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 More Astros NewsJeff Bagwell was back at work Tuesday morning. Running. Lifting weights. Swinging a bat. "Nothing is going to keep me from attempting to play baseball next season," he said. He let that thought hang in the air. He seemed defiant. "Nothing," he said again. Can he still be productive? Can he still be Jeff Bagwell? "There's no question in my mind I can hit," he said. "It's whether or not I can throw for a full season. Everything has gone exactly the way I thought it should. I'm getting stronger. Am I able to throw 120 feet? No. Am I making progress? Very much so. "I'm going to try and play baseball at spring training. There's no getting around that. Unless something major happens, I'll be there." If you think this is what the Astros were hoping to hear, guess again. They apparently would prefer he went away. According to Bagwell and his agent, Barry Axelrod, the Astros want him to announce he can no longer play, that his right shoulder is forcing him to give up this comeback attempt. Then and only then can the Astros collect on an insurance policy that will pay about $15.6 million of the approximately $17 million Bagwell is owed for the 2006 season. |
