Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Memorial Tournament: Tiger Woods Among Leaders

Fbod6

farm_stros

Feb 22, 2009 May 31, 2012 222 119

I am busy counting down the days until the 2010 season starts.
in the off-season:

What I am planning for 2010:

The Quest for 3000 Syllables (an attempt to write 177 haiku about the Astros minor league system over the course of the 22-week season)

Farmstros Five...weekly honor will continue

A weekly email newsletter

Updated rosters and transaction page with links to players' statistics from Opening Day to the last pitch

a fan of

Houston Astros Major League Baseball Team

Houston Texans National Football League Team

Rice Owls NCAA Men's Football Division 1A Team

Marquette Golden Eagles NCAA Men's Basketball Division 1 Team

Rice Owls Baseball Other Team(s)

rss icon RSSUser Blog

The entire Farmstros Five for the Week of May 24-30 is under 21 years old. You can read about the performances of Jon Singleton, Delino DeShields, Jr., Mike Foltynewicz, Luis Ordosgoitti and Domingo Santana at Farmstros.

3 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Jim Callis of Baseball America will be chatting live online about the draft with the Farmstros Village. You can ask things like Mark Appel or Byron Buxton and more starting at 10:30 am(Minute Maid Park time) Tuesday, May 29.

7 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I jus tposted the Farmstros Five for the week of May 17-23, 2012. You can read about the performances of Luis Cruz, Brett Oberholtzer, Jimmy Paredes and Adam Bailey and vote for the #5 at Farmstros.

10 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I just posted the Farmstros Five for the week of May 10-16, 2012. Please visit Farmstros to read about the performances of Paul Clemens, Luis Cruz, Jimmy Paredes and Ross Seaton. Plus, you can vote for the Farmstros Five #5.

17 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Thanks to the JetHawks Jason Schwartz, this week's calls include George Springer's 4 home run night and Domingo Santana's walk-off home run.

20 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Here is the Farmstros Five for the Week of May 3-9, 2012

Nick Tropeano, Adam Bailey, Luis Cruz, Dallas Keuchel...

Candidates for #5: Matt Duffy, Wes Musick, Tyson Perez.

You can read about the players' performances and vote for #5 at Farmstros.

24 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's a link to video of Austin Wates' catch at Whataburger Field Saturday night. Wates and teammate Brandon Barnes fell into the Hooks bullpen in left center field. Wates caught the ball too.

28 days ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments 1 recs

Here's the Farmstros Five for the Week of April 26-May 2, 2012:

R.J. Alaniz, Luis Cruz, Fernando Martinez, Drew Muren, Wes Musick. You can read about their performances at Farmstros.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I just posted the candidates for the Farmstros April Player of the Month. Please take a moment to vote for your selection.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Keith Elkins passed on the audio of Drew Muren's walk-off HR in the Legends' Saturday night win.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Zachary Levine confirmed with Brad Mills that Jordan Lyles will be joining the club in Cincinnati to make a spot start.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I just posted the Farmstros Five for the week of April 19-25, 2012. Once again the surplus of solid performances compels me to leave the selection of #5 in the hands of the Farmstros Village.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

This week RedHawks' announcer J.P. Shadrick gives the call while OKC brings out the broom in Nashville.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I just posted the Farmstros Five for the week of April 12-18, 2012. Three players were neck and neck for the fifth spot, so I decided to leave it up to a vote of the Farmstros Village.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

This week's installment includes video of two calls: Jake Goebbert 3-run walk-off HR for Corpus and Alex Todd's 11th inning walk-off HR for the Legends.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

I just posted the Farmstros Five for the week of April 5-11, 2012.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Thanks to the generosity of William Calvert, the High Desert announcer, I was able to track down audio of George Springer's Opening Day Grand Slam in Lancaster's game last night.

about 1 month ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

While the names are subject to change until Thursday's Opening Day, the Astros released the preliminary rosters of their four top affiliates this morning.

2 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Chris looks back on his first big league training camp and a dramatic grand slam he hit off of Kevin Chapman in 2011.

2 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Farmstros' Spanish Language Specialist completed a nice interview (Entrevista) with Kike Hernandez on Tuesday.

2 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

It took me a little while, but I finally downloaded some of the pictures of my trip to Kissimmee for Astros Spring Training.

2 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

If you are feeling the March Madness, please follow the NCAA Tournament with the Farmstros Village.

3 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

According to the first installment of THE (Chris) WALLACE report, Chriis could have taken a nap while catching Livan Hernandez in Spring Training.

3 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Astros General Manager has agreed to participate in a live chat with the Farmstros Village Sunday night at 9:15 pm(Minute Maid Park time).

3 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 3 comments 1 recs

Kyle Hallock, the Farmstros pre-season Pitcher of the Year talks about his motivation for 2012.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Here's hoping 2012 is the start of something cool and refreshing for baseball in Houston.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 3 comments

If you are at Fan Fest around 10:15 on Saturday come join Farmstros in the Crawford Boxes.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Jim Callis of Baseball America took some time to talk to the Farmstros Village today about the Astros' #1 pick possibilities and more. If you have 15 minutes, give it a listen.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 9 comments

Astros' outfielder took some time to talk to the Farmstros' Village while he travels from Ohio to Texas. He is heading south to take part in the Astros' CAREavan next month.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 0 comments

Astros 2010 1st Round Pick Delino DeShields is the #6 2B prospect in baseball according to MLB.com.

4 months ago Fbod6_tiny farm_stros 4 comments