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Dominating Dallas - An Artist On & Off the Field
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 8:32 PM by Tyler Garrett - tgarrett@kristv.com
Updated: Jul 13, 2011 10:54 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - Dallas Keuchel has been one of the few pitching bright spots in an Astros organization jam packed with weak links. Arguably the top arm in the Hooks bullpen, he leads the team in ERA and wins.
On the season Keuchel is 7-6 with a 2.80 ERA, the lefty from Oklahoma also sits atop the Texas League leader board in wins and innings pitched.
"I gotta stay consistent here and try to get the team wins and going deep into games, it will take care of itself in the long run I am not worried about stuff elsewhere I am just trying to be consistent in what I am doing here," he said.
Keuchel was already selected to the Texas League All-Star Game, but now has his sites set on the big picture, and that's the big leagues.
"The All-Star game was an absolute blast, there were so many prospects that could be in the big league now," he added.
Keuchel meanwhile shared his secret to success with me, something some guys in the club house don't even know. He is an artist, and actually studied design while in college at Arkansas.
Admitting that he enjoys drawing, his first love is designing shoes.
"I'm a big collector of shoes and hopefully one day I can land a deal with NIKE or Reebok and design some shoes," he said.
Keuchel says he owns over 120 pairs of shoes, and says it's a release for him.
"Anything you can do off the field is good, in the offseason I am relaxing and I play video games and draw," he said.
However only a few people have seen his shoe sketches, as he keeps them guarded, but he did say he was open to the idea of designing a special shoe for the Hooks one day.
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