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Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt has been named to his third consecutive NL All-Star appearance. Oswalt, who is 7-5 with a 3.52 ERA, was summoned to replace injured Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz. Oswalt, who was called up to the Astros in 2001, holds a lifetime record of 105-52 with a 3.09 ERA with a .669 winning percentage, best in the NL since that time. Oswalt led the NL in wins in '04 and... more ›

Houston Astros left fielder Carlos Lee was selected to the 78th annual MLB All-Star game which will take place on Tuesday, July 10 at San Francisco's AT&T Park. Lee, who is now a three-time all-star, currently leads the National League with 68 RBI and has been everything the Astros have dreamed of so far. Along with Lee's NL-leading RBI total, El Caballo is currently sporting a .293 average with 15 home runs and 22... more ›

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti... more ›

Barry Bonds will get his first chance to tie Babe Ruth for 2nd on the all-time home run list tonight in the familiar confines of AT&T Park. Bonds sat out Monday’s contest against the Astros (Giants won 7-5), but will be back in the lineup tonight and swinging for home run No. 714. Houstonist isn’t thrilled with the idea of Bonds moving up any records list, but we’ll be watching, or assuredly swapping back and... more ›