Houston Astros
Ed Wade Boggles My Mind
The Houston Astros have some sort of plan they are about to set into action. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but it somehow involves Randy Wolf. Maybe they’re planning a hostile takeover of the NL Central.The Astros shipped off 26-year-old AAA righty …
23Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedBig Win For Braves
The Braves finally pulled out a marathon game with a one-run win last night. After 17 innings of ball with the Houston Astros, Mark Teixeira hit a single off the left-field wall with the bases loaded to push across Gregor Blanco as the winning run. It was the longest game in Turner Field history.
Here are […]
Who Hasn’t Wanted to Choke Their Boss?
Houston Astros righty Shawn Chacon, demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, was suspended indefinitely after he went all Sprewell on Ed Wade Wednesday.
Before we go jumping to conclusions and whatnot, let’s all reflect on our daily work-related tasks…
25Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Fastest Skipper Gets Fined for Being Slow
Ron Gardenhire, manager of the Minnesota Twins — the fastest team in baseball — was fined an unknown amount Tuesday, along with Houston Astros skipper Cecil Cooper: both a bit edgy when it comes to umpires and bad calls.But the two were not fined for…
17Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Hard Lumber: Players of the Month
Texas Rangers stud center fielder Josh Hamilton, who is like, the comeback player of the century, was honored Monday as the American League’s Player of the Month for May.Hamilton became the first AL player to win the award for April and May in the same…
2Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Jose Valverde: Tough or Nuts?
Jose Valverde is either the gutsiest closer of all time, or the craziest one. I’m leaning toward the latter.Coming into his 18th save situation of the year, the animated Houston Astros righty was nailed in the cheek by a Pedro Feliz liner on a 1-2 pitc…
24May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Link Parade
It’s been awhile since I’ve done this, but I wanted to get you some stories to devour before I head out of town for the weekend. I probably won’t be able to post until Sunday, but I’ll do what I can.
I’m giddy over the fact one of the prospects I invested in this season (Red […]
Miggy Comes Clean
No, not about his alleged steroid use, but about his age.First of all, let me make this clear: I am not one to condemn people for lying about the year they were born. I was under the age of 21 at one time and was very thirsty.Tejada admitted to Houston…
17Apr2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Astronomical Ailments
Suddenly the Houston Astros possess a certain magnetism for injuries, with both first baseman Lance Berkman and Ty Wigginton becoming the latest victims on Saturday. Berkman hurt his neck while scoring on a Miguel Tejada triple on Friday and was forced to leave Saturday’s game in the third inning, which was just four innings before […]
6Apr2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | ContinuedHampton, Braves Beat Astros
The second, and unfortunately the last, stop on our spring training tour was Sunday’s Braves vs. Astros matchup at Champion Stadium in Disney’s Wide World of Sports. Firstly, the facility there is very impressive - a great place to watch baseball. I felt like I was watching a college game, except all the big league […]
24Mar2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedBraves Drop Split-Squad Pair
The Braves fell in both games of their split-squad pair Saturday to the Astros and the Reds. The Astros downed the Braves 7-4 while the Reds issued a 13-8 beating as well. Here are quick recaps of both games that saw a few highlights and exposed a few issues for the Braves:
Game 1 - Braves 4, […]
Line of Questioning - NL Central
My “Line of Questioning” series of articles over at Mock Draft Central continues with a look at the NL Central. In this series I’m looking at the top 10 questions that I think fantasy owners want answered in each division. There are probably other questions left out that you’d like answers to, but I picked […]
5Mar2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | Continued
Sleeper Showdown: Geovany Soto vs. J.R. Towles
Who Shot J.R.?
Okay, now that we got that feeble attempt at 1980’s prime time television humor out of the way, we can get down to business.
GEOVANY SOTO (Cubs) versus J.R. TOWLES (Astros)
Soto’s 2007 stats
54 at bats, .389 average, 12 runs, three HR, eight RBI, and zero stolen bases
Towles’ 2007 stats
40 at bats, .375 average, nine […]
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