mlb.mlb.com - 8/25/2008
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NEW YORK -- Hunter Pence sat in his fold-up chair and stared at the alternating blue and white boxes on the page. He was reading about chess, a game the 25-year-old Astros outfielder has begun to study in place of the computer and video games of his youth. "Kind of grown out of it, got a little bored," Pence said of Internet games such as Halo and Warcraft. "It's time for me to do something ...
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The Week In Quotes: August 18-24 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... , on Pence's season. "It's something I want to pick up and start playing. Just reading about it, it seems like a fun game... and, anything to sharpen your mind."—Pence, on his desire to play chess. (Jon Blau, MLB.com ) THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF A DESIGNATED HITTER IN ARLINGTON "It was the only way to get both guys in the lineup. We're committed to Chris as a big part of our club going forward. If he shows he can play at third base, that gives us an option. It's hard to imagine a 2009 team without him in it."— ...
Hunter Pence's Brain Checkmates His Queenside Feet
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... has had a tough sophomore year in Houston as his OPS has dropped over 160 points since his third place finish in the NL Rookie of the Year season of 2007. But, the kid has a nifty way of biding his time when his baserunning gaffe (freezing at third base instead of charging home on an infield grounder) gets him benched the next day: he plays chess online. ...
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METS LOSE TO ASTROS 6-4 IN 10 INNINGS —
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Brad Ausmus led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the season, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and the Houston Astros rallied against the Mets' shaky bullpen for a 6-4 win Sunday. Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer...
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Brad Ausmus led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the season, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and the Houston Astros rallied against the New York Mets' shaky bullpen for a 6-4 win Sunday.
Hunter Pence hit a two-run ...
