J.J. Watt on using his NFL platform to give back: "If I'm remembered as a football player, and a good football player...and that's all I'm remembered for, then I did a poor job in my life."
#WPMOY
In true Jose Altuve form...first thing he said in his presser was to give George Springer credit for the walk.
Where does that moment rank? At the top. "We're not going to the World Series because of me. We're going to the World Series because of every guy in that clubhouse."
#Astros
1B Yuli Gurriel on Houston: “This city…is like home. I can’t go back to Cuba, most of the Cuban population here lives in Miami…but Houston for me has been a second home. From when I arrived, I felt the admiration from the fans, the support…I feel like I’m home.”
Congrats to former
@UHCougarTF
star Seun Adigun and her Nigerian Bobsed teammates...first bobsled team from Africa, male or female, to qualify for the Winter Olympics. Fantastic!
#Texans
DE J.J. Watt with nothing but respect for the decision by Andrew Luck to retire: "I think it takes an immense amount of courage and an immense amount of self reflection and a lot of guts to do what he's doing"
.
@Simone_Biles
tossed the 1st pitch tonight before Game 2, says she is more confident in her gymnastics now than ever before as she prepares for yet another run at Olympic gold next year in Tokyo.
#Astros
#Astros
SS Jeremy Peña says he saw all those marriage proposal signs at the parade yesterday…but joked that his girlfriend wasn’t too happy about that.
The best of new
#Astros
pitcher Joe Biagini, from therapy puppies to taking pictures of media to awkward handshakes in the shower, airport snacks and words per joke analytics... thank you
@jluhnow
for bringing him to Houston.
Dusty Baker on the bond between Houston and the it's
#Astros
baseball team: "I've never seen a city so close to their players and always behind their players...it means a lot."
Today's ceremonial 1st pitch before the
#Astros
-A's game at MMP was thrown by Faith Mata, a 21-year old from Uvalde, Texas who lost her 10-year old sister, Tess Mata during the shooting back in May.
Tess was a big fan of Jose Altuve.
(📹: Houston Astros)
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reliever Kendall Graveman on the emotions of tonight, his journey back from Tommy John in 2018, how God has played a big role in his life and that 7th inning no one will ever forget.
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starter Framber Valdez was asked about the insinuations online that he was using a substance. "They shouldn't think anything bad about it...I everything out in the open, in plain sight."
(Translation follows his answer)
I don't know what the future holds for
@JJWatt
. If today was indeed his final game with the
#Texans
, it would be the end of an era that transcended on-field achievements. A phenomenal player who made appreciating his fans & this city a priority from Day 1.
H-Town thanks you, 99
The nation's leading scorer plays for
@TXSOTigers
Women's hoops team...but it's what
@jkennerson_
has gone through the last 6 months that has made this season even more unforgettable.
Austin Rivers on
@JHarden13
: "I try to steal some of his stuff. I'm not going to try the step back obviously. It didn't work for Steph so I know it's not going to work for me...James actually doesn't travel when he does it, from what I've seen."
#Rockets
Former
#Astros
great Evan Gattis is back at Minute Maid Park for the 1st pitch with Brian McCann. He remembers when he lost to the Dodgers while with the Braves in the 2013 playoffs. This was his answer about it all coming full circle in 2017.
What an embarrassing performance by a major league umpire tonight. Calls were wrong, attitude was terrible...openly chastised one team, took everything personally. Shameful behavior from a so-called “professional”.
.
@CP3
on playing with long-time friend P.J. Tucker: "It's cool and special to get a chance to do it with a guy I've been with since we were little."
Wait for it......James Harden?: "Cute love story"
#Rockets
Also that season from
@JJWatt
....
20.5 sacks, 29 tackles for loss, 51 QB hits, 10 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles (5 recovered) and a safety.
If that wasn’t enough to win MVP don’t know if a defensive player ever will. Sensational.
.
@JJWatt
set to release his latest training shoe on 8/16, the Reebok JJ II Clean Slate Pack. Triple-White, silver metallic details. The shoe represents his fight back from injuries.
On the sock liner inside, the words: “NEVER LET A STUMBLE IN THE ROAD BE THE END OF THE JOURNEY”
The Astros were swept by the White Sox in mid-August last year and if I can remember, things seemed to work out ok. Everyone stay calm.
Wait.... this is Twitter so never mind.
One of the bravest little girls we've seen...
Abigail Arias, aka "Officer Abigail", just met her favorite baseball player, Jose Altuve. What did she tell him? "I told him that please, Altuve...please make a home run for me."
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Tepera talked trash last year (which is fine, btw) He then signs a FA deal with a team that will face the team he was trashing 19 times. Buckle up dude. Lol.
Unreal scene just witnessed on I-10 in Houston, east bound lanes at Holland, just outside the east loop...a guy gets out of his car with gun just shooting in the middle of freeway. Unbelievable.
A second Super Bowl interview in 3 years with
#Patriots
,
@UHCougarFB
LB Elandon Roberts (
@Roberts_52
). Happy for this guy and his family. "We'll represent Port Arthur and Houston to the fullest baby"
Carlos Correa has a message to
#Astros
fans.
"Thank you to the fans for everything you did for me, my family and my career and I'm looking forward to being back out there with you guys again."
We have a state champion! With a new national and state mark of 10.13, Strake Jesuit senior Matthew Boling wins the Class 6A title in front of an electric crowd here in Austin.
#uiltexas