“I always enjoyed to be with the Orioles,” Tejada said. “I’m a free agent this year. You never know. I might come back.” Link
How the Astros plan to get back to post season
Wade, “As long as I’m here, we’ll forever be a club that’s looking to build within its system.”
Bagwell cautions
“I remember in 2001, we had Roy, Wade Miller and Carlos Hernandez,” Bagwell recalled. “I remember thinking, ‘Shoot, we’re going to be good for a long time.’ But you see how it worked out. Carlos got hurt, Wade got hurt, and now we don’t have them. You just don’t know.
“We’re not going to be a team that’s going to be able to go out and sign CC Sabathia or give $85 million to [A.J.] Burnett. We have to do it from within, and then we’ll be back in the playoffs.”
“There’s more quality here than the organization is currently getting credit for,” Wade said. “And I’ve got no dog in the fight — they were all here before I got here. The work done here in the past has created quality for years to come.” Link
We’re just happy his arm hasn’t fallen off, or contracted lumber lung, achy breaky pelvis, or jugglers despair
“The most important thing is I felt good out there,” Hampton said.
Stand up straight, missing relievers, Nieve, money woes, and Wade’s most promising prospect.
Pitching coach Dewey Robinson may have figured out why Rodriguez seems to always hurt himself in the same area, both on his left and right sides.
Wandy tweaked
The Astros left-hander strained an intercostal muscle on his left side during his outing against the Nationals in Viera, Fla., on Friday