Friday, August 25th, 2006
After hiring the controversial well-known agent Scott Boras earlier this week, Carlos Lee has reniged on the deal, choosing to stick with his original agents. Much speculation has come out over why Lee switched back, but neither Lee not Boras has spoken publicly. If Lee has any intention of recieving an offer from the offense-needy Astros, this was a good move. Since Boras burned the Astros with the whole Carlos Beltran deal, it’s unlikely that the Houston front office will ever negotiate with him again. Lee is apparently on the top of the list for Houston’s off-season targets.
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Preston Wilson has signed with the NL central leading Cardinals on Friday, days after Houston released Preston. After failing to negotiate a trade for the veteran outfielder, Wilson was released to sign on with any team (we were just hoping he would sign in the AL). Oh well…maybe his double-plays will come in handy in the seven games remaining between these two teams in September.
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Saturday, August 12th, 2006
ESPN is reporting that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had decided to fire manager Joe Girardi last weekend, only to reverse the decision after meeting with team officials. A conflict occurred during the game when Loria, sitting near the dugout, began arguing balls and strikes with the umprire. Girardi and Loria then began yelling at each other…
The Marlins have no chance of catching the Met but remain a possibility for the wild card if the team starts winning.
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Saturday, August 12th, 2006
It is that time of the year, and the Houston Astros are making things interesting. Of course we have to thank all the pathetic teams in the NL for even giving hope to a team that’s two games below .500 for the season. Since the All-Star break the Astros lead the league in team ERA and team defense, while staying middle of the pack in offensive categories. (This was the winning recipe in last year’s trip to the World Series.) The the combination of Oswalt, Clemens, Pettitte and Backe continued to throw quality starts, don’t be surprised to see this Houston team win the wild card (or even make a run at the division title). Go ’stros!
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