Rough night for Bazardo, Hampton. Carlos hits 300.
The Astros had their eye on Yorman Bazardo as early as last offseason, when they offered him a Minor League contract and an invite to big league Spring Training. But Bazardo received what he felt was a...
View ArticleMoehler an Astro in 2010? I vote yes. Yes on Randy Wolf, too.
The Astros won’t have much money to play with next year, and I’d like to see what extra they do have spent on pitching. The first thing I would do is pick up the option on Brian Moehler’s contract,...
View ArticleHanging out with the popular kids (Brownie and J.D.).
Every time I hop on an Astros message board, I’ll read about some funny one-liner from Jim Deshaies or a Bill Brown witticism or some other cool story emerging from the television booth. Selfishly, I...
View ArticleRandom spring notes: Paulino, Wright and Ensberg. Yes, that Ensberg.
Somewhere along the way, we sort of lost track of Wesley Wright, who has been quietly going about his spring business out of the spotlight. That might be simply because reporters haven’t gotten around...
View ArticleBrett Wallace, Part Deux.
Over the winter, it was widely believed within the inner workings of the Astros front office that Brett Wallace would have few problems securing the starting first base job during his time at Spring...
View ArticleA wistful look back at Puma being Puma
Many years ago, I titled this photo “Puma being Puma.” It was a combination of a nod to who Lance Berkman was as a professional and a person — affable, fun, kind and a free spirit — and a slight jab...
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