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Best Houston Astro Utility Infielder of all-time?

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  1. G Rat

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    What do you think?
     
    #1 G Rat, Sep 17, 2009
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    Billy Spiers. You can scratch out the word infielder though and write in player. He played pretty much everywhere other than 1 and 2.
     
    #2 arkoe, Sep 17, 2009
  3. Refman

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    Jim Pankovits.

    :D :eek:
     
    #3 Refman, Sep 17, 2009
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    vizcaino perhaps.
     
    #4 ryan_98, Sep 17, 2009
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    Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
     
    #5 rockets934life, Sep 17, 2009
  6. G Rat

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    Others... maybe not the best of all-time, but names that came up when thinking about it:

    Casey Candale
    Craig Reynolds
     
    #6 G Rat, Sep 17, 2009
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    other names that come to mind (of course Billy the Great is far and away the best ever):

    Denny Walling
    Harry Spilman
    Danny Heep (or was he an OF?)
    ...and a guy whose first name was Tim... Tim Tolman?
     
    #7 msn, Sep 17, 2009
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    Spiers by a long shot. Still one of my favorite Astros.
     
    #8 leroy, Sep 17, 2009
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    Amen to the Bill Spiers votes...I loved that guy, his tenure with the Astros was when I first started getting into baseball, and he always stood out to me
     
    #9 wallyj12, Sep 17, 2009
  10. Refman

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    Are you by any chance referring to Tim Bogar?
     
    #10 Refman, Sep 17, 2009
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    craig reynolds
    actually played 1 at least once
     
    #11 K mf G, Sep 17, 2009
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    Now there's one of my all time favorite Astros. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it's because I found it hilarious that our hometown commentators would refer to the Killer B's of Bagwell, Biggio, Berkman, and of course, the .210 hitter himself, Tim Bogar.
     
    #12 reckonerone42, Sep 17, 2009
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    jim pankovitz was clearly the best utility infielder.
     
    #13 Jim Pankovitz, Sep 18, 2009
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    no he's referring to Tim Tolman, who was on the Astros late 70's early 80's.
     
    #14 Jim Pankovitz, Sep 18, 2009
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    Rafael Landestoy
     
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    A few pics of the guys I remember:

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    Anybody know Bogar is a first base coach for the Red Sox? He managed in the minors for both the Astros and Indians.
     
    #16 juicystream, Sep 18, 2009
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    No I was talking about Tolman. Good call on Bogey though, I had forgotten him.

    There was that tall guy we got from the Dodgers, too, a couple years ago. What has name? Lanky, lightweight hitter.
     
    #17 msn, Sep 18, 2009
  18. rockets934life

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    Spiers is hands down the guy but that Pic of Bruntlett reminded me of Game 4 in 05 when the Stros turned the greatest Double Play in Houston Baseball history!
     
    #18 rockets934life, Sep 18, 2009
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    Forgot about Bruntlett. I'd put him 2nd behind Spiers.
     
    #19 leroy, Sep 18, 2009
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    I remember that diving stop Spiers made at 3rd base in game 1 of the 1998 NLDS vs SD. Robbed Caminiti I believe.
     
    #20 Fulgore, Sep 18, 2009
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