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12 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 6-12 [1]
Houston Astros [2] Cincinnati can win only against bad teams, Dee Gordon is fast, the Texas bullpen is good and the Astros may have trouble when they play at Texas. Here are these and other amazing stats from the wee...
5 days ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Albert Pujols [5], Brandon Phillips [6], Dee Gordon [7], Joe Mauer [8], Joe Nathan [9], Josh Hamilton [10], Robbie Ross [11], Shelby Miller [12], Tanner Scheppers [13], Troy Tulowitzki [14], Atlanta Braves [15], Cincinnati Reds [16], Colorado Rockies [17], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Los Angeles Angels [19], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], Minnesota Twins [21], San Francisco Giants [22], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Texas Rangers [24], Toronto Blue Jays [25]
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Major League Baseball's All-Steroid Team [26]
Houston Astros [2] Steroids are now just as synonymous with baseball as hot dogs or cold beer. It is an unfortunate era of the game that fans of all ages must accept. Are the use of performance-enhancing drugs terrib...
6 weeks ago by Braden Gall [27] Tags: MLB [4], Overtime [28], News [29], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Cleveland Indians [32], Houston Astros [2], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], New York Yankees [33], Oakland Athletics [34], Seattle Mariners [35], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Texas Rangers [24]
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2013 MLB Predictions: American League [36]
Houston Astros [2] The 2013 MLB season is almost here. Texas and Houston will get things started on Sunday night as the Astros play their first-ever game as an American League team. That's not the only change basebal...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], AL Central [37], AL East [38], AL West [39], American League [40], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Chicago White Sox [41], Cleveland Indians [32], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Kansas City Royals [42], Los Angeles Angels [19], Minnesota Twins [21], New York Yankees [33], Oakland A's [43], Seattle Mariners [35], Tampa Bay Rays [44], Texas Rangers [24], Toronto Blue Jays [25]
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2013 Baseball Preview: Houston Astros [45]
Houston Astros [2] The American League West is arguably the toughest division in baseball, which isn’t great news for an Astros team making its move into the division while trying to rebuild following the two worst...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], AL West [39], American League [40], Bud Norris [46], Jason Castro [47], Jose Altuve [48], Houston Astros [2]
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Major League Baseball's All-Steroid Team [49]
Houston Astros [2] Steroids are now just as synonymous with baseball as hot dogs or cold beer. It is an unfortunate era of the game that fans of all ages must accept. Are the use of performance-enhancing drugs terrib...
12 weeks ago by Braden Gall [27] Tags: MLB [4], Overtime [28], News [29], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Cleveland Indians [32], Houston Astros [2], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], New York Yankees [33], Oakland Athletics [34], Seattle Mariners [35], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Texas Rangers [24]
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2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: American League [50]
Houston Astros [2] 2013 Spring Training camps are open and many players will compete against teammates for jobs before taking on other baseball teams in April. Here are some position battles to keep an eye on th...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], News [29], Elvis Andrus [51], Jurickson Profar [52], Wil Myers [53], Yan Gomes [54], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Chicago White Sox [41], Cleveland Indians [32], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Kansas City Royals [42], Los Angeles Angels [19], Minnesota Twins [21], New York Yankees [33], Oakland A's [43], Seattle Mariners [35], Tampa Bay Rays [44], Texas Rangers [24], Tornoto Blue Jays [55]
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Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013 [56]
Houston Astros [2] Just as I did a few weeks ago, I once again examine the pennant races as they’re shaping up for 2013. Sure, it’s early, but what else are you going to read about? Bowl games between a bunch of ...
19 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Arizona Diamondbacks [57], Atlanta Braves [15], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Chicago Cubs [58], Chicago White Sox [41], Cincinnati Reds [16], Cleveland Indians [32], Colorado Rockies [17], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Kansas City Royals [42], Los Angeles Angels [19], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], Miami Marlins [59], Milwaukee Brewers [60], Minnesota Twins [21], New York Mets [61], New York Yankees [33], Oakland A's [43], Philadelphia Phillies [62], Pittsburgh Pirates [63], San Diego Padres [64], San Francisco Giants [22], Seattle Mariners [35], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Tampa Bay Rays [44], Texas Rangers [24], Toronto Blue Jays [25], Washington Nationals [65]
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MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013 [66]
Houston Astros [2] It’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. At least now that the World Series is over. I mean, what else is there to think about? Pitchers and catchers report in a little more than 100 da...
23 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], News [29], Arizona Diamondbacks [57], Atlanta Braves [15], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Chicago Cubs [58], Chicago White Sox [41], Cincinnati Reds [16], Cleveland Indians [32], Colorado Rockies [17], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Kansas City Royals [42], Los Angeles Angels [19], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], Miami Marlins [59], Milwaukee Brewers [60], Minnesota Twins [21], New York Mets [61], New York Yankees [33], Oakland A's [43], Philadelphia Phillies [62], Pittsburgh Pirates [63], San Diego Padres [64], San Francisco Giants [22], Seattle Mariners [35], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Tampa Bay Rays [44], Texas Rangers [24], Toronto Blue Jays [25], Washington Nationals [65]
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MLB Trade Deadline: Winners and Losers [67]
Houston Astros [2] Every summer August 1 is something like New Year’s Day in baseball. General managers around the league work frantically through July 31 to reshape their teams into contenders or sell off spare pa...
38 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Monthly [68], Hanley Ramirez [69], Ichiro Suzuki [70], Joey Votto [71], Prince Fielder [72], Chicago White Sox [41], Cincinnati Reds [16], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Los Angeles Dodgers [20], Miami Marlins [59], New York Yankees [33], Pittsburgh Pirates [63], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Toronto Blue Jays [25]
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3 Terrible Trades MLB GMs Would Love to Do Over [73]
Houston Astros [2] Trading baseball players between teams has been part of the charm of the game since the 1800s. Ornery players traded after disputes with managers, struggling players traded for one another in hopes...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Hector Noesi [74], Jed Lowrie [75], Jesus Montero [76], Jonathan Sanchez [77], Mark Melancon [78], Melky Cabrera [79], Michael Pineda [80], Boston Red Sox [31], Houston Astros [2], Kansas City Royals [42], New York Yankees [33], San Francisco Giants [22], Seattle Mariners [35]
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NL Central Predictions [81]
Houston Astros [2] NL Central 1. St. Louis 2. Milwaukee 3. Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 5. Chicago 6. Houston The St. Louis Cardinals seemed to be riding a magic carpet for two months last season, turning...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], NL Central [82], National League [83], Adam Wainwright [84], Joey Votto [71], Ryan Braun [85], Chicago Cubs [58], Cincinnati Reds [16], Houston Astros [2], Milwaukee Brewers [60], Pittsburgh Pirates [63], St. Louis Cardinals [23]
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Houston Astros 2012 Preview [86]
Houston Astros [2] Houston Astros No team is undergoing as much of a drastic change on and off the field as the Astros, who are under the leadership of a new owner and general manager entering 2012 and will be co...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], NL Central [82], National League [83], Brett Myers [87], Carlos Lee [88], J.D. Martinez [89], Jose Altuve [48], Wandy Rodriguez [90], Houston Astros [2]
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The Houston Astros "Inauthenticate" Throwback Jerseys [91]
Houston Astros [2] The Houston Astros are celebrating the franchise’s 50th anniversary this season and have planned to wear throwback uniforms for Friday home games. I love throwback uniforms. Mainly because most o...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Houston Astros [2], Throwback jerseys [92]
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MLB: Best Night Ever Proves Game Doesn't Need Fixing [93]
Houston Astros [2] by Charlie Miller A couple of nights ago, I enjoyed the greatest night of my baseball life. Four teams fighting for a playoff berth in four different games, and three of them went into extra in...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Atlanta Braves [15], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Houston Astros [2], St. Louis Cardinals [23], Tampa Bay Rays [44], MLB Playoffs [94]

Houston Astros Mt. Rushmore [95]
Houston Astros [2] MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question posed recently whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore piqued my interest. Not really the Jeter-Yank...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], National League [83], Cesar Cedeno [96], Craig Biggio [97], J.R. Richard [98], Jeff Bagwell [99], Jim Wynn [100], Joe Niekro [101], Jose Cruz [102], Lance Berkman [103], Larry Dierker [104], Nolan Ryan [105], Roy Oswalt [106], Houston Astros [2], Mt. Rushmore [107], Ryan Express [108]
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MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers [109]
Houston Astros [2] by Charlie Miller Winners Philadelphia Phillies After making a run at Carlos Beltran of the Mets, the Phillies acquired Hunter Pence (right) from Houston. It would have been a surprise had ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], News [29], Carlos Beltran [110], Hunter Pence [111], Koji Uehara [112], Michael Bourn [113], Mike Adams [114], Ubaldo Jimenez [115], Atlanta Braves [15], Chicago Cubs [58], Houston Astros [2], Philadelphia Phillies [62], San Francisco Giants [22], Texas Rangers [24], deals [116], MLB [4], trade deadline [117], trades [118]
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Trade Deadline Deals Not Always Worth It [119]
Houston Astros [2] by Charlie Miller As soon as the dust settled at the All-Star Game, the chatter around the majors turned to trade talk. Who are the buyers and sellers? Fans want to know. This season, with so m...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller [3] Tags: MLB [4], Carlos Beltran [110], Chris Perez [120], Cliff Lee [121], Doyle Alexander [122], Jeff Bagwell [99], John Smoltz [123], Lou Brock [124], Randy Johnson [125], Tom Seaver [126], Atlanta Braves [15], Baltimore Orioles [30], Boston Red Sox [31], Cleveland Indians [32], Detroit Tigers [18], Houston Astros [2], Seattle Mariners [35], St. Louis Cardinals [23]
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Which MLB Teams Spend Smart? Part 2 (Teams 20-11) [127]
Houston Astros [2] Click here to see teams ranked 30-21 and for an explanation of the Financial Responsibility Index. Click here for teams ranked 10-1.   20. Cincinnati Reds, 0.86 FRI (Financial Responsibi...
1 year ago by Scott Henry [128] Tags: MLB [4], American League [40], National League [83], Chicago White Sox [41], Cincinnati Reds [16], Cleveland Indians [32], Houston Astros [2], Milwaukee Brewers [60], Philadelphia Phillies [62], Pittsburgh Pirates [63], San Francisco Giants [22], Toronto Blue Jays [25], Washington Nationals [65]

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