Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman, nicknamed "Big Puma", is a former American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 February 1976
CityWaco, TX
early finds good guy pitchers settled settles surely
A lot of times, if you can get to a guy early before he settles in and finds his control, a lot of times it's how good pitchers get beat. They come out a little wild. I think that's what happened. Once he settled down, he was surely impressive.
facing games left looking point prior seven
You've got seven games left with the Cubs, and you're looking at (maybe) facing (Carlos) Zambrano and (Mark) Prior two times each, ... That's not something you can point to as an advantage.
fight guys
These guys are unbelievable. They fight you right down to the end,
coffee drink
All I do, ... is eat. And drink coffee.
nice names uniforms
They were chanting my name, but I don't know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So, it's nice to know they can read.
fun winning errors
Theres a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. That wasnt a lot of fun.
houston world firsts
Its unbelievable, I cant even describe it. To be a big part of bringing the World Series the first World Series ever to Houston is just tremendous.
nine tolls exhausted
I almost feel guilty. The physical toll is tremendous. Im exhausted and I only played nine innings.
funny softball atmosphere
It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.
running games way
One-run games can go either way, and most of the time they do.
play careers games
I want to play every game of my career in an Astros uniform.
running home balls
The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.
baseball games play
God has given me a lot of ability to play the game of baseball.
play league bigs
When I started to play consistently and produce consistently, that's when I knew that I could compete and do well in the big leagues.