Sunday, June 16th, 2013
The Houston Astros and Mark Appel, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, have reportedly come to terms on a deal. The Astros and the Stanford right-hander have agreed on a bonus of $6.35 million, the most any player has received under baseball's new draft bonus rules. ...
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Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
We're still in April, but by season's end you'll be hard-pressed to find a stranger baseball score than Astros 16, Mariners 9 at Safeco Field on Tuesday night.
First off, it was a cold night in a pitcher's park with two inept offenses. And not even that basic descriptor does this ...
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
The Texas Rangers are off to a fast start on the mound this season. On Wednesday night they broke the major league record for the most strikeouts by a team in the first three games of a season.
The Rangers bested the Houston Astros 4-0 on Wednesday night while striking out ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
The Houston Astros have already unloaded Carlos Lee, Brett Myers, Brandon Lyon and Wandy Rodriguez, but that doesn't mean they are done selling. In fact, according to reports, Houston is willing to part with virtually anyone on its roster.
Though the club isn't really interested in moving diminutive second baseman Jose ...
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
The Houston Astros surprised a lot of experts by selecting prep shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday. Now, in even more shocking news, the two parties have reached an agreement on a contract.
According to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart, Astros ...
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
The Houston Astros decided they weren't going to pass on a talented shortstop with the top pick in the draft this time around.
Houston took Puerto Rican (or in the words of Bud Selig, Porto Rican) shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 draft pick on Monday night, apparently attempting to ...
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Finally, someone answered the gauntlet that I raised a few weeks ago when I hoped some opposing fanbase would greet Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen dressed as Fidel Castro.
According to Chicago Tribune writer Paul Sullivan's official Facebook page,the above-pictured group of Houston Astro fans were up to the task Tuesday night. ...
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