Carlos Lee News

Richard, did you hear Drayton on XM Radio today? He blamed the Astros' struggles on the lack of a salary cap.

Here's my five-minute analysis of the $4.5-million signing of Pedro Feliz before speaking to GM Wade.

How is Manny Ramireza TMs value affected for Dynasty League Owners?A How about young starts like Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, & Jacoby Ellsbury?A Leta TMs take a look at our early outfield rankings: Ryan Braun - Milwaukee Brewers Justin Upton - Arizona Diamondbacks Grady Sizemore - Cleveland Indians Nick Markakis - Baltimore Orioles Carlos Lee - ...

Houston, you have a problem. A Your ballclub is bad, really bad. A The Astros, a perennial contender for much of the last decade, have fallen on hard times.

What do Jorge Velandia, Keith Ginter and Laynce Nix have in common? All three were traded at one point for eventual All-Star slugger Nelson Cruz.

Bob Melvin and Manny Acta, two men who were fired as managers in the first half of last season, interviewed with the Astros on Friday for their full-time managerial position with hopes of leading the way in Houston next year.

Ned Yost says he knows how to turn around the Houston Astros. The former Milwaukee Brewers manager met with the team on Thursday, the third candidate to interview to become Houston's skipper next season.

Michael Bourn is going to lead the National League in stolen bases by a wide margin, and the streak-of-lightning center fielder wants to set an Astros record for steals in a season while he's at it.

When Baltimore right fielder Nick Markakis took a night off on Tuesday in Toronto, the Brewers' Prince Fielder became the season's lone iron man.

Houston's Bud Norris went six innings in a 3-0 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday night, and the Cardinals missed a chance to win the NL Central title.

The Astros' 24-year-old rookie shut out the Cardinals for the second time and St.

The Houston Astros couldn't wait until the end of the season to fire manager Cecil Cooper.

Houston Astros' Carlos Lee can not catch a foul ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Yovani Gallardo during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept.

He could have hit into a triple play if only he had hit the ball to 3rd instead of short 4 - Paulino pitched pretty well except for the 3 homers - 1 walk and 6 Ks over 6 innings 5 - Carlos Lee REALLY hustled after a fly ball in the first which fell juuuuust foul.

Prince Fielder is the Brewers' new king of run production. He was denied in the first inning and again in the seventh on Saturday, but not in the eighth, when Fielder lifted a sacrifice fly off Astros closer Jose Valverde to break Cecil Cooper's 26-year-old franchise record for RBIs in a single season.

Lance Berkman was back in the Astros' lineup for the first time since being scratched from Tuesday's game in Cincinnati with back spasms.

Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Saturday night.

Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping Houston beat Pittsburgh.

* Nationals 5, Marlins 4: Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in the ninth to give Washington a victory against Florida, ending the Nationals' eight-game losing streak.

Rookie Bud Norris pitched six efficient innings for his first win in a month and Carlos Lee had a two-run single in the Houston Astros' 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.