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Houston Astros News and Rumors

Astros-affiliated Houston Baseball Dinner ends after 27 years

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The annual Houston Baseball Dinner has been cancelled and there are no plans to hold the event in 2013. The dinner had taken place 27 consecutive years.

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Texans defensive tackle J.J. Watt wore a Craig Biggio jersey today as a tribute to the former Astros star, who was 39 votes short of making the baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. When Watt met with the media after practice, he was asked about the jerse…

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A minor league player in the Houston Astros' organization has been suspended 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse.

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Yes, we're Astros' fans. Yes, we're probably a bit biased. Of course, Biggio and Bagwell lead our Hall of Fame ballot. They should have led all other ballots too.

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Former Astros righthander Roger Clemens wasn't surprised to learn he had not earned a place in Cooperstown on his first year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.