&#39;04 Astros a breed apart
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They were on the cusp of reaching the World Series in 1980. They had the vaunted New York Mets on the ropes in the 1986 National League Championship Series.
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The Houston Astros opened this post-season without a bit of concern about the past. No wonder. They had Roger Clemens on the mound and a powerful lineup that took the burden off the Killer B&#39;s.
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There was a small yellow ribbon next to the red star on Craig Biggio&#39;s Houston Astros cap Monday night and a distressed look beneath its brim.
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The Houston Astros had one chance to get out of St. Louis with a victory. That was a rainout. A washout of Game 2 last night would have allowed the Astros to skip sacrificial
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It was all set up so perfectly for the Houston Astros. Roger Clemens. Roy Oswalt. National League Championship Series.
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com. This was not vintage Roger Clemens. On this afternoon, however, the hottest team in baseball didn&#39;t need their old ace to be at top form.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The threat of another playoff disappointment looms for two franchises as the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves square off in the deciding fifth game of their National League Division Series on Monday.
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All the heat and pressure are on them for a change now, and if they lose the next two games and this playoff series to Boston, we may witness two unique phenomena simultaneously: the reversal of an 84-year-old Curse and George Steinbrenner&#39;s head
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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals. They sent a message entering tonight's Game 5 that they have more than enough to cope with the NL's most potent offense.
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Pardon the Houston Astros if this &quot;backs against the wall&quot; thing feels familiar. The team faces another winner-take-all game on Thursday, this time in the National League Championship Series against the St.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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ST. LOUIS -- The battle between the Houston Astros&#39; unheralded Pete Munro and the St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Matt Morris was a surprising push.
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Roger Clemens is ready to go on short rest tomorrow. The Astros don&#39;t need to rush him back. In a stellar pitching duel and defensive clinic last night, Houston beat the Cardinals, 3
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St. Louis, Mo. - Getting the third out of an inning against the St. Louis Cardinals has become a National League Championship Series-sized headache for the Houston Astros.
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NEW YORK -- What manner of mettle separates these 2004 Red Sox from the 25 teams that preceded them in spotting adversaries a 3-0 series lead in the postseason, in refusing to go quietly into that good night?
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While 11,000 tickets went begging in Game 1 of this playoff series, the Houston hitters did not. The Astros&#39; heat wave that produced a 36-10 record in the last six weeks of the season descended on Atlanta.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his