“I figured once it was determined Sampson needed surgery, that it was a given the Astros would pick up Brocail’s option. I was wrong.

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On the issue of spending “Wade acknowledged the club will have “payroll flexibility,” as has been the case for several offseasons. The Astros’ payroll was somewhere between $88-92 million, and there are no indications owner Drayton McLane is going to slash the budget for ’09.”

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Ben Sheets underwent another MRI scan on Monday in Milwaukee that revealed further tearing of the flexor mass, a muscle that helps stabilize the elbow. The tear was originally revealed in an MRI in late August or early September, after Sheets first felt pain in an Aug. 26 start against the Cardinals.

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“We didn’t hand it to them. They had to win. This team kept fighting.” Darin Erstad
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Lance Berkman on his season, “The numbers look pretty good, but remember that scene in Vacation where Chevy Chase has his pants on his head and he’s staggering towards the filling station out in the desert?” he said. “That’s what I feel like right now. I’m staggering towards the finish line.” Link

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