houston.astros.mlb.com - 6/28/2009
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By Jason Grodsky / MLB.com 06/27/09 10:01 PM ET HOUSTON -- The Astros activated third baseman Geoff Blum off the disabled list following Houston's 8-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, optioning Edwin Maysonet back to Triple-A Round Rock. Blum has been on the disabled list since June 13 ...
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Paulino's back
The Space Race —
I have plenty of reasons, all of them pretty biased, to declare myself as a Felipe Paulino fan. The young hurler has one of the best fastballs in the Astros organization. He is also the only Venezuelan pitcher standing in the MLB roster for Houston. With Fernando Nieve being sent away (and also having a great outing with the Mets), Paulino might be the last great product of the legendary Astros academy, closed this year for several reasons I still cannot fathom. Well, after a so-so start, Paulino went on the DL. Now he's back pitching, and in such a way. He struck out 9, a personal MLB record for him, tying what seemed to be a weak Tigers ...
Why did the Astros option Edwin Maysonet to AAA?: Good Question
The Crawfish Boxes —
... "He's done exactly what we've needed him to do," manager Cecil Cooper said on Friday. "He hasn't not played well. It's just that the role has been diminished, because guys have become healthy, the guys that were supposed to be out there playing are playing." ...
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NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- Rookie right-hander Felipe Paulino pitched seven solid innings and the Houston Astros used a five-run third to pull away from the Detroit Tigers for an 8-1 victory Saturday night.
