Larry Dierker Enters the Blogosphere

As of Tuesday, May 22, Astros great Larry Dierker has officially entered the blogosphere with his Dishin' With Dierker weekly blog hosted on the Round Rock Express Web site.

Dierker's resume is more than impressive. He's an ex-MLB pitcher (with a no-hitter to his credit) signed by the Houston Colt .45s in 1964, two-time All-Star, was a beloved broadcaster for the Astros, and successfully coached Houston during some of their most productive and playoff-reaching years garnering Manager of the Year in 1998. His career pitching stats include a 139-123 record, 3.31 ERA, and 1,493 strikeouts to 711 walks. He pitched all but 11 of his 356 games for Houston. He is also the author of two books, It Ain't Brain Surgery and My Team.

In 1999 he had the misfortune of collapsing in the Astros' dugout during the eighth inning of a game against the San Diego Padres due to a grand mal seizure. Thankfully he recovered fully and is still with the Astros' organization.

His first blog is is pretty much a no-brainer. He jumps on the Hunter Pence bandwagon (or is that a freight train?) pretty much confirming what we all know: Pence is the frickin' man, should compete for Rookie of the Year honors, and will hopefully be roaming Minute Maid's spacious centerfield for the next decade or so accumulating All-Star appearances and (hopefully, if there is a God) World Series rings along the way.

Dierker will also be supplying commentary for seven Express and Corpus Christi Hooks games airing on Fox Sports Southwest this season.