FameCrawler : houston astros

Jack Cassel and Wife Welcome Daughter

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:59:00 GMT

Jack Cassel of the Houston Astros and his wife Julie have welcomed a baby girl. Nellie Cassel was born on Monday.

It's a big month in the Cassel family- Jack is the brother of Tom Brady's replacement Matt Cassel.

It's True: Mindy McCready Admits to Underage Affair with Roger Clemens

Whit Honea — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:23:00 GMT

The Rocket is having a tough time. What do you suppose is worse, being accused of steroid use during a legendary baseball career or being caught lying about having an affair with a minor?

That's a tough call. Both involve moral and legal issues. Granted, the steroid issue is being contested and the case against him does look overly staged, but to have Mindy McCready, the country singer identified as Clemen's mistress for over 10 years, admit that she "cannot refute anything in the story," well, you can't come back from that.

We've explained previously how Clemens, father of four boys, and McCready, mother of a two-year-old son, met when she was 15. This doesn't hold well for Clemens.

Is that an understatement?

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The Mitchell Report: Baseball, Dads and Steroids

Whit Honea — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:00:00 GMT

The Mitchell Report was released today. It is the findings of an investigation by George Mitchell into the steroid use of major league baseball players. There are lots of names on the list, 77, and many of them are fathers. That's why you're reading about this on FameCrawler.

I have a problem with the report for a number of reasons, among them it relies almost exclusively on the plea-bargained testimony of just a few men and it was conducted by an ex-Senator, which means the guy is most likely an idiot, who is also part of the Boston Red Sox management team. Guess how many prominent Red Sox players are mentioned? None. I find it hard to believe that those unshaven cowboys in Boston are the only pure of heart players in all of baseball.

What does my opinion mean? Not much, other than the fact that I'm not alone in such thought and that baseball should have considered it. They've allowed many a loophole for players named, guilty or not, to avoid penalty or scrutiny and have instead provided the opportunity for MLB to get a big black eye. We shall see how it plays out.

Among the players named: Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees, Miguel Tejada of the Houston Astros, Eric Gagne of the Milwaukee Brewers and Paul Lo Duca of the Washington Nationals, Barry Bonds, Kevin Brown, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa and the late Ken Caminiti.

Apparently the players were giving an opportunity to explain themselves to Mitchell prior to the release, but only Jason Giambi did so.

This could have huge implications for the game and everyone involved. I'm guessing Mitchell isn't the only idiot in this post (not counting me).

Source/Photo: MLB

Sports Talk: Chris Burke Welcomes Baby

Whit Honea — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:57:00 GMT

Baseball players are smart. Chris Burke is like the 100th MLB player that we've reported as having a new baby as the regular season dwindled. The Houston Astro player and his wife Sara welcomed daughter Sidney Lynn on October 5th.

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Sports Talk: The Fabulous Biggio Boys

Whit Honea — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:59:00 GMT

I guess there is crying in baseball.

Craig Biggio just spent 20 seasons with the Houston Astros. Yesterday was his last game. Ever. His sons Connor and Cavan got to sit in the dugout with their dad and watch the tributes.

Twenty years is damn impressive. Congratulations and good luck to the Biggio family.

Photo: Yahoo!

Sports Talk: Adam Everett's Wife Delivers 2nd Daughter

Whit Honea — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:36:00 GMT

Houston Astro Adam Everett and his wife Jennifer welcomed a new daughter last Sunday. Paisley joins Peyton in the Everett household.

You know, I'm running out of jokes for baseball players having new babies at the end of the season. I will say that October and November have got to be booked months in advance for all the birthday parties in the clubhouse. September if you play for the Mets.

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Jeff Bagwell's Daughters Throw a Mean Knuckler

Whit Honea — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:47:00 GMT

Ex-Houston Astro superstar Jeff Bagwell had his uniform retired last night. His daughters Bryce and Blake helped throw out the first pitch.

Jeff waxed baseball and family, saying, "People say you have no idea about love until you have a family. I can sit here today and say that is absolutely true. I can't express to you how much you guys mean to me. You make my life a joy every single day." Word.

Nice speech. Cute kids. Special moment. Ugly shirt. Too bad he couldn't retire that.

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