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The article presents information on baseball player Torii Hunter, who has a well-equipped exercise room at his 19,000-square-foot home in Texas. The exercise room has an oxygen chamber, where Hunter routinely goes to rejuvenate his body after intense workouts. It is mentioned that the chamber, which cost about $20,000, helps reduce muscle swelling and recovery time. Hunter has recently signed a five-year contract of $90 million with the baseball team Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The article focuses on the conflict in the 1917 season of the U.S. major baseball league, in which Tyrus Raymond Cobb of Detroit Tigers and Charles Herzog of New York Giants had a brawl during their teams' exhibition match at Gardner Park in Oak Cliff, Dallas. The fight stemmed from Herzog's jeering of Cobb who arrived in the field one hour late. The brawl between the players was followed by another fight at the Oriental Hotel, leading to a serious conflict between the Tigers and the Giants.

This article discusses the life of baseball player Roger Clemens, with specific focus on his family and his efforts this season with the Houston Astros. Roger Clemens stands on the mound with his cap pulled low and the baseball in his right hand, looming larger than everyone else on the field. What pitches can Roger Clemens handle? This is the moment that explains why Clemens is not retired, why that thick, warm night seven months ago in Miami, when tears welled in his eyes as he sat alone for 10 minutes in the office of New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, would not stand as his farewell to baseball. The second most prolific strikeout pitcher of all time, otherwise known as Kody Clemens's dad, has put down his camcorder last Saturday morning to pitch to Kody's team, the Rockies. In the fifth inning, for instance, after Mets catcher Vance Wilson fouled back a 93-mph fastball, Clemens tossed the new baseball back to umpire Mike Everitt for another one, as pitchers often do when they don't like the feel of a ball. Clemens is just like any other dad on one of the four fields near the Pine Shadows Elementary School, except he will sign autographs after the game and blow away major league hitters the next day with almost comic ease.

This article focuses on the decision of former New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte to return to their Texas roots and pitch for the Houston Astros in the 2004 baseball season. Like an elm tree naked to winter, a ballpark in February is a cold and lonely sight, especially at 9:15 in the morning when the only sound is the whisper of a mischievous wind. Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte know each other and their workout regimen so well that they carry on almost wordlessly. The city is bonkers for the Astros not only because Pettitte, 31, and Clemens, 41, left the New York Yankees to sign with Houston as free agents (with the briefest of retirements for Clemens in between) but also because the two pitchers are home folk. Clemens and Pettitte work out, golf, vacation, sightsee, shoot pool, commiserate and, at least for a few nights last postseason, room together. Neither goes his way alone. Not by blood but by destiny have they been made brothers.

Profiles Alex Rodriguez, shortstop for the Texas Rangers baseball team. Educational attainment; Family background; Career highlights; Awards received.

Profiles Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, and how he is ready to begin baseball after the off-season. Importance of family and baseball to Rodriguez; Injuries of Rodriguez, including a cracked bone in his right thumb; His thoughts on returning to baseball after his operation.

Focuses on Lance Berkman, outfielder with the Houston Astros. Biographical information; Success he is experiencing during the 2001 Major League Baseball season; Statistics.

Features the baseball player Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers. Includes information on batting average, home runs and whopping; Contract with the Rangers team; Statistics of Palmeiro's career batting; Awards.

Focuses on the health of Houston, Texas-based Houston Astros baseball player Moises Alou. Background on the injuries suffered by Alou; Background on Alou's Major League Baseball career; Achievements. INSET: New ballpark, the arrival of Cedeno boost outlook.

Focuses on Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner. Career details, including his save of 36 games as closing pitcher; Biographical information, including his stay with his aunt, uncle and cousins in Tannersville, Virginia; Family difficulties; Comments from family members.

Offers 1999 midseason information on the Houston Astros baseball team. Team difficulties, including the collapse of general manager Larry Dierker and the diagnosis of hitting coach Tom McCraw with prostate cancer; Role of player Jeff Bagwell; Career history, including his trade from the Boston Red Sox to the Astros; Play statistics; Awards, including a Gold Glove and Role Model of the Year in Connecticut; Comments from Bagwell and others.

Focuses on Houston Astros pitcher Jose Lima as of June 14, 1999. Biographical details; Career highlights in baseball and in music with the release of `El Mambo de Lima'; Brief history of his efforts in minor league baseball and with the Detroit Tigers; Comments from Lima and others. INSET: Houston Honchos (pitchers), by David Sabino.

Features Major League Baseball player Billy Wagner of the Houston Astros. Kelly Stinnett's line drive off of Wagner's head; Ability to channel his frustration into throwing baseballs; Childhood memories; Fondness for using fastballs.

The article provides information on the baseball match of Houston Astros with other teams in the Astrodome in Texas on April 18, 1966. The Dodgers won the game against the Astros with the score of 6-3. It cites that the topmost ring of Sky Boxes are the most uncomfortable seats in the Astrodome. It states that the audience were cheering when player Dave Nicholson led the Astro team.

The article discusses the coaching strategy of Rogers High School in Texas for its baseball players. It uses a multi-situational hitting drill, a device which helped improve baserunning, bunt coverages, relays, and quick decision making in the field. Recruiting children to be only courtesy runners has given them an added weapon, while getting pitchers and catchers off the bases.

The article features New York Yankees baseball pitcher Ross Ohlendorf from Austin, Texas. In the fall of 2001, Ross went off to Princeton, where he was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year the following spring. The Diamondbacks drafted him in June 2004. He was assigned to the single-A Yakima Washington Bears, for whom he pitched in only seven games. In 2005, he moved up to the South Bend Indiana Silver Hawks in a more competitive single-A league, where he struck out 144 batters in 157 innings.

The article presents information on Scott Kazmir, a baseball player from Texas, getting ready to take charge of baseball team Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Kazmir, a young left-handed pitcher, wants to play on the Opening Day or in any big game, and is very confident in handling the same. His fastball exceeds 95 miles per hour. He is also willing to learn more about the game. Kazmir is ready to take the responsibility of being the ace of a young pitching staff. Seth McClung is another player who is competing with Kazmir for the same post in the Devil Rays. For winning the post, they have to play with each other, and the one who wins will take charge of Devil Rays.

Focuses on the career of baseball player Alex Rodriguez in Texas. Professionalism of Rodriguez; Contribution to baseball history; Job responsibility. INSET: One problem: the first half.

Focuses on former Big Lake, Texas, high school teacher and baseball coach Jim Morris' debut as a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Details of the bet he made with his high school baseball players that led to his tryout with the Devil Rays; His participation in their minor league and September 1999 debut in a game against the Texas Rangers; His background; Response of his wife.

The article features John King, a former baseball player in Texas. It states that no minor league player could match his ability to pitch a ball powerfully. His first baseball play was held at Polytechnic College in Fort Worth in 1912. He retired from playing baseball in 1931, after his neighbors discovered a reservoir of petroleum on his property.

Profiles Texas college baseball player Huston Street. Career history; Comparison with professional baseball players hailed from Texas; Reasons for Street's popularity.

Previews the 2002 Major League Baseball season, focusing particularly on the Houston Astros. Amount of youth on the roster; Statistics from the 2001 season; Scouting report.

Previews the 2002 Major League Baseball season, focusing particularly on the Texas Rangers. Question marks that surround the teams entering the season; Key additions, including Juan Gonzalez, Carl Everett, and John Rocker; Scouting report.

Discusses the Texas Rangers baseball team, with a focus on the knee problems of catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Topic of the team's improvement in the 2001 season; Performance of second baseman Michael Young; Discussion of the possibility that Rodriguez will be traded.

Profiles baseball player Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros in Texas. Description of demeanor; Influence of teammate Casey Candaele; Position in the team.

Discusses the struggles endured by the Texas Rangers' pitching staff during the first quarter of the 2001 Major League Baseball season. Impact of the huge contract signed by Alex Rodriguez before the start of the season on the team's ability to acquire new pitchers; How the Rangers were 17 games behind first place the Seattle Mariners by May 28; Outlook for the remainder of the season.

Focuses on Alex Rodriguez, who plays shortstop for the Texas Rangers baseball team.

Profiles Houston Astros' first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Poor play of the Astros in the 2000 season; Idea that he may contend for the Most Valuable Player Award if the Astros were a better team; Bagwell's statistics, including the number of home runs hit.

Profiles Jason Stokes, a high school student who plays first base for Copple High School in Texas. Childhood, in which Stokes was teased for being overweight; Probability that he will be drafted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team; Outlook for the future.

Offers 1999 midseason information on the Texas Rangers baseball team. History of the team's acquisition of Rafael Palmeiro; Role of general manager Doug Melvin in the acquisition; Success of Palmeiro in 1999; His assistance in the team's lead in the American League West; Comments from Palmeiro, Melvin and others.

The article presents a report on the baseball player from University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, Austin Jackson, who has been selected by the team new York Yankees. Jackson considers speed to be his best quality as a player and is improving on his swing. He misses the bus rides that he had to take while playing at the minor divisions.

An interview with baseball player Milo Hamilton of Houston, Texas is presented. Hamilton compares baseball playing with painting a picture. He divulges that he keeps more record books than anybody, including a home run book, a stolen-base book and a complete-game book. He believes that mistakes committed should be remedied right away.

The article presents information on top 5 baseball players who might be on the move at the 2005 Baseball Winter Meetings held in Dallas, Texas from December 5-8, 2005. Baseball player Kevin Millwood may not get the five-year, $50 million deal that his agent is seeking for him, but after leading the A.L. in ERA, Millwood won't have to settle for another one-year contract. Regardless of whether the Boston Red Sox trade baseball player Manny Ramirez, the over-under for his next trade request is the All-Star Game.

The article focuses on baseball players from Texas. Football is king in north Texas. But the "strong-like-a-bull" football mentality of the state also bleeds to the baseball diamond, where generations of wannabe big-leaguers watched Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens ascend to greatness. Among those who grew up in the Lone Star State, aspiring to be the next Ryan, Clemens or both, are John Lackey, Jason Jennings, Bradon Backe, Kip Wells, Scott Kazmir, Brad Halsey, Chris Young, John Patterson, Josh Beckett, Woody Williams, Mike Timlin and--the latest Texas tall boy to whir down the assembly line--Zach Duke.