fantasy draft

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Well I was going to go with a fantasy draft and I actually had a solid team but it hit me who to finally be. Despite being in the same division as my favorite team I am going to start a dynasty with the Houston Astros. I decided on Houston b/c of them being the oldest team in MLB along with being a team that is just missing a few pieces to win a pennet or can be a team with pieces to trade away to start the rebuilding process.

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HOUSTON ASTROS ROSTER

PLAYER	B/T	FT	LBS	AGE
11 Mike Hampton	R/L	5'10	195	36
30 Daniel Cabrera	R/R	6'9	269	27
38 Brian Moehler	R/R	6'3	235	37
44 Roy Oswalt	R/R	6'0	185	31
51 Wandy Rodriguez	S/L	5'11	180	30
22 Latroy Hawkins	R/R	6'5	215	36
26 Doug Brocail	L/R	6'5	250	41
29 Geoff Geary	R/R	6'0	180	32
37 Tim Byrdak	L/L	5'11	196	35
43 Chris Sampson	R/R	6'1	190	30
47 Jose Valverde	R/R	6'4	254	29
53 Wesley Wright	R/L	5'11	160	24
12 Ivan Rodriguez	R/R	5'9	190	37
55 Humberto Quintero	R/R	5'9	215	29
3 Kazuo Matsui	S/R	5'10	185	33
10 Miguel Tejada	R/R	5'9	213	34
17 Lance Berkman	S/L	6'1	220	33
27 Geoff Blum	S/R	6'3	205	35
28 Jeff Keppinger	R/R	6'0	180	28
89 Jason Smith	L/R	6'3	200	31
2 Darin Erstad	L/L	6'2	220	34
4 Jason Michaels	R/R	6'0	206	32
9 Hunter Pence	R/R	6'4	210	25
21 Michael Bourn	L/R	5'11	180	26
45 Adam Dunn	L/R	6'6	275	29

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Round Rock Express Roster

PLAYER	B/T	FT	LBS	AGE
18 Clay Hensley	R/R	5'11	185	29
41 Brandon Backe	R/R	6'0	195	30
52 Felipe Paulino	R/R	6'2	180	25
56 Jose Capellan	R/R	6'4	235	28
57 Micah Bowie	L/L	6'4	220	34
19 Josh Mueke	L/L	6'3	195	27
22 Bud Norris	R/R	6'0	196	24
26 Chris Blazek	L/L	6'0	195	25
36 Ryan McKeller	R/R	6'5	230	25
54 Russ Ortiz	R/R	6'1	220	34
58 Neal Musser	L/L	6'1	235	28
62 Tyler Lumsden	L/L	6'4	215	25
63 Samuel Gervacio	R/R	6'0	190	24
14 Toby Hall	R/R	6'2	255	33
25 JR Towles	R/R	6'2	190	25
8 Aaron Boone	R/R	6'3	206	35
12 Chris Johnson	R/R	6'3	220	24
13 Tomas Perez	S/R	5'11	180	35
25 John Gall	R/R	6'0	200	31
31 David Newhan	L/R	5'10	185	35
67 Tommy Manzella	R/R	6'2	190	26
1 Reggie AberCrombie	R/R	6'3	215	27
23 Brian Bogusevic	L/L	6'3	215	25
24 Yordany Ramirez	R/R	6'1	200	24
27 Andrew Locke	R/R	6'1	205	26

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Corpus Christi Hooks Roster

PLAYER	B/T	FT	LBS	AGE
25 Sergio Perez	R/R	6'3	230	24
28 Ross Seaton	L/R	6'4	190	19
37 Brad James	R/R	6'2	200	24
52 Runelvys Hernandez	R/R	6'1	250	30
82 Polin Trinidad	L/L	6'3	170	24
20 Jordan Lyles	R/R	6'4	185	18
26 Chris Hicks	R/R	6'4	205	22
29 Paul Estrada	R/R	6'1	220	26
50 Alberto Arias	R/R	5'11	155	25
60 Gilbert Delavera	L/L	5'10	160	24
73 Jeff Fulchino	R/R	6'5	252	29
15 Jason Castro	L/R	6'3	210	21
30 Lou Palmisano	R/R	6'0	205	26
11 Wladimir Sutil	R/R	5'10	158	23
14 Matt Kata	S/R	6'1	185	31
18 Jhon Florentino	R/R	6'0	162	25
20 Mark Saccomanno	R/R	6'4	200	28
23 Edwin Maysonet	R/R	6'1	180	27
27 Mark Ori	L/R	6'4	225	25
6 Jason Vanostrand	R/R	6'4	210	24
9 Eli Iorg	R/R	6'4	215	26
10 Mitch Einertson	R/R	5'10	178	23
12 Collin Delome	L/R	6'2	195	23
13 Josh Flores	R/R	6'0	200	23
34 TJ Steele	R/R	6'3	215	22

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(3 GAME SERIES) CUBS @ ASTROS

GAME 1

Cubs 4 Astros 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CUBS	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	O
ASTROS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	1

Cubs Make 'Stros Pay For Small Ball Mistakes

HOUSTON,TX- This game was getting hype as pitchers duel and it was going that way with both Oswalt and Zambrano dominating the first time threw the line up. Unfortuntly though for Oswalt a costly throwing error by Miguel Tejada resulted in three unearned runs in the fourth. Thats all that the Cubs would need with Carlos Zambrano on the mound and went on to a 4-1 victory.

W: Carlos Zambrano (1-0) 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R/1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
L: Roy Oswalt (0-1) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R/O ER, 3 BB, 1 K
H: N/A
S: Kevin Gregg (1) 1 IP, 0 H, O R/ER, O BB, 1 K
HR: Aramis Ramirez (1)

GAME 2
Cubs 4 Astros 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CUBS	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	7	O
ASTROS	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	X	6	7	0

'Stros Play Power Ball & Win

HOUSTON, TX- The long ball was alive Tuesday night in Minute Maid Park where the Houston Astros powered back to pick up 6-4 victory over Cubs. A solo shot by Hunter Pence and a 3 run homer by Carlos Lee, both off starter Ryan Dempster, led the Astros on the comeback. Derrick Lee was the only offense for the Cubs taking Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez deep twice.

W: Wandy Rodriguez (1-0) 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R/4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
L: Ryan Dempster (0-1) 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R/6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
H: Geoff Geary (1) & Doug Brocail (1)
S: Jose Valverde (1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/O ER,1 BB, 0 K
HR: Derrick Lee 2 (2), Carlos Lee (1), Hunter Pence (1)

GAME 3
Cubs 7 Astros 2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CUBS	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	7	10	O
ASTROS	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0

Harden Looks Like Ace

HOUSTON,TX- The rubber game of the series showed exactly why the Astros aren't there yet and the Cubs are favorite to win the NL Central. The Cubs Rich Harden looked like the ace of the staff and was completly unhittable, while the Astros Brian Moehler couldn't seem to gather his control. Brian went only 5 innings allowing 5 runs (all earned) on 7 hits and 5 walks; compared to Rich Harden who went 8 innings alowing only 2 runs on 5 hits while striking out 10 to 1 walk. Both Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano help lead the Cubs with solo shots to jump on Moehler early and get him pulled after the 3 run fifth.

W: Rich Harden (1-0) 8 IP, 5 H, 2 R/2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
L: Brian Moehler (0-1) 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R/5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
H: N/A
S: N/A
HR: Aramis Ramirez (2), Alfonso Soriano (1), Lance Berkman (1)

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BIG DONKEY RETURNS HOME

BREAKING NEWS:
NATS/ASTROS TRADE

After a bad performance last night by Brian Moehler, GM Eddie Calaway stated he would be looking for a new number three.
Well Eddie wasted no time and a deal was made today. The Houston Astros have officially sent LF Carlos Lee to the Washington Nationals for the 6'9 hard throwing right hander Daniel Cabrera and Houston native Adam Dunn.
There were rumors this off season that Adam Dunn would return home to Houston but Carlos Lee would have to be traded first. Carlos Lee was never traded and Adam Dunn became a Washington Nationals. Daniel Cabrera was also signed this offseaon by the Nationals.
Dunn will be in the line up Friday night when Houston takes on the St. Louis Cardinals and Cabrera is scheduled to make his first start next Monday vs the Pirates. To make room for Cabrera on the Astros 25 man roster the Astros released relief pitcher Chad Paronto and sent Russ Ortiz to AAA.