Let's play a word association game. Roger Clemens. What comes to mind? University of Texas Longhorn. Fastball. Burnt orange Hummer. 4,672 strikeouts. Houston resident. Major league pitcher.
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After staying mum for months because of pending litigation surrounding allegations that he used performance enhancing drugs during his Major League Baseball career, Roger Clemens got back to trying to set the record straight Tuesday with an appearance on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning. We told you about it. Clemens read it. And, he responded.
Roger Clemens broke his months-long silence this morning on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning national broadcast to reiterate his innocence as a new book about him hits the stores.
Well, the Astros article hiatus sure didn't last long, but this was too good to pass up. As you're no doubt familiar, Major League Baseball has a player development in Europe, grooming the European baseball stars of tomorrow, today. (No, real grooming, not metaphorical. Like position-specific haircuts and the finer points of growing a playoff beard.) Anyway, the Astros signed a Dutch shortstop yesterday from the MLB European Academy. His name is Jan Baldee,...
In the wake of last week's firing of Tim Purpura, the Astros have a hole to fill in the General Manager's office. Team President Tal Smith (pictured, on left) is running the show for the time being, but a long-term replacement is required. Yesterday, owner Drayton McLane, Smith, and former vp Bob McClaren interviewed three candidates, and more interviews will take place before the end of the week. Let's take a look at the candidates...
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...
Ever wanted to be that lucky schlub who gets to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game? Are you good at whoring yourself out for attention? Great! The Astros and AT&T are standing by to scratch both of those itches for you. The 'stros are partnering with AT&T to allow a fan to throw out a first pitch at an Astros game this season, and all you have to do...
Tomorrow is the trade deadline for Major League Baseball, which is pretty much like shopping on Christmas Eve, but with Eric Gagne playing the part of Tickle Me Elmo. The much-maligned Astros have already made one head-scratching trade leading up to the deadline, picking up exactly what they needed in 3B/2B/1B/OF Ty Wigginton: another clean-cut white guy who plays no position in particular. But what is next for GM Tim Purpura? Mark Loretta (who has...
Well, not exactly, but it made for a damn good headline. So, after months of speculation, XM and Sirius satellite radio have merged. You can throw out all of those quarrels with your friends on which service is better, because soon it won’t matter anymore – all satellite owners will have Howard Stern, Oprah, NFL, and Major League Baseball, etc.
The Houston Astros are cranking up their public relations machine as part of Major League Baseball's annual Caravan program. Members of the Astros organization, i.e. players (Ausmus, Bagwell & Roy O.), coaches and staff (Milo Hamilton), will be visiting Houston's surrounding areas and parts of Central Texas over the next two weeks. They even squeezed in a casino trip to Lake Charles and a jaunt down south to Monterrey Mexico. So, now's your chance to...
So, admittedly this holiday is secular, and this news is Jewish. And the sport it concerns? Not the usually turkeyday classic. But we thought you would want to know anyway, all about Jews in baseball. (OK, we might be a little starved for off-season news. But the article has our favorite Astro, Brad Ausmus in it! Turns out there's a Jewish MVP award (the Hank and Sandy, after famous Jewish baseballers Greenberg and Koufax). This...
Photograph of Rick Santorum conceding defeat with his family by Gene J. Puskar/AP The -ists this week had politics on the brain. And what goes better with politics? Partying-- that's two great tastes in one. Oh, and Kevin Federline...can't forget about Kevin Federline. That's three great tastes in one. -Bostonist discussed two big state issues-- what sort of math constitutes a marriage and what kind of alcohol can be sold in most grocery stores....
He was in the starting lineup of our very first Astros game....in 1987. Still here today, beloved hometown hero Craig Biggio says next season will be his last, reports the Chronicle. He's still looking for his 3,000 hit, and is willing to do so either in another uniform or in hometown colors--but only for one more year. After that he'll hang up his hat (cap? helmet?), which he's been wearing for nineteern years as a...
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