Astros Set to Sign Mike Hampton
bucsdugout.com 12/2/2008 — The Astros have  agreed to sign   Mike Hampton , pending a physical: Hampton, 36, will be in Houston either Monday or Tuesday to take the physical, which is usually the final step before a team and player finalize a deal. An ...

Hampton returning to Astros | astros.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/1/2008 — HOUSTON -- The Astros have a deal in place with left-hander Mike Hampton, pending a physical, MLB.com has learned. General manager Ed Wade declined to comment. Hampton, 36, will be in Houston either Monday or Tuesday to take the physical, which is ...

Hampton to the Astros
hardballtimes.com 12/1/2008 — That's what ESPN is reporting anyway: Pitcher Mike Hampton has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Houston Astros pending a physical exam, two baseball sources told ESPN.com. The contract will pay Hampton a base salary of about $2 million plus incentives, the source said . . . . . . ...

The Hampton Signing
fangraphs.com 12/3/2008 — Yesterday, the Houston Astros announced they have signed Mike Hampton to a contract. This time around, Hampton isn’t setting a record for the largest contract ever signed by a pitcher, but instead settling for a guaranteed $2 million for 2009 ...

What can the Astros expect from Mike Hampton?
crawfishboxes.com 12/5/2008 — Hopefully Mike Hampton holds up more like he did in these days this year.   With the official announcement today of Mike Hampton's 1 year, $2 million dollar base contract, we now have to look to April 2009 and beyond.  Hampton's ...

Biting the Hand that Fed Him
furmanbisher.wordpress.com 12/3/2008 — Not that Mike Hampton would ever have been considered a mental giant, but surely he must have learned how to read a road map in his mutilated pitching career. Surely somewhere along the way he must have learned that there is something of honor in ...

Tough Love: Mike Hampton
theloveofsports.com 2/17/2009 — There aren't many body parts left for Mike Hampton to injure and with reports that he's now come up with an irregular heartbeat, The Love of Sports is suggesting that the former 20-game winner hang'em up in today's edition of Tough Love.

Mike Hampton wants a straight one year deal
crawfishboxes.com 11/28/2008 — Mike Hampton wants a straight one year deal MLBTradeRumors reported a lot earlier today that Hampton doesn't want to hear offers on an incentive based contract and just wants a deal. I don't know that I'm ok with that. Apparently ...

HOUSTON ASTROS - ALL TIME HOME GROWN TEAM vs. ALL TIME ACQUIRED TEAM
sullybaseball.blogspot.com 1/2/2009 — Man, I'm not even a 1/3 of the way through these teams! These take a lot of energy to write, but there is no rest for the weary... Let's move on! The Houston Astros are a strange team. They began their history as the Colt .45's, which glorified ...

Justice: Don’t expect offseason sparks from Astros | Baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 12/15/2008 — Drayton McLane doesn’t want to hear bad news. Aren’t all the fat cats like that? They fly on private jets and surround themselves with yes men, and when a tough, shrewd interrogator like me comes along, they run for cover. The places I’ve been, the ...

Baseball source: Hampton set to rejoin Astros — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 12/1/2008
HOUSTON (AP) -- Mike Hampton is set to return to the Houston Astros, reaching a preliminary agreemen...

Houston Astros Sign Mike Hampton Pending Physical & More Offseason Tid Bits — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
According to Alyson Footer from Astros.com the Houston Astros have signed Mike Hampton , physical pending. The numbers of the deal haven't been released, but it is rumored that Hampton signed a one-year $2 million deal, with $2 million in ...

Baseball source: Hampton set to rejoin Astros — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 12/2/2008
Mike Hampton, who has spent six injury-marred years with the Atlanta Braves, is set to return to the Houston Astros, reaching ...

Mike Hampton Signs with Astros Pending Physical and More Offseason Tid Bits — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
According to Alyson Footer from Astros.com, the Houston Astros have signed Mike Hampton, physical pending.  The numbers of the deal haven't been released but it is rumored that Hampton signed a one-year, $2 million deal with $2 million in ...

Hampton in Houston for physical — Major League Baseball News 12/2/2008
With the Astros and Mike Hampton having agreed to terms on a contract to bring the hurler back to Houston, only a physical on Tuesday stands in the way of finalizing the deal.