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August 2008
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No he doesn't look anything like that character off the old Seinfeld TV show ... but just like that annoying fat guy ..... Newhan ...David that is, just keeps popping up and contributing to the Astros cause .... just when you've forgotten about him. With the other utility guys on this team (Mark Loretta, Geoff Blum, Ty Wigginton & Darren Erstad) contributing so heavily to the Astros team this season ...... it's easy to forget about seldom used Newhan. Newhan ... the son of a former L.A. sportswriter is a great quote ...and a very likeable guy. But this career Minor/Major League player is having a good day at the ballpark. In the Top of the 4th ....he caught two line drives ..and then fielded the ground ball that led to the 3rd out in the inning. That's right he ties the all-time MLB record with having 3 put-outs in the same inning. He then led off the bottom of the 4th ... with a base-hit ...lining a hanging curveball into right field. Then in the top of the 5th ..... he ranged far to his left ....and made another great defensive play on a ground ball that would have been a basehit in most games. The Astros trail in this game 4 to 3 in the top of the 7th ...and if they're going to come back and win ...Newhan would be a great place to start. He leads off the bottom of the 7th. |
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