BRANDON LYON RUMORS & GOSSIP

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Houston Astros closer Brandon Lyon will likely undergo surgery on his troublesome right biceps tendon.Lyon has been out of sorts for most of the season, posting a 3-3 record with four saves and an ugly 11.48 ERA in 13 1/3 innings. He last pitched Monday, allowing three runs in an inning of work.The 31-year-old is expected to undergo a procedure to fix the tendon. Because of the rareness...

Houston Astros reliever Brandon Lyon has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right biceps less than a week after returning from his first trip to the DL. Lyon, who started the season as Houston's closer, missed more than a month on the DL with the same problem before he was activated last Thursday. He has struggled in his three appearances since, allowing...

Astros reliever Brandon Lyon found himself placed on the disabled list well over a month ago, a move that was made in response to a string of disastrously poor performances from Lyon as Houston’s closer (including blowing Brett Myers’ Opening Day gem in Philadelphia and ultimately his horrific afternoon collapse in Cincinnati). It was indicated by the team that something...

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The last Houston Astros embarassing 9th-inning lead spoiled by Brandon Lyon, all too reminiscient of Wednesday’s 3-2 collapse in Cincinnati, came on Opening Day in Philadelphia. Following that devastating loss, the ‘Stros regressed and went on to lose the following 4 games before finally picking up the pieces and earning a victory. Sure, losing in such a fashion takes an emotional...

Anybody who completely wrote off  closer Brandon Lyon after his Opening Day debacle, and to be fair Houston Hotbed was rather critical in its own right, should take note of the hard-throwing #37′s performance since: Lyon has successfully converted all 3 save opportunities that have come his way and has not surrendered a single earned run in 5 appearances out of the bullpen. With...

Houston Astros - Signed P Brandon Lyon to a 3-year, $15 million contract. Ed Wade is officially your idiot cousin. Now, your idiot cousin might not necessarily be your cousin. He might be your uncle with a drinking problem. Or your wife's brother who got clipped a few years ago for boosting stereos. Or your childhood friend who got kicked out of William & Mary for selling...