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Shooting stars, rainbow sleeves, blue and gold: “Flashback Fridays” will...
Jose Cruz, Craig Biggio History and nostalgia will be front and center for the Houston Astros in 2012, so it’s only fitting that four of their most famous players from yesteryear were on hand Thursday...
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Astros time capsule: the 1970s. A time of transition and a springboard for...
Two stars from the 1970s: Bob Watson, who would become the Astros GM in the '90s, and Cesar Cedeno, the Astros' first five-tool superstar. Our nostalgic look back at Astros history takes us to the...
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A holiday salute from the Astros, 50th anniversary style.
Twenty-five years ago, Ruth Ryan sat next to her husband, Nolan, on a charter flight during an Astros road trip and was introduced to a popular relief pitcher walking down the aisle on the way back to...
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Feel like Talkin’ Baseball? Join us on Saturday.
The doors of Minute Maid Park will be open on Saturday at 10 a.m., and we hope Astros fans will join us for the annual baseball bonanza affectionately known around here as FanFest. In addition to...
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Dierker hits the books — and the links — for a worthy cause.
The Astros retired Dierker's number in 2002, but that didn't mean he was ready to ride off into the sunset... In the more than 10 years that have passed since Larry Dierker stepped down at the Astros’...
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TV/Radio bonanza: Brett, Dave, Brownie, J.D., Milo and a bunch of programming...
Today, we start with the transcript from Tuesday’s chat session with our intrepid skipper, Brad Mills… Q: How will such new young talented players adjust together in such short time? in other words,...
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Ausmus, Bagwell, Biggio, Kent among A-listers headed back to Minute Maid Park...
Two players who you'll see throwing out ceremonial first pitches this year: Brad Ausmus and Jose Cruuuuuuuuuz. The Astros’ 18-inning win over the Braves in Game 4 of the NLDS in 2005 still comes up in...
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The stars come out to celebrate the Astros/Colt .45s big birthday.
Two former Colt .45s: Jimmy Wynn and Bob Aspromonte It’s probably a good thing that the Colt .45s changed their name to the Astros after three years, if only because “Aspro the Colt” just doesn’t have...
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In Dierker’s day, there was no pageantry for throwing a complete game. It was...
As is the case with just about everything in life, nothing stays the same forever. Times change. Trends change. Hairstyles, clothing, music (and the devices by which we listen to that music) all...
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Flashback Friday preview: climbing mountains with Astros legends.
During an Astros road trip to Montreal in 1999, I tagged along with Larry Dierker and Bill Brown for a hike up the locally famous tourist attraction called Mount Royal. Mount Royal is a mountain, yes,...
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