Archive for May, 2008
Astros to retire Biggio’s number (PA SportsTicker)
The Houston Astros announced on Friday that the team will retire Craig Biggio’s No. 7 jersey on August 17, prior to its game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Posted: May 23rd, 2008.
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Astros to retire Biggio’s No. 7 (AP)
The Houston Astros will retire Craig Biggio’s No. 7 at Minute Maid Park on Aug. 17, before the Astros play Arizona. Biggio, 42, retired last season after playing his entire 20-year career with Houston. The seven-time All-Star is the franchise’s career leader in hits, games, runs scored and at-bats. Last season, he became the 27th [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2008.
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Lance Berkman’s sizzling start leads Astros (AP)
Ask Lance Berkman about his sizzling start and chances are he won’t give a straight answer. “Spinach. You ever heard of Popeye?” the Astros star says. Well, there sure is plenty of muscle in his bat these days. Going into this weekend, Berkman led the majors in home runs (16) and was second in batting [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2008.
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Lidge earns save as Phillies beat Astros 7-5 (AP)
Brad Lidge returned to Houston on Thursday night and looked like his old, overpowering self. Only this time, he was pitching for the visiting team. Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard homered, and Lidge earned a save against his former team as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 7-5. Howard also had an RBI double [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2008.
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Lidge back in Houston, but in a Phillies uniform (AP)
Brad Lidge walked into Minute Maid Park on Thursday and the memories, good and bad, came flooding back. The 31-year-old closer was back for the first time since Houston traded him to Philadelphia last November, as the Phillies and Astros began a four-game series. Lidge got off to a satisfying start, too, earning the save [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2008.
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Lidge back in Houston, but in a Phills uniform (AP)
Brad Lidge walked into Minute Maid Park on Thursday and the memories, good and bad, came flooding back. The 31-year-old closer was back for the first time since the Astros traded him to Philadelphia last November, as the Phillies and Astros began a four-game series. “I was excited to get here and actually, surprised, kind [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2008.
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Griffey and the silent 600 (Yahoo! Sports)
As the Reds slugger approaches a career home run milestone achieved by only five others, a nation shrugs.
Posted: May 21st, 2008.
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Houston’s Chacon breaks streak with win over Cubs (AP)
Decisions, decisions — or rather, finally just one. Shawn Chacon pitched seven solid innings for his first win this season, breaking his major league record streak of nine straight no-decisions to start a season in Houston’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Carlos Lee’s three-run homer in the third inning helped Chacon [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2008.
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Dish: Randy Johnson finds new ways to win (SportingNews.com)
Randy Johnson isn’t the same pitcher he used to be, but he’s finding new ways to be effective, making it even more obvious that no one will catch the Diamondbacks in the West.
Posted: May 21st, 2008.
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San Diego fire sale coming, just not many bargains available (Yahoo! Sports)
The San Diego Padres already cut Jim Edmonds. They could dangle Randy Wolf to the Milwaukee Brewers , Houston…
Posted: May 21st, 2008.
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