I don't like the sounds of this.

[MusicMan]

@EvanDrellich: Jonathan Singleton hasn't arrived yet.

@EvanDrellich: General manager Jeff Luhnow has asked to speak to media at 9 am ET.

[MusicMan]

Different 1b.

@EvanDrellich: Astros are proceeding as if Japhet Amador will not be here during spring training, Jeff Luhnow said

Family emergency.

[Lefty]

In former Astro news, noticed this in his twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/Givemethelefty/status/435831597833547776/photo/1

[Bench]

And Jesse Crain has suffered a right calf injury.

[JimR]

And Jesse Crain has suffered a right calf injury.

also known as the "Moises Alou"

[MusicMan]

also known as the "Moises Alou"

He's pissed at being hurt?

[JimR]

He's pissed at being hurt?

nope. Alou was plagued with the dreaded "calf injury."

[Navin R Johnson]

Hope the Big guy gets everything sorted out, whatever is going on, doesn't sound good though.

Meanwhile, first baseman Japhet Amador won’t report to camp on Wednesday or any time soon, Luhnow said. Amador is in Mexico with what would only call a family emergency.

“He’s not going to be here, and we don’t know what the next steps are with him,” Luhnow said. “For now, he needs to spend some time with his family, so he won’t be showing up here today. Other than that, we expect everybody else to be here.”

http://brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com/2014/02/19/2127694/

[Bench]

Other than that, we expect everybody else to be here.”

So where's Singleton?

[Dark Star]

He's pissed at being hurt?

That was clever, I've got to hand it to you.

[juliogotay]

Singleton expected in tomorrow. No one, at least publicly, seems to be upset with him since reporting day is tomorrow I believe. Still, all the others have been there for 2-3 days voluntarily. Doesn't say much for his dedication or maturity.

[BudGirl]

Doesn't say much for his dedication or maturity.

But it does say some can judge him for not getting there early without know why he didn't go early.

[JimR]

That was clever, I've got to hand it to you.

it was, but I damn sure was not going to acknowledge it.

[Arky Vaughan]

But it does say some can judge him for not getting there early without know why he didn't go early.

Prezactly.

[Bench]

Singleton expected in tomorrow. No one, at least publicly, seems to be upset with him since reporting day is tomorrow I believe. Still, all the others have been there for 2-3 days voluntarily. Doesn't say much for his dedication or maturity.

Maybe he just understands how calendars work better than the other guys. 

[NeilT]

There must be a thousand good excuses.  I bet he had to do his hair.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Has anybody heard from Singleton yet? I hope he didn't have a wreck or make a wrong turn, maybe he ran out of gas.

[Limey]

Maybe he just understands how calendars work better than the other guys. 

Willie Mays Hayes got cut before Singleton even got there.

[Bench]

Has anybody heard from Singleton yet? I hope he didn't have a wreck or make a wrong turn, maybe he ran out of gas.

Maybe Schreefer told him to meet at the wrong Cheesecake Factory. 

[Duke]

raded the van for a mini-bike sand is on his way.

[juliogotay]

He's there!  http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/02/20/jon-singleton-arrives-and-says-im-ready-for-whats-ahead-of-me/

I hope he mashes this Spring and makes a bid for the club. Had a great winter season.

[SoonerJim]

So where's Singleton?

He apparently has a strong marijuana habit, discussed in the Philly and OKC papers recently.

http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/former-phillies-prospect-jon-singleton-details-drug-struggle

[Mr. Happy]

He apparently has a strong marijuana habit, discussed in the Philly and OKC papers recently.

http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/former-phillies-prospect-jon-singleton-details-drug-struggle

It's so easy to have a serious dependence upon marijuana. People tell you that it isn't addictive and isn't a problem. When I went to rehab, people laughed at me. Then you wreck your life as I did. All of the evidence in my life-tax problems, loss of desire to work, suspension from the bar, were all related to drug use and actually caused by that insatiable desire for more.  It can be a daily struggle. Thankfully, for me, I now hate drugs for what they did to my life, my career and my family. While I'd never say never again, I do say "not today" and have repeated that statement everyday now for years.

[Bench]

Seems like he was doing fine with the weed (other than the negative test results) but the alcohol really derailed his playing ability. 

*Obviously if a requirement for your job is not to smoke pot, and you still smoke pot even after being caught and then again despite the fact that you know you will be tested again, you have a problem with it. 

[HudsonHawk]

Seems like he was doing fine with the weed (other than the negative test results) but the alcohol really derailed his playing ability. 

*Obviously if a requirement for your job is not to smoke pot, and you still smoke pot even after being caught and then again despite the fact that you know you will be tested again, you have a problem with it. 

If you're told "You can live out your boyhood dream and retire exceptionally wealthy before you're 40, but...you can't smoke weed."  And you still can't stop smoking weed, you have a problem with weed.

[Ron Brand]

I think it's clearer that he has a problem not dealing with sober life. He gave up the weed for a year, he just substituted booze for it.

[Mr. Happy]

I think it's clearer that he has a problem not dealing with sober life. He gave up the weed for a year, he just substituted booze for it.

That's always the challenge, which is why you have to quit all mind-altering substances. I may have just substituted Diet Coke, but, unlike drugs, including alcohol, so far my Diet Coke consumption hasn't cost me anything but money.

[Bench]

I think it's clearer that he has a problem not dealing with sober life. He gave up the weed for a year, he just substituted booze for it.

Fair point.  Regardless, I hope that club gives him more support than just lip service. 

[Ron Brand]

Fair point.  Regardless, I hope that club gives him more support than just lip service. 

They've got too much sunk in him to give up easily. If he was Joe Shlabotnik, he might've been gone yesterday.

[Limey]

They've got too much sunk in him to give up easily. If he was Joe Shlabotnik Jordan Schafer, he might've been gone yesterday.

FIFY

[juliogotay]

FIFY

In fairness, Schaefer got another year in Houston after his police issues before being jettisoned.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

If you're told "You can live out your boyhood dream and retire exceptionally wealthy before you're 40, but...you can't smoke weed."  And you still can't stop smoking weed, you have a problem with weed.

Yep.