Former outfielder Backe takes the hill for Astros
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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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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
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A year ago, Wally Backman was considered to be a strong contender to become manager of the White Sox, having been a successful skipper in the Sox&#39;s minor league system.
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HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Now that they have used up their two pitching stars to even the National League Championship Series at two games apiece, the Houston Astros must turn to the back end of their rotation in a crucial Game Five vs.
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1: The Four Horsemen: If the first round is any indication the Astros basically will try to get by with four pitchers - Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt, Brandon Backe and closer Brad Lidge.
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Wally Backman, a former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity in the dugout, was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Craig Biggio will be back with the Houston Astros next season. If Jeff Kent returns, it will be at a reduced rate.
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Brandon Backe pitched seven innings and clubbed a two-run homer, the first of his major league career, to earn the Houston Astros an 11-5 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Monday.
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Less than two years ago, the Houston Astros were celebrating their first National League pennant. On Monday, they were starting over.
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the visiting Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants last night.
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Wally Backman was hired as Arizona&#39;s manager, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major-league history. A former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity, Backman
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BASEBALL Astros righthander Brandon Backe underwent ligament replacement surgery on his pitching elbow yesterday, and his recovery is expected to last a year to 18 months. Backe was 3-2 this season with a 3.77 ERA. He is 19-14 in 42 career starts. He pitched seven shutout innings in Game 4 of last year's World Series, which the White Sox won ...
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After being introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wally Backman, left, is handed his game jersey by Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr.
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Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe got his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one run in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the NL wild-card chase with an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday &#151; their season-high 10th straight victory.
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This is why Houston manager Phil Garner held Rogers Clemens back. And this is why the Astros lured The Rocket out of retirement last winter.
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Houston right-hander Brandon Backe will have a ligament in his right elbow replaced, an operation that could sideline him until 2008.
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Learning to hate the Atlanta Braves was easy for Brandon Backe. He grew up a Houston Astros fan.