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Astros LF Lee's finger still weeks away from normal
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 4 hours ago
Astros outfielder Carlos Lee’s broken left little finger is not completely healed two months after he suffered six fractures when he was hit in the hand by a pitch from the Cincinnati Reds’ Bronson Arroyo. Lee, who spends most of the offseason in his native Panama, was in Houston on Monday t...
DA launches investigation in Backe arrest
Original at KHOU
• 6 hours ago
According to Brandon Backe's attorney, the Galveston County District Attorney’s office is launching an investigation into the conduct of the officers who arrested Astros pitcher. Brandon Backe was one of 11 people arrested at a Galveston bar following a wedding reception.
MLB News and Rumors - Week in Review: 10/5 - 10/11
Original at postgamepub.com
• 10 hours ago
By Chubz Tim covered his Offseason Outlook for the Twins, White Sox, Cardinals, and Astros. Curt Schilling will either pitch for a contender in the second half of 2009 or retire. Click the image to open in full size. ...
* Author appearance: Craig Biggio
Original at Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
• 18 hours ago
By ronkaplan The former Astros’ all-star will sign copies of his book Biggio: The Final Game, at the Barnes and Noble at 5000 Westheimer in Houston On Oct. 25. Add to Facebook Add to Digg Add to Del.icio.us Add to Stumbleupon Add to Reddit Add to ...
Astros Pitcher Thrown in the Slammer
Original at topix.net
• Sun, Oct 12
Astros pitcher, Brandon Backe, usually just throws balls, but did he throw punches at police officers? The Galveston native was one of several arrested during a weekend bar brawl, which was partially recorded ...
Houston Astros 24Kt Gold And Infield Dirt 3 Coin Set
Original at Stadium Sports Memorabilia at ItsAlreadySigned4U.com
• Sun, Oct 12
The Highland Mint presents this unique minted 3 Coin set featuring a 24KT Gold overlay Team Commemorative Coin, a 24KT Gold overlay Team Stadium Coin and a Bronze Coin with MLB Authenticated Stadium Infield Dirt embedded in the center. ...
Week in Review: 10/5 - 10/11
Original at MLB Trade Rumors
• Sun, Oct 12
By Steve Adams Here's a list of this year's free agent home run leaders. Tim covered his Offseason Outlook for the Twins, White Sox, Cardinals, and Astros. Curt Schilling will either pitch for a contender in the second half of 2009 or retire.
A Review of Baseball in 2008
Original at ArmchairGM
• Sun, Oct 12
The Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, both expected to not be competitive this year, exceeded everybody's expectations and remained in the playoff hunt until well into September, with the Cardinals leading the Wild Card even ...
What Do You Do During The Offseason?
Original at The Crawfish Boxes
• Sun, Oct 12
By Stros Bro Pretty simple question really... the Astros were not a member of the 2008 MLB playoffs and therefore most of our reasons for watching baseball was taken away from us once the season end. Obviously most of us are more fanatical about the ...
The Astros shouldn't sign C.C.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Fri, Oct 10
This time I agree with Drayton McLane. The Astros should not sign C.C. Sabathia, especially if it means a 5-6 year contract and more than $100 million.
BOS-TB: A History Lesson
Original at Baseball Analysts
• Fri, Oct 10
By Rich 1999 ALCS: New York Yankees (98-64) over Boston Red Sox* (94-68) 4-1 1999 NLCS: Atlanta Braves (103-59) over New York Mets* (97-66) 4-2 2003 ALCS: New York Yankees (101-61) over Boston Red Sox* (95-67) 4-3 2004 ALCS: Boston Red Sox* (98-64) over New York Yankees (101-61) 4-3
2008 Fantasy Review - Shortstop
Original at Sports Network
• Wed, Oct 8
- Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros - For the fourth consecutive year, Tejada's home run total dropped. Hitting just 13 home runs in a hitter's park like Houston ...
October Baseball Means... Arizona Fall League!
Original at ArmchairGM Popular Stuff
• Mon, Oct 6
Mesa Solar Sox Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies Peoria Javelinas Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays Peoria Saguaros Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San D...
This Day in Baseball History: October 6th (Red Sox Complete Comeback Against A’s)
Original at SOX1FAN
• Sun, Oct 5
By Administrator In 1926, in Game 4 of the World Series, Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth hit three home runs in a 10-5 victory over the Cardinals. In 1978, the Yankees won Game 3 of the ALCS, beating the KC Royals, 6-5, in spite of three solo home runs by KC third baseman George Brett off Yankees’ ace Catfish Hunter.
On Deck: It's Time to Settle Up
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Mon, Sep 29
Everyone else: Rays at Tigers 1:05 EDT Yankees at Red Sox 1:35 and 7:35 EDT Nationals at Phillies 1:35 EDT Blue Jays at Orioles 1:35 EDT Braves at Astros 2:05 EDT Reds at Cardinals 2:15 EDT Rangers at Angels 3:35 EDT Dodgers at Giants 4:05 EDT Pirates at Padres 4:05 EDT Athletics at Mariners 4...
Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie
Original at LAist
• Mon, Sep 29
By Jimmy Bramlett As for the Dodgers, losers of every playoff game they’ve been in since 1988 save for that lone October day in 2004 where Jose Lima pitched a five hit shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals, they have some work to do. On Wednesday at 3:30 pm they will face the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field for game one o...
This Day in Baseball History: September 26th (The Dreaded Asterisk)
Original at SOX1FAN
• Fri, Sep 26
By Administrator In 1961, Yankees outfielder Roger Maris Yankees tied Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record with his 60th dinger (off Orioles pitcher Jack Fisher). In 1981, Astros fireballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to throw five no-hitters as he beat the Dodgers, 5-0.
The Company Carlos Zambrano Might Keep . . .
Original at The MLB Source
• Wed, Sep 17
By Jeff Kallman 1995—Ramon Martinez, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL; lost National League Division Series to the Cincinnati Reds) vs. Florida Marlins; final score: 7-0. 1996—Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL; lost National League Division Series to the Atlanta Braves) vs. Colorado Rockies; final score: 9...
Almost Famous: Cubs 6, Astros 1
Original at Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Mon, Sep 15
By Al 15,158 made the Monday afternoon pilgrimage to Milwaukee, a fine turnout on a school day in September, making over 38,000 Cub fans (I say that because the total attendance was 38,599 over the two days and there couldn't have been more than 599 fans of other teams there) trekking into Wisco...
History! Cubs' Z No-Hits Astros, 5-0
Original at Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Mon, Sep 15
By Al The tension builds through the latter part of the batting order -- I thought in the seventh, to myself, "Wow, if he can get through Tejada, Berkman and Pence, maybe he can pull this one off..." Randy Wolf's pitch to Alfonso Soriano was deposited over the LF wall, giving the Cubs a 1-0 lead in the f...
Let's Get It Started, Again Thread: Cubs vs. Astros at Milwaukee, Sunday 9/14, 7:05 CT
Original at Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Sun, Sep 14
• 3 related articles
By Al Chicago Cubs Houston Astros Randy Wolf threw a six-hit shutout vs. the Cubs 11 days ago at Wrigley Field. But on May 12, also at Wrigley, the Cubs pounded him. So which Wolf shows up tonight? FWIW, he has pitched twice in Miller Park (vs. the Brewers, of course) since donning an Astros uniform wit...
Ike Wreaks Havoc With Baseball Playoff Races, Scheduling
Original at Deadspin
• Sun, Sep 14
By Enrico Campitelli Jr. The NFL isn’t the only league effected by that bastard Ike as the Astros and Major League Baseball have agreed to move two of Houston’s canceled home games that were scheduled against the Cubs this weekend to a “neutral” site in Milwaukee. Eddie Wade’s Astros have been on fire over the past t...
We're Off To See The Oswalt: Astros 3, Cubs 0
Original at 6-4-2 (Blogspot)
• Mon, Sep 1
By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Not a particularly good game for the Cubs, who haven't been blanked since ... well, since the Astros' Brian Moehler did it on August 4. Roy Oswalt slaughtered the Cubs, going 8.1 innings of scoreless ball, and while he only managed three strikeouts, he reminded me of nothing so much as Greg Maddu...
The MLB Source Index: A Humbling Collection of Amusing Arcana
Original at The MLB Source
• Fri, Aug 22
By Jeff Kallman First players chosen in the expansion draft that created the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s (the Astros since 1965): By the Mets: Hobie Landrith (catcher, San Francisco Giants). By the Colts: Eddie Bressoud (infielder, San Francisco Giants). His lifetime World Series ERA: 1.48.
Opinion: Diamondbacks 11, Astros 5: SuperMon Gets Miggy With It
Original at AZ Snakepit
• Sat, Aug 16
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...
Diamondbacks 12, Astros 2: Driving Home(rs) for Chris-mas
Original at AZ Snakepit
• Fri, Aug 15
By Jim McLennan Top 8th: Arizona: Chris Burke homered to deep left, Clark and Reynolds scored Click to enlarge, in new window] Master of his domain: Chris Snyder, +16.1% Honorable mentions: Webb, +15.0%; Clark, +11.3% God-emperor of suck: Chris Burke, -7.4%
Gameday Thread, #122: 8/15 vs. Astros
Original at AZ Snakepit
• Fri, Aug 15
By Jim McLennan We took two of three against the Astros earlier in the season, back at Chase, but all three games were close, decided by two or less runs. Webb didn't face them in that series, but of those Houston players with 20+ ABs against Webb, Matsui and Loretta are both over .400, while Blum is down at .172 -...
Hungry Like the Wolf
Original at The MLB Source
• Tue, Jul 22
By Jeff Kallman Randy Wolf has a new home—the Houston Astros, for whose general manager Ed Wade he pitched while in Philadelphia. The Astros surrendered minor league pitcher Chad Reineke to get the lefthander, whose 2008 has equaled 6-10/4.74 in twenty-one starts for the San Diego Padres, following an i...
A Whole in the Head
Original at The MLB Source
• Mon, Jul 7
By Jeff Kallman —The Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers are still allowed to think they’re in a pennant race—even with the Rockies in sole possession of the National League West’s sewer—because the Arizona Diamondbacks turned a 28-15 season launch into a snake-bitten single game above .500 . . . while stil...
Pickoff Moves
Original at 6-4-2 (Blogspot)
• 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...
Skip Comes Through In Clutch
Original at mlb-cardinals(mvn.com)
• 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...
Houston, we have a major rotation problem
Original at The MLB Source
• Sat, Apr 12
By Daniel Rathman Heading into the 2008 season, the Houston Astros’ starting rotation consisted of Roy Oswalt, Brandon Backe, Wandy Rodriguez, Shawn Chacon, and Chris Sampson. That is to say, it consisted of Roy Oswalt and four question marks. So far, however, Roy Oswalt has also been more of a mystery than...
Baseball Season Preview: Houston Astros [Baseball Season Preview]
Original at Deadspin
• Thu, Mar 6
By Leitch Here's the weird thing, though. If I put my optimism hat on for a second -- and it ain't easy, but I'll do it for you, Deadspin readers -- I can see a decent lineup. Roll with me now: Michael Bourn is an unproven entity, but he's got exciting potential and blazing speed. Kaz Matsui is coming off a str...
Around Baseball: February 29, 2008 — Clemens Calls In Sick To Astros Camp
Original at SOX1FAN
• Fri, Feb 29
By Administrator Houston: A day after Houston owner Drayton McLane told a newspaper reporter that he was pondering whether it is advisable for the organization to have Roger Clemens around the team at this time, The Rocket called the Astros minor league complex and told the team that it would not report to...
Winter Meetings preview: NL West, young Houston stars
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Wed, Nov 28
By Jose de Jesus Ortiz(jose.ortiz@chron.com) The Astros' Hunter Pence and Houston area products James Loney of the Dodgers and Chris Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks all were picked for the 49th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team, as voted by the managers in Major League Baseball.
Opinion: Mets Books and Reader Mail
Original at Amazin' Avenue
• Sun, Sep 9
By Eric Simon
Why not Tim Raines Jr.? And other minor league news
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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...
Regular exercise and surfing keeps Ausmus fit and calm - Houston Chronicle
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, Aug 20
Regular exercise and surfing keeps Ausmus fit and calm United States - Catcher Brad Ausmus and his family split their life between two cities — Houston during the Astros season, and San Diego otherwise. ...
Do a good deed. Help the Astros help the homeless.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Jul 21
The Chicago Cubs are going to the playoffs with a fomula that Drayton McLane should copy. First, they spent a ton of money in free agency last winter--around $300 million in all. Second, their GM is an old-school scout who built the organization from the inside out. Thanks to a combination of y...
Opinion: Chris Burke, here's your chance
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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...
Should the Astros trade Brad Lidge?
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Tue, Jul 10
I know how I feel about trading Brad Lidge. I'm dead set against it. I would hope he'll spend his entire career with the Astros. If I'm Tim Purpura, I try to fill the roster holes by trading someone else and by signing under-the-radar free agents until the next class of minor leaguers is ready.
Grading the Astros and offering good baseball for a good price
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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...
Firing Garner not the answer
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, May 28
By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) He had Mark Loretta hitting second and playing second base in place of struggling Craig Biggio, and Loretta goes 0-for-4. Lance Berkman went 1-for-4 batting third and is no longer off to a bad start. He's just having a bad season. Morgan Ensberg, Adam Everett and Brad Ausmus actually pulled t...
Opinion: This is the year the Texans become our No. 1 franchise.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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...
Astros in first place. Decision time on Lidge. Rockets-Jazz Game 1.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Apr 21
Pitching depth? Wandy Rodriguez, Chris Sampson and Albers have combined for a 2.12 ERA in five starts. The Astros have 10 quality starts in 15 games. Only Atlanta (11) has more in the NL. Just when you were ready to throw Biggio off the bus, he delivered another late game-winning hit in a 6-5 vict...
That's why Carlos Lee makes $100 million, and you don't.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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...
Astros stink. Lidge torched. T-Mac brags. Durant gone.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sun, Apr 8
You can't brag on some people. Say something nice, and they'll stick it to you the first chance they get. Check out these batting averages: Lance Berkman .190, Morgan Ensberg .158, Chris Burke .200 and Craig Biggio .240. That's why the Astros have scored two runs or less in four of their six games. Th...
So the Astros are 0-3 and T-Mac is hurt? Children, you don't know the trouble I've seen.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Apr 5
Look at it this way: they're 0-3, and if they keep scoring runs at this pace, no one will notice that the closer has troubles. They won't need a closer. As for me, I see a lot of good signs. Craig Biggio has started to hit. Chris Burke and Adam Everett are off to good starts. Have you checked out the St. Lo...
Opinion: And another thing. If they get rid of Brad Lidge, they're going to look might silly.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, Oct 30
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,...
Opinion: Somebody help me! Uncle Drayton just passed out!
Original at Houston Chronicle
• 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.