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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
by Pat Sullivan - AP Look, waaay in the back...It's Ed Wade! View full size photo uploaded October 28, 2009 Let's start the week off by looking at what the Astros did before and during the 2009 season. No major trades went down, nor were there any major signings. In fact, it sounds much like I'm sure this offseason will. Please give me your own take on the moves in the comments and what grade you'd...
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SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Seems to me some of the local journalists are missing a real good story regarding the Astros. They seem to have forgotten the Astros have an owner. The Astros don't just have an owner. They have an owner that's really, really involved. In fact, this owner might be more involved than any other in professional sports. I'm all for critical evaluations of general manager. I love doing that. Sit down with...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP Another Astros interview...Ned Yost Browse more photos » Brian McTaggart ran with my idea of profiling the managerial candidates, so I'm letting him doing the heavy lifting before fisking the candidates a bit. First up, Ned Yost, former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers : Ned Yost Age : 54 Hometown : Eureka, Calif. College : None. Most recent job : Manager...
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Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Third set of six packs. Top left. Pack 1: #108 Geoff Jenkins Brewers #116 Derek Jeter Yankees #139 Ken Griffey Jnr . Reds #203 Mike Hampton Braves #219 Bo Hart Cardinals #178 Erubiel Durazo Athletics Red Chunk #173 Kevin Millwood Phillies Mini #21 Eric Chavez Athletics Pop-up Pack 2: #56 Javier Vazquez Yankees #91 Brian Giles Padres #166 Jay Payton Rockies #183 Jason Schmidt Giants #274 Anthony Lerew...
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Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Who deserves to hit in October? Browse more photos » Joe G. took some of the fire out of this as word has leaked out that Molina will catch AJ Burnett at least during the first round. One man has an OPS+ of 130 (.285/.363/.522), meaning he was 30% better than average at getting on base and hitting the ball far enough for him to run around the bases....
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
I don’t remember if I posted this already, but you can find the information over at Cot’s . I thought I’d post it here as well. Here’s a list of the potential free agent pitchers after this season. Starting Pitchers Brandon Backe HOU Miguel Batista SEA Josh Beckett * BOS Erik Bedard SEA Daniel Cabrera ARZ Bartolo Colon CWS Jose Contreras COL Doug Davis ARZ Justin Duchscherer...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
More photos » by Al Behrman - AP Kepp's glorious beard won't help you on the trivia questions today..... or will it ? Browse more photos » In a move that is probably in his best interest, Roy Oswalt has pitched his last inning of 2009 . The degenerative disk in his back is not improving, and rather than have the issue linger on into 2010 the prudent move is sit Roy for the duration of the...
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Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
To commemorate September 9, 2009 (9/9/09), Major League Baseball released a poll to determine the best starting lineup in each team's history. A list of great seasons for Mets players by position is presented, and the ballot can be found here . Unsurprisingly, the only statistics listed next to the players are batting average, home runs RBI, runs and stolen bases. There is no mention of on-base percentage...
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Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Meet the Mets Jon Niese is ready to begin rehabbing his bum news . But, the real story in this article is the picture. It looks like he was dressed by JJ Putz . Fox Sports' Dayne Perry finally talks some sense in the MSM about breaking up the Mets . There appears to be a small movement building for the acquisition of Carlos Zambrano from the Cubs . Mike Silva urges caution , for what that's worth....
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Oft-injured Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Tuesday's MLB news briefs: Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year.
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Babes Love Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
All Mike Hampton has ever wanted to do is throw a baseball from a major league mound. Apparently, the forces of nature, God, or whatever is in charge of his destiny has made that virtually impossible to do for any extended period of time. The injury-prone, papier-mâché lefty will miss the entire 2010 season due to a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder along with some other unspecified...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year.
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