not just the owner of th Astros
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Try here:\n\nhttp://blogs.chron.com/sportsjustice/archives/2006/01/bagwell_and_dra.html
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The DH is not real baseball never was
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Well, in order to spark my interest (I was not ALWAYS a baseball fan) my hunny assigned a "value" to each aspect of the game.  We would select a certain player for that night's game and if he got a single, I got a kiss, a double, I got a massage and so on.  It became worth it to watch the game because in the end, I benefited from watching it and cheering the players on.  I began to cheer for our team because I was going to be rewarded when they performed well.  It worked!! Now, I am a bigger baseball fan than my hunny is.  :o)
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Soriano will make a difference in that club, Good move on the Cubbies part, and I'm a die hard White Sox fan.
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I'm with you.  He's a spoiled rotten jerk and I'm tired of hearing about him.  If you haven't read the Sports Illustrated steroid issue about him, it's very telling.  Especially entertaining was listening to him bellyache about racism.  Here's hoping he doesn't break the record of Hank Aaron, who's a hero and went thru HELL to get there!
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First of all, you could have read the Boston Herald wrong. On the Astros website I saw a player named Chad Qualls. But it could have just been a typo. Also, this does not just happen in Boston where sports writers say something about trades or free-agents that didn't happen. But most general managers would not go out and say that they did talk to the Red Sox, they consider that confidential. This is a RUMOR. And it really could have happened. But either way, it's nice to know what could happen to your team, so rumors aren't always terrible. The Astros denied it, but the odds are that they probably did talk to the Sox.
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Try going on Astros.com to look at some images
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Go to the American League and DH for a couple of years.  I'd like to see him reach 500 home runs.  The American League can help him do that.  He can come back to Houston after he retires as a coach.
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No, not part owner, just a GM...
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It Occurs to me that anyone who is more concerned about someone elses team than their own isnt really a fan of ANY team... Thats you Georgie. Because in all honesty, if every 3 words out of 5 that spew out of yer mouth is about the Yankees and you have the Old english D as yer icon, i seriously call into question what the hell you TRUELLY are! I mean, are you a front running Detroit fan who only recently with this years success found god and the Tigers and decided to let go of your moms nipple and leave home to become a bandwagon jumping "Fan" of the Tigers. Or are you a closet yankee fan who became embittered by the fact they let go of sum player you adored so youve decided that to be what you are, a Hatter, is better than to root for them anymore.. ILD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW! I actually respect Detroit, and like their team, but can they actually WIN a World Series BEFORE you annoint them the team of the coming decade... afterall, it has been AWHILE for them. Talk about your team, talk about yer amazing pitching..talk about yer great manager, and blossoming young lineup and downright scarey bullpen... because if you were a real Tiger fan, THAT is what you would be doing you Freegin Pretender.  You beat the Hated Yankees and then in a WS that everyone and their grandmother thought the Tigers would Walk Through (including me), The Tigers get bent over, lubed up, and buttpounded on national TV... and now after reading the crap youve spewed on here, it couldnt happen to a nicer team. Oh! and by the way Georgie..PINETAR ANYONE!!?
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Steinbrenner could definitely sell the Yankees for a billion dollars. The way Forbes comes up with how much a team is worth is by liquidating all of their assets. Like the stadium, name and liscensing. With the Yankees, you also have YES network, and that boosts what the team is worth because it belongs to the Yankees name. You;ve also got to remember that it's really only worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. I think the Red Sox were sold a few years back for 686 million. They weren't worth that much. But that's what the previous owner was able to get for it. On the other hand, when the Montreal Expos were getting ready to fold their franchise, they tried to sell it first. And nobody wanted them. Major League Baseball ended up taking over ownership of the Expos for a payout of . . . nothing. Clearly a professional baseball team is worth more than $0 dollars, but nobody wanted them
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Okay, it's pile on and pick on "The George" time already, is it? Let me offer you a wee twist on this sort of logic. As a baseball fan, would you rather have an absentee owner who couldn't care less about the day-to-day operations of your team, an owner who is in it only for the profits to be made, irrespective of how abysmal the team he fields, an owner who cannot be bothered with even paying attention to the good and bad fortunes of his own team throughout an insanely lengthy season, basically, an owner who just does not care OR an admittedly arrogant and outspoken owner like George Steinbrenner who, notwithstanding all the personal attacks, actually DOES give a damn about his team's performance on the field, a man who actually DOES attend the games and monitor the standings, a hands-on owner who never shirks from his responsibilities in providing the fans of the New York Yankees with a talented and exciting team to watch -- and plenty of off-the-field hijinx to keep them amused, in short, whether you like him or not, an owner who really loves his team and his sport?\n\nFor me at least, this one's a no-brainer. God bless The George!\n\n(Oh, and in answer to your question, Patz, I'd give him 'til May or when the Yanks fall a half-dozen games behind the hated Sox, whichever comes first.)
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Well if he was pitching like he did his rookie year, I would say ok.  That game he pitched against the Astros where he struck out 20 batters was awesome!   However, paying one man millions to do almost nothing most of the time is crazy when there are super hard working more deserving people out there.  For example...doctors that say lives!  But hey what are you gonna do??
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a baseball signed by one of his favorites comes to mind
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ask his bookie..its against teh ruels of baseball to bet on baseball...while playing...how would you liek to be betting for the reds to win...while he is managing them and betting they will lose? it amzes me the eyar after he was no longer their manager...they won the world series...before then pathetic--wonder why
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I agree with Jon. Everyone hates the Astros, I love them, every  night I sit waiting for a segment of the Astros dominating vicory, then only to be put down by the stupid people at espn. If the Astros win it all this year, which the will, nobody will care except the local media. To this I am disapointed
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They need more than a lead-off hitter.