Archive for December, 2006
Assessing baseball’s offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The dust has settled on the free-agent free-for-all, with some teams improving, some declining, and some mired in mediocrity.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Astros and Bruntlett agree to $525,000, one-year deal (AP)
Utility infielder Eric Bruntlett and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to a $525,000, one-year contract, up from $365,000 last season. Bruntlett hit .277 with a career-high 33 hits and eight doubles in 2006. He was Houston’s top pinch-hitter, with a .412 average. Bruntlett also contributed in the field, playing six different positions — all three […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2006.
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Astros sign IF Bruntlett to one-year deal (SportsTicker)
HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Houston Astros on Friday signed infielder Eric Bruntlett to a one-year, $525,000 contract, the team announced.
Posted: December 22nd, 2006.
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Astros sign IF Bruntlett to one-year deal (PA SportsTicker)
HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Houston Astros on Friday signed infielder Eric Bruntlett to a one-year, $525,000 contract, the team announced.
Posted: December 22nd, 2006.
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Cabrera could cash in big (Yahoo! Sports)
It’s three years away, but in light of the three $100 million contracts awarded this offseason, the idea of…
Posted: December 21st, 2006.
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Jennings hopes he’s found a home with Astros (AP)
Jason Jennings hopes he’s found a home with the Houston Astros, and not just because they play in the state where he grew up and went to college. The Astros acquired the 28-year-old right-hander in a Dec. 12 trade with Colorado to fill the No. 2 spot in their pitching rotation, vacated when Andy Pettitte […]
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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Former World Series MVP Sherry dies (AP)
Larry Sherry, MVP of the 1959 World Series as a reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Sherry died early Sunday at his home in Mission Viejo, according to his brother, Norm, a former catcher who also played for the Dodgers. Sherry’s two children and […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Bagwell helped lift Astros to among baseball’s elite (AP)
When Jeff Bagwell joined the Houston Astros in 1991, they were a last-place team having trouble drawing fans to a stadium that had seen its better days. Bagwell’s enormous popularity helped triple the team’s annual attendance in the 1990s and his slugging helped lift the team from mediocrity to perennial pennant contention.
Posted: December 15th, 2006.
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Insurer says it has settled with Astros over Bagwell claim (AP)
An insurance company said Friday it has settled a lawsuit the Houston Astros filed after the team’s claim to recoup $15.6 million of injured first baseman Jeff Bagwell’s contract was denied. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. spokeswoman Gloria Barone confirmed the settlement on the same day Bagwell announced his retirement after 15 years with the […]
Posted: December 15th, 2006.
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Astros 1B Bagwell announces retirement (SportsTicker)
Jeff Bagwell, the Houston Astros’ all-time home run and RBI leader, announced his retirement on Friday.
Posted: December 15th, 2006.
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