| Goodbye Craig Biggio. | | I just heard that Craig is retiring at the end of this season. He is a rare breed. A superstar that played the game all out, every play every game, winning or losing. And he did it for the same team his entire career.And he is such a nice person.I will miss him. But I know this isn't goodbye for long because he is going to the Hall Of Fame. | |
| | A Grand Slam of a Grand Career. | | Many of you probably don't follow baseball or the Houston Astros but I do. One of the Astros superstars craig biggio yesterday announced his retirement at the end of this season. He is one of the few players who was lucky enough to play his whole career with one team. He has always respected the game, the players and the fans. He is a good guy and we will miss him. After announcing his plans in the afternoon he hit a grand slam home run during the game last night. One of the good guys! | |
| | The Astros. Miguel Tejada and Steroids | | In recent years, the Houston Astros established a reputation as a good old boy baseball team, free from the taints of controversy that had encumbered other baseball teams and other sports. In 2006, the Astros played for the World Series against the Chicago White Sox, who featured a very explosive, Hispanic manager in Ozzie Gullen and a racially diverse team. When the White Sox swept the Astros 4-0 questions began to simmer about the Astros. People began calling them, the old boy network team, others called them a racist organization to have an all white team in 2006. But others pointed to the fact that with players with squeaky clean reputations like Craig Biggio and jeff bagwell, they steered clear of the steroids taint that had saddled many other teams. They said in the long run the image of old boy respect was worth more.The reputation of a racist organization was unfair. The Astros, in their history were known for some of the best minority players in the game. The (Toy Cannon) Jimmy Wynn, pitcher J. R. Richard, Cesar Cedono, Joe Morgan, and current baseball executive Bob Watson all coarsed through the franchise. But there were... | |
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