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2010 Season Preview: Houston Astros
The Astros could have a Big 3 in Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez and Bud Norris, but their offense is getting old and has very little potency beyond Berkman, Lee, Pence and Bourn.
Christopher Reina. 1st Apr, 2010.

2009 Season Preview: Houston Astros
The Astros made a late charge and finished the season with a very inflated 86-75 record; inflated because they were outscored by 31 runs for the season. Without any real improvement in the offseason, Houston should fall back to a win total in the 70's.
Christopher Reina. 30th Mar, 2009.

Impeccable Timing Or Simple Overachieving?
The Astros have two separate eight-game winning streaks since August and are currently winners of their past six and may Ike out the Brewers.
Christopher Reina. 12th Sep, 2008.

Grading The Deal: Tejada Traded To Houston
For Houston, this deal has plenty of plusses. They don't trade any of their top prospects, and in return they get Tejada, who with Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee, will make up one of the better 3-4-5 in all of baseball.
Douglas Benton. 13th Dec, 2007.

Grading The Deal: Huff To Houston
In Houston, they must be singing in the streets as they finally were able to acquire a proven hitter to match the quality arms they have amassed. Huff, while not an upper echelon hitter, still provides the Astros with a very capable bat from the left side and gives manager Phil Garner options now when filling out his line-up card.
Douglas Benton. 13th Jul, 2006.

Astros Make Hard Business Choices
We here at RealGM are paid in Valentine?s candygrams from our voracious readership to ignore the sentimental side and stick to business. Simply put, Bags is not worth $17 M, and his mammoth salary is a drain on resources the team needs elsewhere.
Ashok Ayyar. 14th Feb, 2006.

A Nail Biting Blowout
We just witnessed one team crush another by one run. After game four?s 1-0 White Sox victory, I started to realize that winning close ones is more impressive than pounding the other team. In a World Series marked by close games and bum closers, the consistent ability of the White Sox to prevail over the Astros proved who was baseball?s best.
Ashok Ayyar. 30th Oct, 2005.

Astros Are The Frontrunner In National League
The Astros now stand at 59-48, two games ahead of the Washington Nationals for the wild card and while success bloomed late once again in Houston, the formula stayed the same.
Douglas Benton. 4th Aug, 2005.

Biggio Deserves Recognition
Forget the fact that Craig Biggio roke into the record books yesterday by being hit by a pitch for the 268th time, Biggio should get the respect any future Hall of Famer deserves.
Doug Benton. 30th Jun, 2005.

RealGM Featured Columnists
Where Prince Will Hang His Crown In 2012
If the Jays front office thinks they can form a starting rotation worthy of contending in the East in the next couple seasons, there is no reason to believe that they will not make a run at Prince Fielder.
Jason Follain. 9th November, 2011.

MLB All-Stars Talk About 'The Decison' From LeBron James
Ryan Braun and Troy Tulowitzki talked to RealGM about LeBron James and starting their own big three.
Christopher Reina. 12th July, 2010.