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[UnOfficial] Astros Spring Training Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by rodrick_98, Feb 13, 2007.

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  1. Nick

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    Stop calling it "preseason"... leave that for the barbaric sports.

    In baseball, its spring training... and the head coach is known as the "manager".
     
    #81 Nick, Feb 25, 2007
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    Gotcha, Skip. :cool:
     
    #82 msn, Feb 25, 2007
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    Correction: This Thursday.

    Can't come soon enough.
     
    #83 msn, Feb 25, 2007
  4. RocketManJosh

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    Man I can't wait for the games to begin Thursday .. And then by Tuesday, I'll be ready for the reguar season and realize its almost a month away :(
     
    #84 RocketManJosh, Feb 25, 2007
  5. Nick

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    I'll be at Tuesday and Wednesday's games in Kissimme... an annual pilgramage.
     
    #85 Nick, Feb 25, 2007
  6. The Cat

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    http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...d=1815909&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

    I'm pulling hard for the first team... at least in the first couple of innings, in order to give Wandy Rodriguez as small of a chance for the starting rotation as possible.
     
    #86 The Cat, Feb 25, 2007
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    is that wrong? cause i was thinking the exact same thing. nothing against wandy personally, i just want to see someone else.
     
    #87 BigM, Feb 25, 2007
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Yeah, pretty much.
     
    #88 Buck Turgidson, Feb 26, 2007
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    who won the intrasquad game?
     
    #89 rodrick_98, Feb 27, 2007
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    The Astros. :D
     
    #90 Austin70, Feb 27, 2007
  11. The Cat

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    This is all I've found so far.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2007/news/story?id=2781836

    And from the link Buck posted in the other thread:

     
    #91 The Cat, Feb 27, 2007
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    #92 Buck Turgidson, Feb 27, 2007
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    Paraphrased from JdJO's (who's shown this spring that when he does *actual reporting* he can be very informative) blog:

    Nieve was working strictly on fastball, got bombed. Game doesn't count for anybody but Lidge, per Garner.
     
    #93 Buck Turgidson, Feb 27, 2007
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    Wandy started off well but he ended up performing the way we thought he would...sucking really bad...I dont want him in the rotation. He isn't bad as Redding but I would rather see Sampson or someone else get a shot.
     
    #94 sammy, Feb 27, 2007
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    Nice to see Backe on the field again.

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    It just seems so wierd to me, to see Roger Clemen's at the Astros practice facility in Kissimmee
    , Florida wearing all astros gear....and yet, not making his decision whether to play for us again.
    [​IMG]
     
    #96 Uprising, Feb 28, 2007
  17. Nick

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    My guess is that the "personal services" contract he signed with the Astros last year (for the next 10 years) entitles him to be a "member of the organization", even though he hasn't signed a playing contract.
     
    #97 Nick, Feb 28, 2007
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    If he was at a Yankee camp in their gear it would be headlines.
     
    #98 Austin70, Feb 28, 2007
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    In fairness, that's a much bigger story than him being in Spring Training with his last team and the team with whom he has a personal services contract.
     
    #99 Rocketman95, Feb 28, 2007
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    #100 The Cat, Feb 28, 2007
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