Saturday, February 03, 2007

Astros visit West Brook


Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise

West Brook High School athletes listen to Houston Astros baseball representatives in the school's field house in Beaumont on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. The Major League Baseball team begins spring training in Florida later this month.


Astros baseball pitcher Brad Lidge talks to West Brook High School athletes in the school's field house. Lidge has the third-most saves in the Houston Astros' 45-season history.



Astros baseball player Chris Burke talks to West Brook High School athletes in the school's field house. He stressed the importance of keeping good grades in high school to get into the college of choice.



Astros baseball broadcaster Bill Brown, from left to right, player Chris Burke, assistant general manager of baseball operations David Gottfried and pitcher Brad Lidge talk to West Brook High School athletes in the school's field house.

Please read "Astros talk pressure" by Chris Dabe.

2 comments:

Justin said...

But did Lidge talk about how much that HR Albert Pujols hit off of him in the 2005 NLCS messed with his head? That's what I REALLY want to know!!!

Mark M. Hancock said...

Yes. It's in the story linked on the post.