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The 2008 Houston Astros baseball schedule will be the start of a new era. Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, two of the “Killer B’s,†have retired, and Cecil Cooper is the new manager of the ‘Stros. This team looks quite different from the one that went to the World Series in 2005, but they are still a contender to go back to the postseason this year. With Carlos Lee, Darin Erstad and Lance Berkman swinging the bats, the Astros will put plenty of runs on the board and the pitching staff led by Roy Oswalt should be solid. GoTickets.com has Astros baseball tickets for every game this season at Minute Maid Park.
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Continental Airlines, the official airline of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, is the world's sixth-largest airline with more than 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental serves 151 domestic and 120 international destinations -- more than any other airline in the world -- and nearly 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 41,000 employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. In 2004, Continental has earned awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture. FORTUNE ranks Continental one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, an honor it has earned for six consecutive years, and ... ranks Continental as the top airline in its Most Admired Global Companies in 2004. The carrier won major awards at the 2004 OAG Airline of the Year Awards including "Airline of the Year," "Best Airline Based in North America" and "Best Executive/Business Class."
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The 2006 MLB season wasn’t what the Houston Astros had hoped for – they didn’t make it to the World Series. They did ... finish a respectable second place in the National League Central with a win average of .506. Despite Jeff Bagwell’s retirement and the loss of Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte to free agency, Astros fans are hoping that the additions of Carlos Lee, Woody Williams, Jason Jennings and Miguel Asencio will be enough to get them to World Series 2007. 2007 might also mark the last year of Craig Biggio’s 20 year stint with the Astros. The stands are filling fast at Minute Maid Park, and you don’t want to miss this celebrated player’s last games – so be sure to reserve your tickets today!
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The Associated Press reports Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade expects to have SS Miguel Tejada for spring training despite Tejada's ongoing investigation with the FBI. Tejada is being questioned in regards to his statements in Congress in 2005 in which he said he had never taken performance-enhancing drugs and did not know of anyone else taking them. Those statements were called into question after Tejada was named in the Mitchell Report and accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.
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It became known on Friday that the Houston Astros, playing in NL Central Division of the Major League Basebal, signed right-hander Brian Moehler (35 years old) to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training. Moehler is known for having made 21 starts during the last season. He ... showed up in eight games as a reliever, logging 122 innings for Florida. Being a reliever, he was 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA, in comparison to a 5-11 mark and 7.29 ERA as a starter. Tim Purpura, General Manager, is likely to consider Moehler for a starting spot, but he also fancies the right-hander as a candidate for the reliever’s role. In fact, Purpura has a very high opinion of this player.
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The pride of South Texas, the Houston Astros are one of baseball's powerhouses. The franchise was started in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45's. Renamed as the Astros in 1965, they were as famous for their pitching as they were for their bats and gloves. A slew of famous Astro pitchers, from Nolan Ryan to Mike Scott, have been proud to call Houston home.
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