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Fox Sports Houston set for new identity

07 Jan 2009 09:55:25 PST

NC - The new feed allows the station to provide more local content and have its own identity, as well as show replays of Houston Rockets and Astros games, ...

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Baseball Notes

07 Jan 2009 00:22:18 PST

National Post Canada - Houston Astros prospect Max Sapp is out of intensive care but will remain hospitalized for several days for viral meningitis, the team said Tuesday. ... Rockies prepared to let roster stand Colorado Rockies News all 328 news articles

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Key to the Astros' season: Fewer DL days

06 Jan 2009 23:00:00 PST

Written by Chip
You can argue that there are many keys to the Astros' success for 2009. Among them: Official 2008 DL Days PlayerDays Matsui49 Wigginton26 Rodriguez35 Geary16 Quintero15 Oswalt11 Lee45 Paulino161 TOTAL358 • Michael Bourn and J.R. Towles need to mature. •...

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New FOX Sports Houston 24-Hour Feed to Showcase Local Programming - Business Wire

06 Jan 2009 12:31:18 PST

New FOX Sports Houston 24-Hour Feed to Showcase Local Programming Business Wire (press release), CA - The HD studio will be the destination for Astros, Rockets and Texans pregame and postgame shows that had been originating from FOX Sports Southwest. Houston ...

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Oswalt has lofty World Baseball Classic hopes

06 Jan 2009 06:17:33 PST

A year before most Astros fans really learned about Roy Oswalt, the ace righthander played in the 2000 Sydney for Team USA. Thinking back to that gold medal-winning experience, Oswalt remembers most vividly how players were more focused on winning...

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Alberto Arias: The dark horse of the 2009 Astros?

05 Jan 2009 00:16:52 PST

TX - Then I pulled up his Baseball Reference minor league page, just to see what I could make of his stats. The thought process went like this: 2.24 K:BB career, ...

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Houston Astros news and blogs - January 07, 2009

07 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Houston Astros news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Astros owner: Baseball has challenges ahead -- from Montgomery Advertiser
• Astros seem set on roster for coming season -- from Houston Chronicle
• Rays Sign 6 Players To Minor League Contracts -- from MSNBC
• Houston Rodeo Tickets Broker Spices Up Corporate / Company Events ... - PR Web -- from press release
• Players may have to take smaller deals -- from National Post
• Year in sports: Tarlandus Mitchell signs contract with Chicago Cubs -- from The Cherokeean Herald
• A No-Brainer: Jim Hendry's Next Move Should Be Andy Pettitte -- from Bleacher Report
• Lack of blockbuster offseason move by Astros tough to read -- from San Antonio Express
• In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, San Francisco Giants reliever Tyler Walker pitches in the seventh inning in a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston. Walker and the Seattle Mariners...... -- by 12 hours ago from ESPN Photo Feed: Houston Astros
• Astros invite 4 to major-league spring training -- from USA Today

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Attention, Ed Wade. Free-agent bargains await the Astros

04 Jan 2009 07:35:29 PST

Be patient. Spend shrewdly. Yes, Ed Wade, your time is near. Baseball's free-agent market has collapsed. Smart teams are about to have a huge opportunity to improve their teams at a relatively low cost. Sure, the Yankees have thrown some bucks around. The Giants (Randy Johnson and Jeremy Affel...

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

29 Dec 2008 20:21:56 PST

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.

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WV23 Year In Review: September

27 Dec 2008 21:01:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Wrigleyville)
September 9: Wherein we compare Mark DeRosa and Brian Roberts. September 13: Bud Selig moves the Cubs-Astros series to Milwaukee. September 20: Cubs clinch. September 29: Phil Rogers - who is wrong about absolutely everything - says Cubs in 5 against the Dodgers.

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Will Oswalt ask the Astros to trade him?

15 Dec 2008 06:48:52 PST

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. The Astros listened to offers for Oswalt a couple of years ago whe...

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Top 100 Angels: Ken FORSCH #66

14 Dec 2008 00:00:35 PST

Written by Rev Halofan
For Forsch, the trade was good news. The Astros by that time had a four-man starting rotation of Don Sutton, Nolan Ryan, Joe Niekro, and Bob Knepper, and had no interest in Forsch as a starter. Forsch also wanted to join a contender, which the Angels, strangely, were seen as going into 1981. Wit...

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Houston Astros Team Report

17 Nov 2008 21:49:20 PST

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...

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Playoff Pulse: Phillies No Pushover

17 Oct 2008 04:00:59 PDT

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...

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Opinion: Astros still recovering from Ike

19 Sep 2008 21:04:01 PDT

By John Grupp Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe tried to focus on baseball as he sat in the visiting clubhouse Friday afternoon at PNC Park. ... Astros Notes: Team takes shot at Selig with T-shirts Houston Chronicle Ike knocks power out of Astros MLB.com

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

16 Aug 2008 21:44:01 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Sports Minute: Homer heaven...Streaking Astros...Replay in baseball?

14 Aug 2008 15:41:01 PDT

HOUSTON (AP) - Lance Berkman hit a two-run, go ahead home run in the eighth inning to help power Houston past San Francisco 7-4 for the Astros eighth ... Baseball notes: White Sox hit four consecutive homers Kentucky.com Major League Baseball Uniontown Herald Standard

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

10 Apr 2008 15:00:38 PDT

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...

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Opinion: Bring on instant replay in baseball

07 Nov 2007 12:33:07 PST

Written 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...

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Opinion: Chris Burke, here's your chance

14 Jul 2007 16:51:03 PDT

Written 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...

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Podcast: Biggio hits 3,000 on perfect night

29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

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

28 May 2007 05:38:28 PDT

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...

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

30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

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

29 Mar 2007 19:13:56 PDT

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...

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Podcast: Is Sampson in, Lidge healthy?

27 Mar 2007 15:20:29 PDT

Written 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...

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

26 Mar 2007 12:25:28 PDT

Written 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...

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