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Hampton Interested In Return To Houston

Mike Hampton, who started for the Braves on Sunday afternoon and gave up a two-run homer to his good friend Brad Ausmus in the third inning, will be a free agent in a few weeks, and he confirmed after the game that he would be interested in signing with the Astros.

"I've always loved this place," Hampton said after the Astros beat the Braves, 3-1. "Definitely. I'm sure there will be interest on both sides. We'll see if we can work something out. I've always loved it here."

Via MLB.com

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Report: Astros Lash Out About Games In Milwaukee

The Astros are still upset about having to play the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee following Hurricane Ike, according to ESPN.com.

"Major League Baseball has always valued the dollar more than they do the individual, the players, and their families," Houston first baseman Lance Berkman said. "That's illustrated in things like playing through a lightning storm in Chicago [on Aug. 4]."

"The most important thing is getting the game in so you don't lose the gate and you don't lose the revenue. That's A-No. 1. And then if in the course of that you can work it around where players aren't affected, that's a distant second. That's one reason why players try to exploit the system to the max because they know they're being treated the same way. That's a sad part of the game."

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Selig Takes Out Ad To Explain Moving Astros Games

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has taken out an advertisement in the Houston Chronicle to explain why he moved Astros' games to Milwaukee's Miller Park last week, according to Chronicle.

The Astros lost both games to the Chicago Cubs, who had been set to visit Minute Maid Park.

"I recognized the advantage the Cubs would have in playing in such close proximity to Chicago, and had there been a better option, I would have taken it," Selig wrote in the ad.

"All of us involved in the decision regret the frustration the Astros and their fans felt about playing two games in Milwaukee."

Via Houston Chronicle

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