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Andrew Friedman Update

Brian Hamilton — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:23:09 +0000

As I’m sure everyone is aware, Andrew Friedman is the Astros top choice as their new GM. It was reported earlier this week that the Astros had been granted permission to interview him and then all of the national media basically scoffed at the idea that Friedman would want to come to Houston. Today, we [...]

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Recapping a November to remember

Greg Thurston — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:59:05 +0000

This November was quite an eventful month for Astros fans. In case you’ve been busy and missed some of the big stories, here’s a recap. Early in the month the Astros made a number of ho-hum signings of minor league Free Agents. That list includes RHP Adalberto Flores, outfielders Travis Buck, Nick Stavinoha, & Brad Snyder, 1B/3B Scott Moore, and my personal favorite utility man Joe (my brother from another mother) Thurston.

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Astros defining moment rapidly approaching

Alex Sandoval — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:45:44 +0000

Every franchise has moments they look back and can clearly see their path being formed. For the Astros, signing Nolan Ryan, trading for Randy Johnson and acquiring Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte are just a few of those moments. The next franchise defining moment may be upon us very soon as Jim Crane has begun searching for his next general manager. Normally, finding a general manager isn’t going to be the flashy organizational move that you’d associate with something so significant but this doesn’t feel like just another hiring. This whole process, since Jim Crane was approved as owner, feels like someone hit the system restore button on your laptop and we are waiting for the factory settings to be setup. I would imagine this is as close to having an expansion franchise without really having one, even more when considering the league change and possible uniform change. So with very little doubt, the first major hiring under Jim Crane will be a historic decision that will either lead the Astros back to relevancy or deeper into obscurity. (more…)