimpse inside the ballpark!

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Welcome to Inside the Ballpark