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[Oriole85]

ESPN: Philip Humber claimed by Astros

http://espn.go.com/m...-houston-astros

[BSLChrisStoner]

FanGraphs: 2013 ZiPS Projections
http://www.fangraphs...houston-astros/

[BSLChrisStoner]

FanGraphs: Q&A w/ Sig Mejdal, Astros Director of Decision Sciences
http://www.fangraphs...ision-sciences/

[BSLChrisStoner]

Beyond the Boxscore: Team Preview
http://www.beyondthe...-houston-astros

[FlavaDave10]

Astros DFA Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez

 

 

 

http://www.mlbtrader...assignment.html

[Oriole85]

ESPN: Astros boot Phil Humber from roster

 

http://espn.go.com/m...ros-cast-1-year

[DJ MC]

http://hardballtalk....m_source=feedly

 

Houston cancelling "Astros Wives" charity event due to lack of wives.

[SammyBirdland]

Astros' stadium vendor goes to bathroom to take a dump ("taking the Browns to the Super Bowl" LMAO!!!),  sets tray of snow cones on floor in stall.  Caught on camera.

 

http://www.click2hou...3z/-/index.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Astros' SB Nation blog / site is called: The Crawfish Boxes

 

I'm sure there is a Houston connection there, but strikes me as odd.

[You Play to Win the Game]

The Astros' SB Nation blog / site is called: The Crawfish Boxes
 
I'm sure there is a Houston connection there, but strikes me as odd.

Aren't the seats in LF called the "Crawford Boxes"? It's gotta be a dig at that somehow, but I dunno.

[DJ MC]

Aren't the seats in LF called the "Crawford Boxes"? It's gotta be a dig at that somehow, but I dunno.

http://en.wikipedia..../Crawford_Boxes

[You Play to Win the Game]

http://en.wikipedia..../Crawford_Boxes

 

Yeah, I don't see anything obvious there that is "diggatable". Not sure what the Crawfish Boxes means.

[DJ MC]

Yeah, I don't see anything obvious there that is "diggatable". Not sure what the Crawfish Boxes means.

Probably a reference to the bayou culture of that part of Texas.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Just exchanged e-mails with David Coleman, the Managing Editor of The Crawfish Boxes:

 

 Hi Chris,

 

The name originated before my time on the site. It's a play on the "Crawford Boxes," the section of seats in left field that are on top of the out of town scoreboard. Add in that Houstonians love their crawfish and the name was born.

 

Thanks,

David

 

Answer: Yes, I'm very bored on Monday's. So what. Don't judge me.

[DJ MC]

Just exchanged e-mails with David Coleman, the Managing Editor of The Crawfish Boxes:

 

 

Answer: Yes, I'm very bored on Monday's. So what. Don't judge me.

I've been on here most of the afternoon. No stone-throwing in this glass house.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Bedard with a decent start tonight. Stuff looked good in the highlights.

[Oriole85]

http://espn.go.com/m...-class-tri-city

 

Mark Appel, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's Major League Baseball draft, will make his professional debut Friday with Class A Tri-City, the Houston Astros announced.

 

Luhnow indicated last month that he expects Appel to move up to Class A Quad Cities, and possibly Double-A Corpus Christi, before the end of the season.

[DJ MC]

I assume that he'll also be assigned to Triple-A Houston before the year is out.

[SBTarheel]

Have to be impressed with what the Astros are building down in the minors right now..

 

Correa

Appel

Springer

Cosart

DeShields

Singelton

 

They're going to be heard from a lot sooner than most people think.

[Oriole85]

Have to be impressed with what the Astros are building down in the minors right now..

 

Correa

Appel

Springer

Cosart

DeShields

Singelton

 

They're going to be heard from a lot sooner than most people think.

It kind of reminds me of the Nats. Always fun to have an exciting developing farm system, next best thing to a winning baseball team.