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Post by geebus on Mar 8, 2007 18:38:09 GMT -5
Shortstop and catcher are the two places I'd rather see defensive players in. I like the experience of Ausmus over Quintero, and Everett is probably the best defensive shortstop in the NL.
Btw, over the past three years Biggio has put up some of his best personal numbers, granted they're not the numbers of the late 90's, but he is still as good as ever. He is the anchor of the team and one hell of a leader. He is the first one on the field and the last one out of the clubhouse, we should all aspire to have that kind of passion about something.
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Post by geebus on Mar 8, 2007 18:24:29 GMT -5
The Astros are all bench players
Orlando Palmeiro Jason Lane / Luke Scott Mark Loretta Mike Lamb Eric Bruntlett Humberto Quintero
I fail to see where your information has been right, but when you get the chance send me some of what you've been smoking.
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Post by geebus on Mar 8, 2007 21:40:11 GMT -5
Imagine an all-israeli team with koufax and Hank greenberg on it. Great, now you gave me an idea. All-time Jewish team 1B - Hank Greenberg 2B - Rod Carew (converted) 3B - Al Rosen SS - Lou Boudreau C - Brad Ausmus OF - Shawn Green OF - Sid Gordon OF - Elliott Maddox (converted) util - Kevin Youkalis SP - Sandy Koufax SP - Steve Stone SP - Ken Holtzman SP - Dave Roberts SP - Jason Marquis CL - Scott Radinsky American Spy - Mo Berg (if you don't know his story, look him up. VERY interesting life) where is Buddy Myer?
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Post by geebus on Apr 3, 2007 22:42:44 GMT -5
if you're going for a closer its dennis eckersley
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Post by geebus on Mar 24, 2007 13:14:35 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] José Cruz [/glow] Cruz debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1970. He was Acquired, by the Astros, from the St. Louis Cardinals for cash after the 1974 season Cruz played 13 seasons for the Astros, eventually leaving after the 1986 season as the club's All-Time leader in games played, hits, RBI and triples. Cruz was in the top three all-time in 8 other offensive categories. Cruz was traded to the New York Yankees in 1988, retiring at the end of the season. He had a total of 165 home runs and 1077 RBI during his career, while hitting for a .284 batting average. His jersey was retired, by the Astros, on October 3, 1992, making him just one of six Astros so honored. In 1997, he returned to Houston as the team's first-base coach where he remains today. Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz!
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Post by geebus on Mar 23, 2007 22:35:39 GMT -5
George Cappuzzello
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Post by geebus on Mar 23, 2007 21:44:32 GMT -5
Terry Puhl Puhl began his Major League Baseball career in 1977 with the National League's Houston Astros. The following year he was selected as a National League All-Star. In his first Major League game, Puhl got his first hit and followed it with 1,360 more in his career. Over 15 years, he was a .280 hitter with 62 home runs, 435 RBI, and 217 stolen bases in 1531 games. In the post-season he hit .372 (16-for-43) in 13 games. His performance in the 1980 National League Championship Series (featuring a batting average of over .500) was, at the time, the best performance ever by a hitter in a play-off series. (It has since been superseded.) Puhl retired in 1991 and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. His son, Stephen Puhl, was selected in the 17th round (514th overall) of the Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets in 2006. Puhl continues to hold Major League Baseball's all-time record for lifetime fielding percentage (.993) by an outfielder. In November 2006, he was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. He is currently serving as head baseball coach at the University of Houston-Victoria.
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Post by geebus on Mar 20, 2007 17:12:58 GMT -5
Steve Biras
Played in only two games in his career. Had only 2 career at bats, but in those two at bats he had two hits and two RBIs.
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Post by geebus on Mar 15, 2007 1:55:19 GMT -5
Bob Lillis Lillis was an original member of the 1962 expansion Houston Colt .45s who remained with the club (renamed the Astros in 1965) for more than two decades and later became its manager. After attending the University of Southern California, Lillis signed his first contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951. A shortstop by trade, he spent eight years in the Dodger farm system, buried (along with many others) behind Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese. Finally, in 1958, the team's first season in Lillis's home city of Los Angeles, he made the major league team. But Lillis never claimed the regular shortstop job - that would go to Maury Wills - and in the middle of the 1961 campaign, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. After a half season with the Redbirds, he was selected by Houston in the 1961 MLB Expansion Draft. Lillis then spent 5½ seasons as a shortstop and utility infielder for the Astros, retiring to a coaching position in the middle of 1967. Over his ten-year MLB career, Lillis appeared in 817 games and batted .236 with three home runs. He threw and batted righthanded. After scouting and player development posts with Houston from 1968-72, Lillis returned to the Astro coaching staff in 1973 and served under managers Leo Durocher, Preston Gomez and Bill Virdon. In August 1982, he succeeded Virdon as manager with the club in fifth place in the National League West Division. Lillis led the team to 28 wins in 51 games and was rehired for full seasons from 1983-85. But Houston never climbed above second place, and even though Lillis compiled a winning 276-261 (.514) record during that period, Lillis was replaced by Hal Lanier at the close of the 1985 campaign. He then joined the coaching staff of a former Dodger teammate, Roger Craig, with the San Francisco Giants, serving through 1992. thanks WikiPedia
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Post by geebus on Mar 14, 2007 13:45:23 GMT -5
Merritt Ranew
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Post by geebus on Mar 14, 2007 0:57:52 GMT -5
Third baseman Bob Aspromonte was one of the original expansion draft picks made by the Colt .45s after the 1961 season. The 23-year-old Brooklyn native soon became a fixture at third, setting a National League record for third baseman in 1962 with 57 consecutive errorless games. In 1964 he batted .280, hit 12 homers and played excellent defense to earn MVP honors for the team. "Aspro" played through the 1968 season, becoming the last of the original Colt .45s to remain with the franchise. In that season he and Rusty Staub were fined by the team for refusing to play after the assassination of presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. After that season was over, Aspromonte was traded to Atlanta for utility infielder Marty Martinez. Today, he remains third on the team's all-time list with 931 games played at third base.
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Post by geebus on Mar 13, 2007 20:51:04 GMT -5
Alan Ashby
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Post by geebus on Mar 13, 2007 19:59:10 GMT -5
I try my best to forget the 80's, it could well be a staged shot, i can't remember past '98 you'll have to forgive me Doug Rader
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Post by geebus on Jan 5, 2007 0:57:20 GMT -5
I'd doubt seriously that Clemens is coming back anywhere... and if he does i hope its boston... we need to invest that money set aside towards (a/some) young (player/players) with potential... 18 mil for up to 16 games isn't worth it.
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Post by geebus on Dec 26, 2006 15:33:18 GMT -5
the yankee spirit...
steinbrenner will pay anything for anyone, and its ruining baseball.
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