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Astros Roster Breakdown: The 2008 Offseason
by Pat Sullivan - AP Look, waaay in the back...It's Ed Wade! View full size photo uploaded October 28, 2009 Let's start the week off by looking at what the Astros did before and during the 2009 ...
The Great General Manager Debate: NL Central Edition
crawfishboxes.com — by Gail Burton - AP The trade that made me lose faith in the Pirates suckitude... View full size photo » Part of my reaction to the Aki Iwamura ... (more) The Great General Manager Debate: NL Central Edition
11/9/09 Houston Sports FaF Smear
11/9/09 Houston Sports FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com — Song of the Day : Them Crooked Vultures – “Mind Eraser (No Chaser) “ Ching(a) tu Madre   It wasn’t only the Houston Cougars that were up to last-minute heroics this past weekend. The Houston Dynamo, obviously feeling the positive vibes on the field at ... (more) 11/9/09 Houston Sports FaF Smear
Houston unlikely for Pettitte
yankees.lhblogs.com — In his career, Andy Pettitte has signed one contract with a team other than the Yankees. He went home to play for Houston in 2003, then he returned to New York three years later. Now that Pettitte is a free agent again, a second homecoming seems ... (more) Houston unlikely for Pettitte
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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Red Sox, Iwamura, Matsui
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Iwamura is worth the cost-controlled Jesse Chavez. Baseball Daily Digest says that the Iwamura acquisition is the Pirates latest move into the international market. Beyond the Boxscore feels the Pirates got a steal, noting that Iwamura is worth $7.5MM more than his $4.85MM salary Twins Geek laments the near-acquisition of Iwamura by the Twins.  Mets Fans Forever hopes the Mets pass on Hideki Matsui. Crawfish Boxes takes a look back at every move the Astros made before and during the '09 ...

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