Norris Named PCL Pitcher of the Week

Top Astros pitching prospect shines in AAA

"...young arm currently residing in Round Rock. Right-handed starting pitcher Bud Norris was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher..."

June 25, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

A Wild Pitch of a Life

No No: A Dockumentary chronicles the legendary life of pitcher Dock Ellis

"...If you know only one thing about the pitcher Dock Ellis, it's probably that he once threw a..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Pastime

"...P-a-s-t-i-m-e. Roy Dean Bream (Russ) is a 41-year-old relief pitcher for a minor league baseball team in central California...."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rookie of the Year

"...the big leagues, sort of. He's the new star pitcher of the (who else?) Chicago Cubs. The movie has..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Alternative Softball League Kicks Off With Three-Way

Fans rejoice as the 2009 season gets under way

"...collarbone in the fourth inning on a diving catch; pitcher Jim Brooks pulling a hamstring; and shortstop Jeff “Tacocat”..."

April 3, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Everybody Wants Some!!

Time moves on, but Richard Linklater's characters still walk and talk

"...the film is viewed through the eyes of freshman pitcher Jake (Jenner), who arrives at his small Texas college..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No No: A Dockumentary

Famous for pitching a no-hitter while high on acid, Dock Ellis the man was so much more.

"...the acid in me” is how legendary Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis described his state of mind when he..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Trouble With the Curve

Despite its love of baseball lore, this film, starring Clint Easstwood and Amy Adams, is really a melodrama about the reconciliation of a father and daughter.

"...is sent to North Carolina to scout a young pitcher, his last true friend in the Braves organization (John..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

19-Year-Old Strikeout Artist Comes to Round Rock

Jordan Lyles promoted to the Express

"...refrain from acting like a school girl now that pitcher Jordan Lyles was promoted to Round Rock? Nope, this..."

Aug. 7, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

KOOP Gets Played

This time, I think it was the socks

"...KOOP to plate two runs. In the second, KOOP's pitcher did a nice job psyching out our first three..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

'Juiced': The Deacon's Master Plan

"...the 2010 Cy Young Award. Although he was PCL pitcher of the year for Round Rock last year, he..."

Dec. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Wordplay

A documentary about crossword puzzles and their ardent fans, with specific focus on the daily puzzles in The New York Times; their editor, Will Shortz; and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.

"...the one Creadon gathers here. President Bill Clinton, Yankee pitcher Mike Mussina, filmmaker Ken Burns, the Indigo Girls music..."

June 23, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rookie

The film recounts the baseball career of Texan Jim Morris, who, in 1999, became the oldest rookie major-league pitcher to take the field in 40 years.

"...Morris, who, in 1999, became the oldest rookie major-league pitcher to take the field in 40 years. In some..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2002

"...even those'll seem like half-cocked genius with a full pitcher under your belt. Hit or miss, yes, but it'd..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Patriots Taste the Moss-Flavored Kool-Aid

"...cottage on Collins Pond in Maine to a delicious pitcher of that sugary fruit punch. All the kids in..."

May 5, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

An Activity of Alchemies

The alchemy of baseball makes possible the elongation and compression of time.

"...not expect contemplative statements will tell you, as Atlanta pitcher Tom Glavine has said, "Baseball is mystical."..."

May 11, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Out of Left Field

Tim Walker looks at this abysmal year in Texas baseball.

"...deeply flawed management decisions. After trading away its best pitcher and best everyday player of 1999 over the winter,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Sports Feature by Tim Walker

Coach's Corner

"...game drags. Batters adjust their gonads after each pitch. Pitchers fiddle about on the mound like fussy old ladies..."

May 12, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Get Your Game Face On

'Tis the season to glue yourself to the PlayStation controller and get in some batting practice.

"...to the ball. Where the focus was once the pitcher and the ball, now it's this big, imaginary circle-within-a..."

May 17, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Fingers of Fame

Rollie Fingers on the DH, Pete Rose, Eric Gagne, and More

"...What are feelings on the roles of the relief pitcher today as opposed to when you were playing?..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Play Ball!

Microsoft Game Studios steps up to the plate with its first Xbox baseball title while EA and 3D0 improve upon last year's Playstation2 models

"...the retooled MVP is way too easy on the pitchers...."

June 20, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Esther's All-Stars

"...the Esther's stage is about the size of a pitcher's mound. But it's great for the opportunities it offers..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Coach's Corner

"...an unthinkable 64 games over .500. New York starting pitchers alone have won more games, 72, than all but..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...For those who wonder why a statue of Molly Pitcher stands on Congress Avenue, Seat of Empire has a..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Letters at 3AM: Beginnings

How I learned that writing for publication wasn't just about me

"...another baseball metaphor: "Raymond Chandler said when you're a pitcher and you can't throw the high hard one, you..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Almost Lights Out at the Ballpark

Emo's turns off KOOP, Wheatsville SKUs skewer BookPeople, Waterloo Records grounds Vampire Bats

"...After a pop-up to Wheatsville pitcher Trae Branham for the second out, Wellington Chew hit..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...Mazzy Star-gazing DIY pop lovers. – Doug Freeman Jefferson Pitcher..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...bore down, took the count to 3-2; worked the pitcher. Be aggressive, he mumbled to himself. He fouled off..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Coach's Corner

Odds and Ends

"...of baseball's worst rule change: the DH. When a pitcher understands that if he goes headhunting, he'll soon be..."

June 12, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Facing Nolan

The life of baseball's (fairly) scandal-free hall of famer

"...must have felt especially true with Nolan, a powerhouse pitcher who played Major League Baseball for 27 seasons, from..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

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