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Wednesday, Dec 31
From the Windup: Is It Time for a Salary Cap?
For the most part, a salary cap hasn't been part of the conversation in baseball for several years. The Yankees ridiculous spending spree this winter, however, has changed things. In the days and weeks since their signings of CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and...
Thursday, Dec 25
From the Windup: Gifts for Every Baseball Fan
NY - Astros: A new general manager, something tells us this Ed Wade guy isn't going to work out in the end. Athletics: Near a BART station. ...
Wednesday, Dec 17
Former Astro Dave Smith Dead at 53
I'm not an Astros fan, so I have to say that my foremost memories of Smith involved the Mets habitually owning him ... and Smith was the guy who gave up a walk off home run to Len Dykstra in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. But owning Smith was a commentary on the Mets and not on Smith, because he was a heck of a clo...
Saturday, Dec 13
Ty Wigginton Leads the Non-Tender List
by Pat LackeyRemember when the Astros made a crazy run at the playoffs just a few months ago? In the absence of Carlos Lee, one of the players that sparked that run was Ty Wigginton, as he thumped along to a .379/.394/.804 line in August, when the 'Stros were making their run. He fell off in Septemb...
Friday, Nov 21
Disorderly Conduct Chargers Against Koby Clemens Dropped by Prosecutor
Filed under: Astros, NL Central, MLB Police BlotterIt's been quite some time since the Clemens family got some good news, unless you consider sympathy from an unfamous "singer" good news. Well, today they finally heard something positive. Roger Clemens' son, Koby Clemens was arrested o...
Monday, Nov 10
Footprints in the Snow: Houston Astros
NY - Nov 10, 2008 Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2009. Everyone expected the Astros to be ...
Saturday, Nov 1
Kerry Wood Among the Latest to File for Free Agency, Are Cubs Days Numbered?
Filed under: Cubs, NL CentralIt's impossible to believe, but Kerry Wood has spent 11 seasons as a member of the Chicago Cubs. Seems like just yesterday that he was merely a prospect, and I convinced my fantasy baseball partner that we should take a chance on this heralded rookie ... only to have...
Monday, Oct 27
From the Windup: Why Does Bud Selig Wish to Kill Baseball?
The World Series started after 10:00 pm EST Saturday night. Next year the World Series will bleed into November. The Houston Astros had to play a "home" game against the Cubs in Milwaukee while their homes were being ravaged by a hurricane.
Friday, Oct 17
Playoff Pulse: Phillies No Pushover
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...
Monday, Sep 29
On Deck: It's Time to Settle Up
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...