Today, Houston City Council annonced that January 30, 2007 is Jeff Bagwell day!  Happy Bagwell Day!

Show 12 is available.
Show notes:

Astros related - all the resigning and addition. Astros avoid arbritation again.
Baseball related - Barry “Big Head” in the news again. Former Astros pitcher and pitching coach Vern Ruhle dies
Odds and ends - Astros fan fest and College classic, February 9-11. Teams include the local Houston and Rice [...]

 

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The Astros avoided arbitration by signing the rest of the fold. Morgan Ensberg, Adam Everett and Jason Lane all signed one year deals. Ensberg struggled last season signed for 4.35 Million. Everett signed for 2.8 Million and Lane for 1.05 Million.
I’m personally glad that all are back for next season. [...]

The Astros avoided arbitration with Brad Lidge as well. They signed him to a one year deal for 5.3 million dollars. I still think that the new pitching coach Dave Wallace was hired was to get Brad’s head back on straight. I hope Wallace succeeds, because when Brad is right, he is [...]

Richard Hidalgo recently signed a minor league contract becoming a Houston Astro again.  His best year was with the Astros back in 2000 when he hit .314, 44 homeruns and 122 RBIs.  I think this is a good signing.  Since it is a minor league contract, we are not risking a lot.  If can still [...]

The Astros avoided arbitration with Mike Lamb when he agreed to one year contract for 2.7 million. I’m personally happy about this signing. I think Lamb is a valuable left-handed bat to come off the bench. He can play both third and first if needed.
The Astros have four players that remain available [...]

Howdy,
The Astros signed Mark Loretta for a one year deal for 2.5 million. I doubt he will be an every day starter, but he is very versatile and can play most infield postions. Nice pick up!
Also, they extending Dan Wheeler to a one year deal for 2.1 million. I’m glad we signed [...]