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Tal Smith’s Ouster Ends Era in Houston Baseball; Was Part of Link Between Yanks and Astros

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Jim Crane has begun his tenure as Houston Astros’ owner, and the franchise’s 50th year, by firing Tal Smith, a long-time baseball executive who had been with the team off and on since its inception. Although the more significant move was the dismissal of general manager Ed Wade, whose four years in Houston were punctuated by [...]

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Compromise or Compromised? The Astros’ Sale and Resultant Changes to the Game

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Sports Business, tagged , , on November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Houston Astros have been relegated. After losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history, the team’s rapid descent in the N.L. Central has culminated in a transfer to the A.L. West. Talk about a tough crowd. Ironically, in a year during which the Astros were mostly irrelevant on the field, the franchise [...]

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Refusing to Knuckle Under: Was Niekro’s Five-Strikeout Inning a Turning Point in His Career?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on June 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A.J. Burnett tied a major league record shared by 54 others when he struck out four batters in the sixth inning of last night’s game against the Rockies. In addition to becoming the first Yankee to accomplish the feat, Burnett also became only the second pitcher to do it on at least two different occasions [...]

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