By Robert Kelly
Hunter Pence's statistics suffered a bit this week as he sat out 2 games due to his injured left leg..
He did play five games, going 6 for 22 from the plate, with 2 runs, and a single RBI. His batting average dropped to .347 as a result of not playing two games.
Pence is showing solid play on defense while continuing to improve at the plate.
On mlb.com, writer Mychael Urban has an article entitles "Good for ball, bad for ball." He writes about some of the things he likes and dislikes about baseball. He has some good things to say about Hunter Pence. The clip about Pence is as follows:
The entire Minute Maid Park experience in Houston is worthy of one of these columns, from the Chik-fil-A signage -- "Eat Mor Fowl" -- besmirching the foul poles (Bad For Ball) to the Cranium Cam -- live bobbleheads, anyone? -- on the big screen between innings, it's a smorgasborg for the senses.
The most pleasing entrée, however, is the sight of rookie Hunter Pence digging out a triple off the base of Tal's Hill. Never mind he looks 14 years old and, in the words of Oakland's Nick Swisher, looks "like one of those guys you see in old movies about baseball in the 1940s." This kid can flat play, and he's a breath of fresh air for Houstonians disappointed by their 'Stros this season.
I cannot think of a better decription about Pence. As I have stated previously in my blogs and sports writings, "I just like this kid. He is what baseball should be about."
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