A week after the pitchers and catchers arrived, the Astros' position players are due in Kissimmee today. Some, including Hunter Pence, Michael Bourn, and Kaz Matsui, have already arrived to get a jump on the rest of the team. Others, like focal point Miguel Tejada, arrived on time today. Like we did with the pitchers and catchers, we'll take a look at the guys out in the field and see where things lie.
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While most of the baseball world was focused yesterday on the races for the final playoff spots, including the Mets historic collapse in the NL East, as usual, Craig Biggio was just doing his job, just like he's done for the past 20 years. But for the first time in 20 years, Biggio won't be going back to work today. For those of us who grew up in Houston, Biggio is just as much a...
The Astros may have 99 problems, but the pitch ain't one. After stumbling out of the gate to start this week's series against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Astros saddled up thoroughbred Roy Oswalt and rode to victory last night, securing Cecil Cooper's first major league win as the 'stros new manager. Oswalt worked with trademark efficiency, blazing through seven innings while throwing only ninety-nine pitches. Offensively, the team rode homers by Luke Scott and...
The Astros made a decisive move today, firing manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura. Mired near the bottom of the NL Central all season, changes of some sort were necessary. Owner Drayton McLane stated that "a fresh start" was needed, and it's hard to argue with him. Bench coach Cecil Cooper will cover Garner's duties as manager, and Astros president Tal Smith will take over for Purpura. Cooper has been mentioned for the...
Every week or so, Houstonist provides a rundown of what the Blogs are saying about our city's sports teams. Here's what we found this week: -Jeff Bagwell's life isn't all San Diego sun and jersey retirements. He's still working as a special assistant to Tim Purpura. He was recently in Lexington, KY to check out the Astros A-ball affiliate. Obviously, this was big news in Lexington. -The Texans have shown some interest in A&M and...
The Houston Astros have announced that Morgan Ensberg has been designated for assignment. The team has 10 days to release, trade or send Ensberg to the minors, but GM Tim Purpura stated the minors are not an option for Ensberg. With the recent addition of Ty Wigginton, the move made Ensberg expendable. After having a All-Star season in 2005, Ensberg's career has headed south as he's seen very little time on the field for...
You knew it was coming, right? The Chronicle and ESPN are both reporting that Jeff Bagwell will hang up his helmet this week after fifteen seasons, all with the Astros. (We saw him in our first 'Stros game....in 1992.) The 1991 Rookie of the Year, who won both league MVP and a Gold Glove in 1994, Bagwell is the Astros' all-time home run leader, and also has the most RBIs and runs scored. The announcement...
We now know that a little bit of Iowa is less than an hour away from Houston. Dewberry Farms, located in Brookshire, is trying to bring the farm experience to kids of all ages, offering up a pumpkin patch, farm animals, hayrides, pig races, gemstone mining, and – our favorite – a corn maze. Every summer, decides on a design and plants its corn accordingly. This year, they are celebrating the now-former Astro Jeff Bagwell’s...
The Astros announced today that they won't pick up first baseman Jeff Bagwell for the 2007 season, ending a 15-year career with the team. "Jeff has had an outstanding career with the Astros," Astros General Manager Tim Purpura said. "We appreciate the way he has played the game, mentored his teammates and represents both our ballclub and the city of Houston. Jeff's legacy with the Astros is truly legendary." And ... over.
So it looks like the Astros may have to fight to get the money from their insurance claim on Jeff Bagwell. The team had sought $15.6 million of the $17 million in salary it had promised Bagwell, who announced this weekend that he may be out of baseball for good, but the claim might have been hurt by the team's decisions to keep the injury-plagued first baseman in through the World Series in the fall and allow him to come to spring training this year. If insurance company Connecticut General doesn't reconsider its decision to deny the Astros their claim, the team says it'll take the company to court.
Jeff Bagwell came out and said Saturday what we've all figured for a while: He may never play baseball again. Bagwell started several spring training games with the Astros, but left two of them after two innings complaining of shoulder pain; so far, he's hit .219 with two RBI. Bags' shoulder has been a problem since 2001, but it didn't really take him out until last year, when he missed 115 games after surgery. Now, he said he'll probably have to have shoulder replacement after he leaves the game.
This here’s a story about Jeffrey Bob and Phil Gar (five hand claps) Jeff Bagwell is expected to show up for practice at the Astros training in Kissimmee, Fla. tomorrow. The questions on whether the team will let him play are still up in the air. Astros manager Phil Garner said Wednesday he wasn't looking to see any immediate proof that Bagwell was ready. "Just get the uniform on, come out, take a few ground...
Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush announced today he will enter the NFL draft, setting up the possibility of his coming to the Texans Jeff Bagwell: The Astros are trying to make me retire An HFD employee had to take a promotion test 12 hours after she gave birth — and she passed The principal of Harper School has been reassigned based on a student's complaint that he was strip-searched during a drug investigation In a...
You lose one World Series and things start going to pot. Just look at the Astros' negotiations with Roger Clemens, who said he won't decide until January whether he'll return to the team next year. So that leaves the 'Stros in a tough position: If they wait until January, they won't be able to re-sign Clemens until May 1 — after the season starts — but if they make a move and sign him or...
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