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15 hrs ago | Baltimore Orioles

Jones, Mora try to attract TYIB attention

One is coming off a breakout year that saw him capture a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and he looks primed to be one of the faces of the franchise soon enough.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Adam Jones, Melvin Mora, American League, Major League Baseball, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros are going to take a go-slow approach with Jason Castro, Chris Johnson

The Astros are going to give 3B Chris Johnson and C Jason Castro every chance to be in the Opening Day starting lineup.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Chris Johnson, Hunter Pence, Lance Berkman, Tommy Manzella

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Most Valuable Network

Houston Astros 2009 Least Valuable Player Award

Joe Posnanski, the best baseball writer out there now that John Brattain has passed, has a blog entry awarding the LVP award to the most deserving player from both leagues.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Wandy Rodriguez, Jason Smith, Edwin Maysonet

Tue Nov 17, 2009

BleacherReport

Carlos Lee: Plan-C for Losers of the Bay and Holliday Sweepstakes

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Houston Astros, Carlos Lee, Baseball Players, Tommy Manzella, Hunter Pence

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Solomon: Bourn epitomizes hometown kid making good

Who doesn't like a "Local Kid Does Good" story? It was a joy to watch Michael Bourn write that story night after night in the expansive outfield at Minute Maid Park this past summer.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Houston Press

The Astros Have Themselves A Gold-Glove Centerfielder

Congratulations are in order for Michael Bourn. Yesterday, he became the first Astros outfielder since Cesar Cedeno in 1976 to win the Gold Glove.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Richard Hidalgo, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, Hunter Pence

Wed Nov 11, 2009

ESPN

Rob Neyer

Well, there's nothing truly offensive about the list of National League Gold Glove winners .

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Major League Baseball

Several Astros vying for top awards

Coming off a season in which they finished in fifth place in the National League Central and lost 88 games, the Astros have a few players who could find themselves in the running for one of baseball's postseason awards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Wandy Rodriguez, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt, Miguel Tejada

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Wade may be giddy already over next winter

Now that the manager is on board and some of the roster is beginning to take shape, much of the Astros' heavy lifting remains ahead.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt, Jose Valverde, LaTroy Hawkins

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Mills served as tactician during Red Sox title runs

Brad Mills played parts of four major league seasons with the Expos and managed 11 years in the minors with the Cubs, Rockies and Dodgers farm systems in addition to coaching stints in Montreal and alongside Francona for four seasons in Philadelphia and six in Boston.

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Related Topix: Sports, Montreal Expos, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players

Wed Oct 28, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Astros hire Brad Mills as manager

Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers . The Astros fired Cecil Cooper on Sept 21. Third-base coach Dave Clark served as interim manager for the final 13 games and Houston finished 74-88. Clark was one of 10 candidates to interview for the full-time position, and he spoke for a second time with the team on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Roy Oswalt, Russ Ortiz

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Houstonpress.com

Our Condolences To New Astro Manager Brad Mills

Let me be the first to offer my condolences to Brad Mills. Now I'm sure Mills doesn't think he needs my condolences.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Houstonpress.com

The Astros Have Problems Beyond Their Four Uninspiring Coaching Finalists

Manny Acta. Brad Mills. Phil Garner. Dave Clark. These four, uninspiring names are supposedly the Four.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Lance Berkman, Hunter Pence

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Lidge-for-Bourn has become the perfect trade

Ed Wade made the perfect baseball when he sent Brad Lidge to the Phillies for Michael Bourn two years ago.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Brad Lidge, Lance Berkman, Houston Astros

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Sportsnet.ca

Yost interviews with Astros for manager job

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt

Mon Oct 12, 2009

FakeTeams

Fantasy Baseball: NL Second Half Stolen Base Leaderboard

Continuing the second half leaderboard series, I give you the NL second half stolen base leaders.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Willy Taveras, Nyjer Morgan, Drew Stubbs, Matt Kemp, Everth Cabrera

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros notes: Tejada stays on hit streak with 198th

Shortstop Miguel Tejada extended his hitting streak to 20 games Saturday with a first-inning single.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Miguel Tejada, Baseball Players, Craig Biggio, Chad Paronto, New York Mets

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Bleacher Report

Astros Baseball: Major Offseason Changes Await Houston Franchise

Mercifully, the Houston Astros 2009 season is over. 74 wins, 88 losses; a very disappointing year in the National League Central.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Houston Astros, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt, Lance Berkman

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros' Bourn among most improved in baseball

It's funny how much things can change in one year. Just last year, the Pirates were finishing in last place, Brett Favre was unretired, Cecil Cooper had one year left on his contract, and we had an administration doing nothing about emissions standards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Robinson Cano, Ty Wigginton, Aubrey Huff

Houston Chronicle

2010 Astros unsettled everywhere but outfield

By the weekend, Ed Wade likely will start asking clubs for permission to interview managerial candidates or, at least, have the list of candidates finalized.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Sammy Gervacio, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Hunter Pence

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