The Houston Astros have agreed to a minor league contract with former World Series MVP Livan Hernandez. The 36-year-old pitcher was invited to major league spring training. Hernandez was the opening day starter for Washington last season and started 29 games for the Nationals, going 8-13 with a 4.47 ERA.
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February 01, 2012
The Houston Astros have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed pitcher Livan Hernandez.The 36-year-old was invited to spring training.Hernandez is a former World Series MVP and was the opening day starter for the Washington Nationals last season.He went 8-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 29 games for the Nationals last year.
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February 01, 2012
I hate to focus on the local team as much as I do, but the news comes fast and furious when new owners and new general managers take over. Now, the Astros have a director of decision sciences in Sig Mejdal and a new statistical analyst in Mike Fast. These two moves alone represent a 180 degree turn from where the organization has been. Suddenly, an organization that pays attention...
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January 31, 2012
...loves the Nationals though.
Bryce Harper has been taking questions from his Twitter followers over past week, which is a pretty cool thing. That's how the world found out that his puppy Swag would, in fact, accompany him to Washington when he arrives, and that he showers four times before a game as part of his pregame routine. Last night, Harper reminded DMV sports fans...
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January 31, 2012
New Houston Astros owner Jim Crane says he won't change the team's name.
Crane said last week he was considering a switch. But he emailed a video message to season-ticket holders on Monday saying, ''one thing that we are not going to change is the name.''
He says he made the decision after receiving ''strong feedback and consensus among season-ticket...
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January 30, 2012
Change is scary. It takes us out of our comfort zones, forcing us to conform to a whole new set of societal norms and accept things that are both foreign and unnerving.
It doesn't matter if this change is for the better. The end of a toxic relationship, the big move to a big city, starting a new job with new challenges and a bigger paycheck. And of course, the renaming of our...
Via Nationals Enquirer
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January 30, 2012
Move over Michael Morse and that Curly W moped helmet. Ladies and gentlemen, Drew Storen and his custom Stanford fighter pilot helmet. Photo via Cleveland Indians reliever Chris Perez (@ChrisPerez54):
Finally, a replacement for the Silver Elvis wig [see also, great moments in Silver Elvisdom]?
Just 20 days until Nats' pitchers and catchers report...
(H/T @AllStars_S2...
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February 01, 2012
Brian Bogusevic is no stranger to the back fields of Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., where the Astros will gather in less than three weeks to start Spring Training. This will be his seventh spring camp in the Houston organization, but he'll come in with more confidence than in years past.
Although Brad Lidge has closed for the vast majority of his major league career, he'll step into a setup role with the Washington Nationals in 2012. The Nats are hoping the 35-year-old veteran can help provide leadership to a promising young bullpen.
Via Baseball Professor
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February 02, 2012
If we learned anything from Jordan Zimmermann‘s 2011 season, it was how the Nationals elect to ease their pitchers back from Tommy John surgery. Zimmermann pitched 161 1/3 innings last season, and we can likely expect the same total from Stephen Strasburg this season. When he does pitch, though, you can be assured of two things: strikeouts and more strikeouts. It will probably...
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January 31, 2012
New Houston Astros owner Ben Crane informed fans on Monday that the team will continue to known as the Astros."One thing we're not going to change is the name. We received strong feedback and consensus among season-ticket holders and many fans, and we will not be changing. Astros are here to stay. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at the ballpark...
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January 31, 2012
The Houston Astros have agreed to a minor league contract with former World Series MVP Livan Hernandez.
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February 01, 2012
The Red Sox flagship station, New England Sports Network, or NESN, has added two new faces to their line up. Ex-ESPN Accuscore Anchor Jenny Dell will take over sideline reporting duties from Hiedi Watney, who has taken a position with Time Warner in California. Also joining NESN is former journey man slugger Matt Stairs, who played for the Red Sox in 1995. Stairs was used primarily...
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January 30, 2012
New Houston Astros owner Jim Crane says he won't change the team's name. Crane said last week he was considering a switch. But he emailed a video message to season-ticket holders on Monday saying, "one thing that we are not going to change is the name." He says he made the decision after receiving "strong feedback and consensus among season-ticket holders and...
Via Yahoo! Sports
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February 01, 2012
The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Chad Durbin for a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Wednesday's deal could bring Durbin to his fifth major league team. He has played for Kansas City, Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. He went 2-2 with a 5.53 ERA in 56 games last year with the Indians.
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