Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui has been activated from the 15-day disabled list, and infielder Geoff Blum has been placed on the DL.
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Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 18, 2009
MLBTR has learned tonight that pitcher Shawn Chacon signed a minor league deal with the A's. Pitching for the independent league Newark Bears, the 31 year-old Chacon posted a 4.29 ERA with 29 strikeouts and 16 walks in 42 innings this year. The Astros released him about a year ago after he threw the team's GM, Ed Wade, to the ground in a clubhouse altercation.
Via dallasnews.com
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June 16, 2009
Evan Hochschild, a blogger on crawfishboxes.com, was kind enough to answer a few questions about the Houston Astros.
Some teams remain interested in trading for Roy Oswalt and many Rangers fans wonder if he would be good fit here. Would the team consider offers for him and think about rebuilding? What would it take to get him?
In Houston there is always the attitude that the Astros...
Via Chron.com
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June 18, 2009
Astros lefthander Mike Hampton addressed the media Wednesday for the first time since he was put on the disabled list Tuesday with a strained left groin.
Via Seattle Times
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June 17, 2009
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez caught his 2,227th game, breaking the major-league record.
Via MSNBC
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June 17, 2009
Ivan Rodriguez, now with the Houston Astros, tied Carlton Fisk — a Hall of Fame catcher also nicknamed “Pudge” — when he caught his 2,226th game Tuesday night in the opener of an interleague series at Texas.
Via Miami Herald
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June 18, 2009
Ivan Rodriguez sounded more relieved than jubilant after he became the all-time leader in games caught.
Via Chron.com
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June 17, 2009
As he said about Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez when they were linked to the use of performance-enhancement drugs, Lance Berkman wasn’t surprised when it was reported Tuesday that Sammy Sosa was among the 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancement drugs during Major League Baseball’s survey testing in 2003.
Via Baseball Musings
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June 17, 2009
In the same game that saw Ivan Rodriguez set a record for most games caught, Omar Vizquel tied Luis Aparicio for most hits by a Venezuelan.
Vizquel got his 2,677th career hit with a single in the fifth inning Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. It was the 2,706th career game for the 41-year-old Vizquel, who [...]
Via Chron.com
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June 16, 2009
The exact details are a bit sketchy, but Ivan Rodriguez remembers driving in a pair of runs and collecting one hit in his major league debut. That much is etched in his mind as he recalls the first of the 2,225 games he has caught in the majors.
Via Miami Herald
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June 17, 2009
Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the 1991 season.
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