fans and media latched onto "The Big Puma." When questioned further, Berkman explained the nickname is simply logical. "Agile, athletic, sleek ... all the things that describe my game", he said, somewhat tongue-in-cheek. With his outstanding start in 2008, this nickname also became known on a national level. That same year, a Lance Berkman fan club calling themselves "The Little Pumas" emerged. During Berkman's long tenure with the Astros, they could be seen wearing puma costumes and foam puma paws at most Astros home games near the Conoco Pump in left-center field. The group became relatively well-known among Astros fans, as they were shown often during Astros broadcasts on Fox Sports Houston. Berkman was also one of the Astros' "Killer B's" in the mid-2000s, along with Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, and Derek Bell. See also Houston Astros award winners and league leaders List of Houston Astros team records List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career on-base percentage leaders List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders List of Rice University people St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders References External links 1976 births Living people All-American college baseball players Baseball coaches from Texas Baseball players from Texas Christians from Texas People from New Braunfels, Texas People from Waco, Texas Frisco RoughRiders players Houston Astros players Houston Christian Huskies baseball coaches Jackson Generals (Texas League) players Kissimmee Cobras players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball right fielders Memphis Redbirds players National League All-Stars National League RBI champions New Orleans Zephyrs players New York Yankees players Rice Owls baseball players Round Rock Express players Sportspeople from Waco, Texas Sportspeople from New Braunfels, Texas St. Louis Cardinals players Texas Longhorns baseball coaches Texas Rangers players Trenton Thunder players Wareham Gatemen players National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees