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I agree McLane has hired and listened to a bunch of yes men, more than likely the reason why Hunsicker left. McLane has a tendency to meddle with...
I couldn't agree more, but you cannot say that McLane has been cheap, he spent to bring home Pettitte, sign Clemens, Kent and even Carlos Lee...
No the Rockies have gone over slot quite a few times. We just disagree about paying over slot. If the Astros want to limit themselves to...
Deciding to draft just according to signability of a player limits the return you get on players. Tampa actually gave out one of the biggest...
Lets hope that Drayton and Tal get the message and allow Wade, Heck and the scouts to go after talent over signability and allow them to go over...
The Astros' system was woefully thin before Bobby Heck took over two seasons ago. Being cheap and drafting for signability has not been kind to...
This is spot on. The team will more than likely struggle, but I'm excited to see some of the farmhands come up and give it a go in the majors....
I think its too late. If they were going to trade him it should have been after 2006, maybe 2007. If you were to trade him now, you'd be lucky to...
The problem I have with paying Daniels and Ryans big money is that the Texans haven't won anything yet. I'm not taking away from their play and...
The smartest thing Ed Wade has done during his tenure as the Astros' general manager was the hiring of Bobby Heck as the director of scouting....
We studied the Challenger disaster in college and were told by our professor that there is a very good chance that the astronauts were unconscious...
Where is the D? I'm not taking anything away from Johnson, dude is nails, but the Texas D is MIA. Ags just want it more.
I'd like to see the defense set the tone early and knock someone on their ass. There is no reason why the front seven shouldn't play well,...
This is right on. Drayton is what I like to call penny-wise and dollar-stupid. He continues to meddle into player personnel when he has a...
I think Mills is a good choice (my pick was Bob Melvin) considering that he comes from a winning organization which IMO should give him some...
I also have concerns about the same thing. Lets hope they take advantage of the picks they get and not cheap out.
The general feeling is that Drayton McLane talks about being a champion all the time and feels that signing guys like Ortiz and Hampton are going...
Here's the Astros part: LaTroy Hawkins, Astros -- $3.5 million in salary. Four of six predicted that the Astros will offer him arbitration....
Awesome.
Couldn't be said any better. I'd love to see the Astros bring in Jackie Moore (ex-coach of the Express and current Rangers bench coach). Moore...
