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The Point After: Why Brett the Met’s debut means so much to the Highland Lakes

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #mets, #miraclemets, #mlb, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

By now, most of us sports fans (and some who don’t consider themselves fans) are well aware of Brett Baty and his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Mets Aug. 17. But in case you’re not, Baty, in his first at-bat, hit a two-run homer in the second inning while wearing No. 22 and flashed the “I love you” hand signal to his family — dad Clint, mom Leslie and older sister Lauren — and others close to him who were sitting in the players section steps before…

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Number 42 continues to be Number 1

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#42, #dodgers, #jackierobinson, #la, #mlb, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster1 Comment

By Art Dlugach He played first base—an appropriate position—because 75 years ago, April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the major leagues. Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, with team president Branch Rickey winning most of the praise for this historic moment occurring at Ebbets Field. Probably too many of us—I was almost four years old at the time—think Robinson was heading for glory and good times. Glory, yes, as he would be named the 1947 MLB Rookie of the Year and his…

Astros find starting pitcher, avoid series sweep

July 28, 2016 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

A 4-1 win over the Yankees to avoid a series sweep July 27 is simply what the Astros needed. And it wasn’t about dodging a three-game skid; it was about reaffirming what Astros fans believe — they have a team that’s worth following and has the ingredients to get into the playoffs. Reid and his dad Nolan Ryan have been building this organization from the ground up. When Reid Ryan took over as the president of business operations in May 2013, people in Major League Baseball said the Astros needed…