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Rate Astros open to re-signing Tejada

Original at mlb.mlb.com external link    Tue, Nov 17

By Brian McTaggart While the Astros may not be in the market for other teams' big-ticket free agents, they are interested in re-signing some of their own players, including shortstop Miguel Tejada. Astros open to re-signing Tejada

Rate Ex-Astros minor leaguer to lead Hooks

Original at Corpus Christi Caller Times external link    Mon, Nov 16

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Rate Astros' fact or fiction and other notes

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Nov 16

By Chip There have been lots of scenarios running around Houston, some even posted on this blog. Trade this one, give that one a shot. Sign this free agent, don't offer that one arbitration. So let's play some fact or fiction with...

Rate Bourn highlights Astros' awards season

Original at mlb.mlb.com external link    Mon, Nov 16

By Brian McTaggart Michael Bourn last week became only the second Astros outfielder to win a Rawlings Gold Glove for his stellar defensive play to highlight the Astros' award season. Bourn highlights Astros' awards season

Rate Astros' Sampson opens academy

Original at mlb.mlb.com external link    Mon, Nov 16

By Brian McTaggart Growing up in the blue-collar suburbs east of the Houston, Astros relief pitcher Chris Sampson dreamed of being able to take batting practice in an indoor facility such as the one he stood in Monday afternoon. Astros' Sampson opens academy

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Astros Will Win Again, but Not With Oswalt, Berkman, or Lee

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Fri, Nov 13    4 related articles

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Rate Bourn runs away with Astros MVP

Original at mlb.mlb.com external link    Tue, Nov 10

By Brian McTaggart Michael Bourn was named the Astro's Most Valuable Player by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He's the fourth Houston center fielder to win team MVP. Bourn runs away with Astros MVP

Rate Important days, important dates ahead for Astros

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Nov 9

By Chip Believe it or not, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about 90 days. But Ed Wade's toughest work will take place in the next 30-40 days. By Christmas, many free agents -- including Jose Valverde, Miguel Tejada and...

Past Month

 

Rate Astros excited about new skipper Mills

Original at mlb.mlb.com external link    Tue, Oct 27

By Brian McTaggart Lance Berkman admitted Tuesday afternoon he didn't know very much about his new boss, but that was exactly what made the announcement that Brad Mills was the new Astros manager so exciting. Astros excited about new skipper Mills

Rate Astros add Houston native to roster

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Oct 26

By Houston Chronicle

Rate Mills Takes Over as Houston Astros Manager

Original at NYT > Houston Astros external link    Mon, Oct 26

By By REUTERS HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills has been appointed manager of the Houston Astros, the team said on Tuesday.

Rate One door closes, another opens as Mills flies in

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Oct 26

If you've ever met a more optimistic person than Drayton McLane, I'd love to meet him because, man, the owner of the Astros never seems to cry over spilled milk. We had a long, long conversation during this hectic morning,...

Year 2009

 

Rate Sad, sad news for Cruz

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Tue, Oct 13

Jose Cruz is one of the most positive folks you'll ever meet in baseball. He loves the Astros, and I mean, LOVES, the Astros. So, it was quite a blow to him when Tal Smith and Ed Wade told him...

Rate Kouzmanoff's 3 RBIs help Padres beat Dodgers 4-3

Original at google.com external link    Mon, Sep 7

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Astros 4, Phillies 3 At Houston, Bud Norris pitched six efficient innings for his first win in a month and Carlos Lee had a two-run single for the Astros, ... Around the NLArizona Daily Star Latos has short, wild end to his seasonPadres.com Padres Hold Off Dodgers To Win SeriesTrue Blue LA

Rate Justice: Bagwell should be Astros' next manager

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Sat, Aug 29

If Bagwell is reluctant, McLane can turn on that Temple charm. The Astros need a makeover, and this is a good place to begin. If McLane is thinking clearly, ... Sunday Morning Astros, etc Round UpThe Crawfish Boxes all 2 news articles »

Rate Bray Selected in 27th Round of MLB Draft by Houston Astros

Original at topix.net external link    Fri, Jun 12

Charlotte 49er third baseman Aaron Bray has had a great last month. In late May, at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Dayton, Ohio, needing just one hit to tie the all-time career hits record at Charlotte, he ended up with four hits to help the Niners stave off elimination against Fordham.

Rate Opinion: Astros Beat Pirates In Houston, 6-4

Original at KDKA external link    Sun, Jun 7

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Houston Astros 6-4 on Sunday. And coming into today's series finale in Houston, Bucs pitcher Ian Snell had gone six straight starts giving up at least three runs. His 37 earned runs allowed were in the bottom 20 in ...

Rate Opinion: Sunday Morning Astros, etc. Round Up

Original at The Crawfish Boxes external link    Sun, Jun 7

 TX by DyingQuail on Jun 7, 2009 3:00 AM CDT in News 5 comments More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP about : Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez (12), falls over Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson (2) after Wilson dove to second base for the ...

Rate Opinion: Astros' Hampton Beats Pirates Again, 2-1

Original at KFDM-TV News external link    Sun, May 31

Astros' Hampton Beats Pirates Again, 2-1  Texas It was tough Friday in Houston - also against Maholm. ... Glavine's eight-game 25, 1993. ... McLouth is one of only two Pirates players to homer off a left-hander yet this season. He has three, and Craig Monroe has two. ... For only the second time in ...

Rate Opinion: VENUE: PNC Park

Original at CBS News external link    Tue, Apr 14

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There's no such optimism in the Houston Astros clubhouse. The Pirates look to build on another strong outing and notch their first back-to-back wins of the young season Wednesday night when they continue a three-game home series against the NL Central ...

Rate Another Baseball Owner in Favor of Salary Cap

Original at SportsBiz external link    Tue, Dec 30

By Mark(noreply@blogger.com) The response of baseball owners to the Yankees unprecedented free agent spending spree continues as another owner has joined the call for a salary cap. The difference this time is that the owner does not represent a small market club as did most of those who pushed for a cap in the past and as d...

Rate Salary cap? Tell me you didn't say that, Drayton.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Dec 29

Let's review why the Astros have missed the playoffs three straight years. The reason is that Drayton McLane has made some mistakes. I can't see this ever happening. If it does, Drayton McLane becomes another green-bean salesman in Temple.

Rate Great sports year for Houston. Inside a Texas-OU recruiting war.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Thu, Dec 25

How about those Astros? Some run in the second half. I don't know about you, but I haven't seen such excitement since the World Series. Those kids did almost everything right for a couple of months. If you didn't like your 2008 Astros, you probably don't like ice cream.

Rate Will Oswalt ask the Astros to trade him?

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Dec 15

I haven't talked to him about it, but here's what I know. First, Drayton McLane wants Oswalt and Lance Berkman to finish their careers with the Astros. Both have a chance to make the Hall of Fame, and he wants them to go in as Astros. McLane could end up with four Hall of Famers--Jeff Bagwell, Crai...

Rate How the Astros are dealing with a bad economy

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Fri, Dec 5

Major League Baseball is the first professional sport to try selling tickets, sponsorships, etc., since the ecnomic collapse, and teams are afraid. Everything I've written about Drayton McLane and his payroll numbers should now be viewed differently.

Rate Houston Astros Team Report

Original at usatoday.com external link    Mon, Nov 17

INSIDE PITCH Six of the Astros' scouts, including assistant general manager Bobby Heck, were in attendance in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, recently to watch infielder Dayan Viciedo, a Cuban defector. Latin American scouting director Felix Francisco, East Coast supervisor Clare...

Rate Someone should tell Drayton that it's only money

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Thu, Nov 13

So the Astros will be fiscally conservative and they'll go to spring training with a team designed to finish no higher than second. Maybe they'll catch a break or two. Maybe Michael Bourn and Miguel Tejada will have huge seasons. Maybe Hunter Pence will continue to get better. Maybe Wandy Rodr...

Rate Playoff Pulse: Phillies No Pushover

Original at The FanHouse - AOL external link    Fri, Oct 17

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Filed under: Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, MLB PlayoffsIn the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic. Of course, that doesn't mean that the Phillies are dead in the water heading into the World Series. We know that anything can happen in a short series -- the 2006 Cardina...

Rate Opinion: Diamondbacks 11, Astros 5: SuperMon Gets Miggy With It

Original at AZ Snakepit external link    Sat, Aug 16

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By Jim McLennan Arizona continued to pull away, as Reynolds made the score 7-1, with his 82nd RBI of the season. Any faint chance the Astros had of coming back, was then removed when Chris Young came up with the bases loaded in the sixth - I note that Young was batting #2 against a right-handed starter... Montero...

Rate Pickoff Moves

Original at 6-4-2 (Blogspot) external link    Tue, May 13

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Again I Missed The Ugly Parts: Astros 8, Dodgers 5 While out looking for a Mother's Day card (on Mother's Day? Slacker.), I left the car with the Dodgers comfortably leading the Astros by a 2-0 score in the top of the seventh. With the Dodgers' generally reliable bullpen getting ready to engag...

Rate Skip Comes Through In Clutch

Original at mlb-cardinals(mvn.com) external link    Sat, Apr 26

By Josh Martin The win puts the Redbirds at 15-10 on the year, in 2nd place in the NL Central, and 1 1/2 games behind Chicago.  Tomorrow is the rubber game of the series as Kyle Lohse gets the nod for the good guys. Game # 25 Sat. April 26, 2008 Cardinals 4 Astros 3 Adam Wainwright pitched the full nine innings for S...

Rate Podcast: MLB Week 2: Pujols-Backe fight, Angels HR explosion, Carmona deal risky?

Original at MVN external link    Thu, Apr 10

The guys also examine Albert Pujols‘ squabble with Houston pitcher Brandon Backe following the Cardinals slugger’s slide into Astros catcher J.R. Towles in the eighth inning of the Cardinals’ 5-3 win Tuesday. The show documents a huge HR day for the Angels in Anaheim, drunk fans in Toronto...

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: Bring on instant replay in baseball

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Wed, Nov 7

By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) Baseball general managers voted 25-5 on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., in favor of using instant replay to review questionable home run calls, and this corner of the world believes it's a good idea. Astros GM Ed Wade was among the five who voted against instant replay, which is used in the NFL, NBA...

Rate Opinion: Mets Books and Reader Mail

Original at Amazin' Avenue external link    Sun, Sep 9

By Eric Simon Having just dispatched the also-ran Houston Astros in three straight to close out Craig Biggio's last trip to New York as a big leaguer, the Mets anxiously await the arrival of the Atlanta Braves for a three-game set, the outcome of which should answer the question on everyone's lips: Wil...

Rate Why not Tim Raines Jr.? And other minor league news

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Tue, Sep 4

By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) His position is probably left field and we have a left fielder. You can't play him in right because he doesn't have enough arm strength, and with Hunter (Pence) and Josh (Anderson) playing in center it didn't make sense." • • • Lefthander Brian Bogusevic, the Astros' first-round pick in 2005...

Rate Labor (Day) problems in Milwaukee

Original at Brewers Bar external link    Mon, Sep 3

By David Hannes For a record setting 15th time this season, the Brewers blew a lead of 3 runs or more, and lost to the Astros, 9-7. Thankfully, the Cubs and Cards also lost. The Brewers added 3 more runs in the bottom of the sixth, and all were charged to Oswalt–Oswalt left after 5.67 IP and 5 ER.

Rate Opinion: Chris Burke, here's your chance

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Sat, Jul 14

By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) This isn't exactly the Astros telling Chris Burke he's their everyday second baseman, but the decision to give Burke most of the starts on the road while resting Craig Biggio is his best chance yet to show management what he... This isn't exactly the Astros telling Chris Burke he's their ever...

Rate Podcast: Biggio hits 3,000 on perfect night

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Fri, Jun 29

Craig Biggio had five hits for just the second time in his career and Lee hit a grand slam in the 11th inning to give the Astros an 85 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

Rate Opinion: Missed the Astros chat? Read the transcript.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Jun 18

By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com)

Rate Grading the Astros and offering good baseball for a good price

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Tue, May 29

By Jose de Jesus Ortiz(jose.ortiz@chron.com) Honestly, folks, it has become hard to watch the Astros, especially because it's difficult to watch such wonderful, classy guys struggle. I promise you if you got to know Roy Oswalt, Woody Williams, Carlos Lee, Hunter Pence, Lance Berkman, Morgan Ensberg, Brad Ausmus, Brad Lidge, the en...

Rate Opinion: This is the year the Texans become our No. 1 franchise.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, May 28

I knew he didn't have the money to do much more with the offense than sign Carlos Lee. I believed that if Lance Berkman and Lee were dominant, that if Morgan Ensberg's shoulder was healthy, the Astros would score enough runs. I thought Craig Biggio, Luke Scott and Chris Burke would do far more t...

Rate Podcast: Young feels right at home in Houston

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Fri, May 11

Growing up Deep in the Heart of Texas, Diamondbacks outfielder Chris Young, a Houston native, attended his share of Astros games. But he had never before stepped onto the field at Minute Maid Park until Friday afternoon.

Rate That's why Carlos Lee makes $100 million, and you don't.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Fri, Apr 13

At the beginning of this season, the Astros had four players they probably couldn't afford to lose and stay competitive: Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, Roy Oswalt and Jason Jennings. Right now about, Purpura and Drayton McLane may be wishing they'd tried just a teensy bit harder to re-sign An...

Rate Opinion: If these numbers hold up, the Astros will win by 8 games.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Tue, Apr 10

• To quote Joe Torre, ''It's all about the pitching.'' So far, so good. The Astros have gotten six quality starts in eight games, and Chris Sampson came within an inning of one on Tuesday. Overall, the rotation has a 2.45 ERA, second-best in the NL. No starter has allowed more than three earned run...

Rate Podcast: Clemens-inspired Gore soars into 6-way tie for lead at Houston

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Fri, Mar 30

HUMBLE, Texas Jason Gore got a boost from the Rocket in the Houston Open. Wearing a black Houston Astros cap that Roger Clemens gave him, Gore shot a 4under 68 on Friday to join a sixplayer logjam at the top.

Rate Podcast: Round Rock's the place to be (w/audio)

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Thu, Mar 29

Audio: Astros manager Phil Garner on prospects in Round Rock Audio: Express manager Ricky Bennett on quality of talent on team Audio: Hunter Pence on being held in high regard by seasoned veterans Audio: Round Rock pitching coach Burt...

Rate Podcast: Is Sampson in, Lidge healthy?

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Tue, Mar 27

By Jose de Jesus Ortiz(joe.conway@chron.com) Phil Garner told Brian McTaggart that Lidge will pitch Wednesday and then again Thursday against Class AAA Round Rock. • • • Roy Oswalt and Lidge will pitch in a minor-league game Wednesday. Oswalt, of course, is having a stellar spring. Lidge is not, but Lidge also is adamant that he usually h...

Rate Podcast: Ezequiel Astacio claimed by Rangers (w/ audio)

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Mar 26

By Jose de Jesus Ortiz(joe.conway@chron.com) Astacio's highlight with the organization was likely last year at Class AAA Round Rock. His low moment was probably the game-winning home run he gave up in Game 3 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park. He also gave up the game-winning home run in Game 3 of the 2005 World Series against the Chic...

Year 2006

 

Rate Opinion: And another thing. If they get rid of Brad Lidge, they're going to look might silly.

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Mon, Oct 30

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Brad Lidge goes nowhere. Got that? Nowhere? He pitches the ninth inning for the Houston Astros next season. No trade gets Brad Lidge from the Astros. Miguel Tejada won't get me to part with Brad Lidge. Pat Burrell won't do it, either. If the Phillies called and offered Ryan Howard straight up... Uh,...

Rate Opinion: Somebody help me! Uncle Drayton just passed out!

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Wed, Oct 18

I'm very excited to hear that you have a source telling you that about Lee. Now this is going to sound absolutely crazy but I think (the Astros) should try and also get Soriano, and let him play second base on the road and right field at home.

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