Craig Biggio News

At the opening panel of the Astros' FanFest on Saturday, I had a pretty jarring realization.

A couple of months ago, the Houston Astros opened the team's clubhouse to the public and held a sale of souvenirs and memorabilia, like game-used bats and jerseys.

We have an early winner for the most obvious headline of 2012, right? After seeing that the Astros invited a unique mix of prospects to spring training on Monday, my thoughts turned to how likely it was that George Springer broke camp with Houston as a starting outfielder.

Pittsburgh Pirates icon and Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski told Examiner.com that he views Craig Biggio as a lock to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee next year.

After the Rockies finished up divisional road trip from hell, they headed, not home, but to the Astrodome, a place that sounds like a space-themed amusement park but was in fact a regulation Major League baseball park.

Former Astros manager Phil Garner returned to Major League Baseball for the first time in approximately four years last August by accepting a special advisor position with Oakland.

We're 29 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale , and we got some surprise news last night: The New York Daily News is reporting that Ryan Braun's appeal was heard in New York yesterday, negating earlier reports suggesting it was scheduled for January 23 or 24 .

The Astros will be searching for a DH next spring and Lance Berkman will be a free agent.

Every single year, Major League Baseball enshrines another Hall of Fame class into Cooperstown.