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Olney On Lackey, Astros, Rangers, Doumit, Carroll
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In todays blog post at ESPN.com , Buster Olney writes about Michael Bourn , and how he went from hitting .218 with a .273 OBP in the first half of 2008 to hitting .285 with a .354 OBP in 2009 thanks to a suggestion from Astros coach Dave Clark. Heres a roundup of Olneys rumors... The Angels last offer to John ...19 hours ago -
Greeneville Astros Release 2010 Schedule
Minor League Baseball News - MLN - The Raw Feed —
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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - GREENEVILLE, TN- The Greeneville Astros have released their 2010 schedule. The slate features thirty-four home games at Pioneer Park in addition to thirty-four games on the road throughout the Appalachian League beginning in late June and . . .1 day ago -
Carlos Lee: Plan-C for Losers of the Bay and Holliday Sweepstakes
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Houston, you have a problem. Your ballclub is bad, really bad. The Astros, a perennial contender for much of the last decade, have fallen on hard times. From 1994 to 2006, Houston was one of the most competitive clubs in the National League. During that twelve-year run, the Astros finished lower ...1 day ago -
Odds & Ends: Bonds, Bay, Astros, Mulder
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Another stash of links for the afternoon... FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal says Red Sox GM Theo Epstein will have to be creative to keep the team competitive in both the short and long-term. Contrary to a report last month, Yahoos Tim Brown says former Mets executive Tony Bernazard is not working for Scott Boras. ...1 day ago -
The Houston Astros Will Win Again, but Not With Oswalt, Berkman, or Lee
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Building and maintaining a consistent winner in baseball is one of the hardest things to do in all of sports. In football, basketball, and hockey rosters can completely change over within the course of two or three years. The economics of baseball dont allow such turnover to take place. Guaranteed contracts and ...1 day ago -
Odds & Ends: Astros, Schmidt, Callaspo
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A few Thursday evening links to browse through.... MLB.coms Brian McTaggart reports that the Houston Astros will decrease their spending in 2010, after the teams payroll exceeded $100MM the first time in 2009. Filing for free agency may have just been a formality for Jason Schmidt , according to Ken Gurnick of ...2 days ago -
The Rest of the Story: The Joe Niekro Foundation and the Arizona Fall League
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"And thats the rest of the story" was, of course, the famous phrase uttered countless times by the late, great, Paul Harvey. For those readers too young or too sheltered to remember the immortal radio legend, Harvey gave listeners the endings to stories that were newsworthy one day and faded away from our memories ...2 days ago -
80’s Rivals Might Be Back at It
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest —
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Many contemporary fans know about the recent Mets rivalries with Atlanta, Philadelphia, and to a lesser extent the Yankees. For those that watched this team in the eighties Mets/Cardinals from 1985-1988 was about as big as it gets. You had Darryl Strawberry hitting the clock, Keith Hernandez returning to Busch ...2 days ago -
Sully Baseball Honors JERMAINE DYE
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It looks like Jermaine Dyes days with the White Sox have come to an end. Chicago declined to pick up his option and Dye goes into the winter a free agent. Hes 35 years old, had a HORRIBLE second half and the days of sluggers miraculously getting stronger in their late 30s seems to be over for some strange reason. ...4 days ago -
Houston Astros Franchise Fitted Baseball Cap
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About Twins Enterprise Founded in 1946, Twins Enterprise is the creator of The Franchise, their signature cap that is always the perfect fit. Twins has the exclusive rights to create fitted, relaxed caps for Major League Baseball. Several top universities (including Alabama, Texas, Notre Dame, and ...6 days ago -
Miguel Tejada, Team Leader
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Richard Justice has an Astros blog post posted, and it deals with whether the Astros should sign Miguel Tejada to play third base. Justice appears to be making the argument that the Astros should use the money that would be needed to sign Tejada for other purposes -- like pitching -- and I agree.But then theres this. ...6 days ago -
Odds & Ends: Torre, Figgins, Mora
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A few links to browse while we continue the countdown to the GM meetings.... 2010 may not be Joe Torres last season in Los Angeles after all, according to T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times . Bob Ford of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that any Phillies fans expecting the club to go out and land another ...6 days ago -
Odds & Ends: Hardy, Tejada, Cardinals, Mariners
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Heres a few links to close out the night... Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe says that the Red Sox "had been engaging with the Brewers in on-and-off discussions involving (J.J.) Hardy since the trading deadline." Massarottis source says the Brewers wanted either Clay Buchholz or Daniel Bard , but Boston ...1 week ago -
Friday 5 – Switch Hitters
Weller and Bryan's Sports Blog —
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After last week’s time off, I’m back with today’s Friday 5. Since baseball season just ended and I’m not ready for it to be over, I’m dedicating today’s list to switch hitters.During my brief and generally forgettable baseball career, I toyed with the idea of switch hitting. It lasted for a practice ...1 week ago -
Brewers Trade JJ Hardy for Carlos Gomez
Milwaukee's Own Brew Crew Fans —
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The Milwaukee Brewers have traded fan favorite JJ Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for Outfielder Carlos Gomez. I like it, folks. The Brewers have now made room for Alcides Escobar to become their starter at shortstop. I think it was just a matter of time and there is no better time than the present. Escobar is going to ...1 week ago -
Yankees Win World Series–and Top the MLB Payroll
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The Yankees won the world series last yesterday, thanks in part to Hideki Matsui’s stellar performance. They also top the MLB payroll for 2009. Here’s part of the list , as compiled by the AP: 1. New York Yankees $201,449,289 2. New York Mets $135,773,988 3. Chicago Cubs $135,050,000 4. Boston ...1 week ago -
Odds & Ends: Mariners, Riggleman, Crisp, Stros
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A few leftovers as the Phillies and Yankees do battle in Game 6... According to ESPN.coms Jorge Arangure , recently-defected Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz has impressed scouts in workouts the past two weeks. The Red Sox and Tigers are known to have some level of interest. Dave Cameron of U.S.S. Mariner ...1 week ago -
Mistakes happen: Which Matsui is this again?
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Hideki Matsui has never worn No. 25 in the majors -- Godzillas number has always been 55 with the Yanks -- and hes a Mizuno guy when it comes to his bats.1 week ago -
Dear Drayton...
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Dear Mr. McLane:I noticed that you have re-signed third baseman Geoff Blum. According to the reports, you are giving him $1.5 million for this year, and that there is a mutual option for 2011 that would let him make $1.65 million.Now seeing as how you like to waste millions of dollars on an essentially useless player ...1 week ago -
Yankees Player Andy Pettite Ensures His Team’s Victory
Thaindian News —
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By Gina GomezNov.1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York Yankees player Andy Pettite gave a scintillating performance against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, that enabled his team to register victory and gave them a lead of 2-1 in the third game of the World Series at the Citizens Bank Park.The 37 year old player ...2 weeks ago
