HOUSTON -- Six-time All-Star Lance Berkman is retiring after 15 seasons in the
major leagues.
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left the game last off-season before signing with the Texas Rangers. He then had
another injury-plagued season and was limited to 73 games. The 37-year-old
Berkman was Houstons first-round draft pick in 1997 out of Rice, and played 12
seasons for the Astros. He played 1,879 career games, all but 287 for Houston,
finishing a .293 career hitter with 366 home runs and 1,234 RBIs. "Lance was one
of the greatest players in Astros history," his original team said in a release
Wednesday night. The Astros said they hope to honour Berkman during the upcoming
season and "give the fans the chance to recognize his outstanding career." He
finished the 2010 season with the New York Yankees before two years in St.
Louis, where he was part of the 2011 World Series champions. "Just physically
Ive gotten to the point where I dont feel like I can compete at a level that Im
used to competing at," Berkman told KRIV-TV of Houston. "I could probably still
drag my carcass out there, but Im not interested in doing that. ... I dont want
to hang on just to hang on." Berkman said he was excited about retiring. The
Rangers declined their $12 million contract option for 2014 last October, which
got Berkman a $1 million buyout. He hit .242 with six homers and 34 RBIs for the
Rangers. He went on the disabled list July 7 with a left inflammation and a sore
right knee, and played only five games after coming back the final month of the
season. The six-time All-Star played only 32 games for St. Louis in 2012, when
he dealt with a strained left calf and had two operations on his right knee. He
hit .301 in 2011 for the Cardinals, who won the World Series that season over
Texas. Berkman had said last winter that he had gone into that off-season
feeling like he was going to retire then. But he responded to the Rangers, and
made $10 million last season.
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. Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40
minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline.
Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34.MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- It was a rough
opening practice at Martinsville Speedway for NASCARs most prolific rookies.
Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who are battling for Sprint Cup Series
rookie of the year on the track and involved romantically off of the track, both
ruined their primary cars. Patrick, who drives for Stewart-Haas Racing, hit the
wall on the 0.526-mile oval about 30 minutees into practice on Friday.
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while later, Stenhouse also hit the wall. Patricks backup car is one that has
had success on the series smallest track. It made its debut here in March 2009,
and Tony Stewart piloted it to a third-place finish, the best at the time for
the team. It hasnt raced since June 2011 in a "seat swap" event at Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
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