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Will tonight’s game be worth watching?

Greg Thurston — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:46:26 +0000

When it comes to the Astros I am what you might call a patient fan. But last night my patience ran out… in the about the sixth inning. I sat through all three games against the Cubs, as painful as each one was, but I just couldn’t subject myself to the final three innings of [...]

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Brett Myers On The Move?

Brian Hamilton — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:44:57 +0000

With word breaking last night that San Francisco Giants All Star closer, Brian Wilson, would be needing surgery that would end his 2012 season, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted that the Astros have been shopping closer Brett Myers and the Giants were believed to have some level of interest. Earlier today, Jim Bowden, of ESPN.com echoed that statement by confirming the Giants interest in Myers via twitter. It remains to be seen what level of interest the Giants, or any other team, have in Myers this early in the season.

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Keith Law gives the Astros a harsh assessment

Alex Sandoval — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:48 +0000

Keith Law,a once prospective Astros employee, gave his assessment of all 30 MLB teams via ESPN on Tuesday and was not overly kind to the Astros and the progress they’ve made under the tandem of Ed Wade and Bobby Heck. Law ranked the Astros 27th in his Insider article and made the fact known that he was no fan of the group they had before the Pence and Bourn deals last July. To be honest, he isn’t very enthusiastic about the farm system with those moves either.

The Astros might have been last if they hadn’t traded Hunter Pence or Michael Bourn in July. Even though neither haul was that great, the prospects represented a major infusion into a barren system.

Not sure how I feel about his assessment and the way he saw and sees the group of prospects that hopefully will make up the core of the franchise. I praised the efforts by Jeff Luhnow to lure Law into the Astros organization primarily due to the tough approach he is known for but this seems a bit harsh, lets explore.

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