Huston Street

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Street attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas from 1997-2001 where he lettered in both football and baseball. He then attended The University of Texas from 2001-2004, where he pitched for the school’s baseball team. He is widely regarded as one of the best collegiate closers of all time. Street earned a form of All-American honors at Texas every season he was there and helped his team win the College World Series of collegiate baseball in 2002. In that season, he set a CWS record for the most saves and won the Series Most Valuable Player honors for his amazing work as a closer. A year later, Street led the Longhorns to the Series semifinals, and in 2004, he helped his team to the finals, only to lose in two games to Cal State Fullerton.

class=”excerpt_2″>Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2004, Street spent a few months in the minor leagues, spending no more than a month at each level. He then was invited to the Arizona Fall League where his team took the championship. Street was called up to the major leagues at the start of the 2005 season. He became Oakland’s closer when incumbent Octavio Dotel went down in May with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. Street saved 23 games in 27 chances to go along with a 5-1 record, 72 strikeouts, and a 1.72 ERA. Only Mariano Rivera’s 1.38 ERA for the Yankees was better among American League relievers. Street had 72 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings pitched, and opposing hitters batted only .194 against him. He was rewarded for his effort by being named Rookie of the Year, as the third player in a row who had spent some time in the Athletics organization after Angel Berroa in 2003, and Bobby Crosby in 2004.

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Excerpt Taken From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston_Street

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Excerpt Taken From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Street

Street: It’s been a quick year full of a lot of fun learning experiences. Losing in the College World Series only helped to motivate me to try and excel in pro ball and then having success in pro ball and getting the opportunity to play on the River Cats and win the PCL. I learned so much from that experience and just adapting to the higher level of the game. Then going to the Arizona Fall League and learning more there. Now in big league camp and watching all the veteran guys and how they go about their business. Just watching what Zito does to prepare himself. What does Kendall do How does Kendall set up hitters Just learning from the guys who had a lot of success in their career. It’s been a lot of fun and I’m excited.

Street: The first thing is the talent level. They are more talented. Actually, I shouldn’t say more talented. They’re more developed. They’re more developed in their approach. They’re more developed in knowing their swing, knowing what pitches they want to hit, knowing the situation and what kind of pitch to look for in certain situations. Their approach is a lot more fine-tuned. And they’re big league guys, so when they step on the field, they have that confidence to them. That, more than anything, is what I’ve noticed. They’re all confident in their ability and they trust themselves. You’re not going to intimidate anybody. They’ve been successful their whole life and they expect to be successful that day.

Street: The best part about it is just how friendly everyone has been. And just how the big league guys, the guys I’ve already mentioned, just go out of their way to help you. You’ve heard so many horror stories about rookies where guys are just like, “get out of my way” but it hasn’t been like that at all. Every single guy is pulling for you and rooting for you. They’re taking you off to the side and giving you tips and just help you with the day-in and the day-out routine of just being here and trying to get better and performing on the field. I really appreciate that because those are the guys I look up to and I respect and I’m trying to be like. For those guys to take the time to try and help me, I just really appreciate it.

Excerpt Taken From http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/4/7/35344/00132

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