<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - astros</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/astros</link><description>Newsvine - astros</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:23:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:53:25 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>MLB Bans Gun From Appearing on Commemorative Uniform</title>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in my life, something I've read actually caused me a bit of nausea. &nbsp;It is a sad, sad day in my home. &nbsp;Baseball is officially banned from my home.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thetawake]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Thetawake]]></source><link>http://thetawake.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541850-mlb-bans-gun-from-appearing-on-commemorative-uniform</link><guid>http://thetawake.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541850-mlb-bans-gun-from-appearing-on-commemorative-uniform</guid><category>mlb</category><category>astros</category><category>baseball</category><category>banned</category><category>houston</category><category>stupid</category><category>politically-correct</category><category>morons</category><category>criminally-retarted</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:19:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thetawakeDB1F2C9B-7C68-F551-BDEE-EF6B19AAA8CE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="223" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thetawakeDB1F2C9B-7C68-F551-BDEE-EF6B19AAA8CE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tim Tebow's Success Inspiring Other Teams To Start Shitty Quarterbacks</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Kenny and Doc nearly beat each other with chains over the end of the NBA  lockout, Tim Tebow's terribleness, and the Astros' plan to sign nine  professional baseball players.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[proglib]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[proglib]]></source><link>http://proglib.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/04/9206657-tim-tebows-success-inspiring-other-teams-to-start-shitty-quarterbacks</link><guid>http://proglib.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/04/9206657-tim-tebows-success-inspiring-other-teams-to-start-shitty-quarterbacks</guid><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>humor</category><category>tim-tebow</category><category>nba-lockout</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:15:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>We have liftoff: Astros officially on way to AL in 2013 - Big League Stew  - MLB&amp;nbsp;Blog - Yahoo! Sports</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It's  official: After a 2012 season that will be their 51st as a member of the  National League, the Houston  Astros will symbolically pack up and join the American League in 2013.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sally]]></source><link>http://sally.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8864275-we-have-liftoff-astros-officially-on-way-to-al-in-2013-big-league-stew-mlbnbspblog-yahoo-sports</link><guid>http://sally.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8864275-we-have-liftoff-astros-officially-on-way-to-al-in-2013-big-league-stew-mlbnbspblog-yahoo-sports</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>baseball</category><category>houston-astros</category><category>american-league</category><category>national-league</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null4C995BCA-797C-106C-2947-36324684011F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null4C995BCA-797C-106C-2947-36324684011F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>MLB adds two wild cards, moves Astros to AL</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Two wild card teams will be added to Major League Baseball's playoffs no later than 2013, the same year the Houston Astros will begin play in the American League.
Commissioner Bud Selig announced Thursday that baseball's owners unanimously approved Jim Crane as the Houston Ast&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8861746-mlb-adds-two-wild-cards-moves-astros-to-al</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8861746-mlb-adds-two-wild-cards-moves-astros-to-al</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>playoffs</category><category>baseball</category><category>wild-card-teams</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Houston Astros draft paralyzed pitcher</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Twaddle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Twaddle]]></source><link>http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/08/6815980-houston-astros-draft-paralyzed-pitcher</link><guid>http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/08/6815980-houston-astros-draft-paralyzed-pitcher</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>baseball</category><category>houston</category><category>draft</category><category>pitcher</category><category>buddy-lamothe</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:20:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Ftwaddle2F6815974.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="282" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Ftwaddle2F6815974.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boyfriend Bails, Ball Hits Girlfriend -- On Video</title>
<description><![CDATA[(CBS)  -- A certain boyfriend had some explaining to do after an incident at an Astros - Atlanta Braves game in Houston Monday night. 
They were sitting in field-level boxes down the left field line when a foul ball was hit their way.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/12/4873112-boyfriend-bails-ball-hits-girlfriend-on-video</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/12/4873112-boyfriend-bails-ball-hits-girlfriend-on-video</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>baseball</category><category>atlanta-braves</category><category>ball</category><category>girlfriend</category><category>boyfriend</category><category>bailed</category><category>bailer</category><category>foul-line</category><category>ran-out-of-the-way</category><category>hit-his-girlfriend</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:05:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Phils acquire Oswalt for Happ, two prospects</title>
<description><![CDATA[Roy Halladay could not hide his smile. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/29/4780687-phils-acquire-oswalt-for-happ-two-prospects</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/29/4780687-phils-acquire-oswalt-for-happ-two-prospects</guid><category>mlb</category><category>phillies</category><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>baseball</category><category>roy-oswalt</category><category>oswalt-traded-to-the-phillies</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:30:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LaTroy Hawkins:  the ump wanted the Cubs to win</title>
<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball is contemplating discipline against LaTroy Hawkins for accusing a home plate umpire of wanting the Cubs to beat the Astros the other night:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/30/3092414-latroy-hawkins-the-ump-wanted-the-cubs-to-win</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/30/3092414-latroy-hawkins-the-ump-wanted-the-cubs-to-win</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:07:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F3092420.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="176" width="206" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F3092420.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rough night for the Astros</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know they won, but their players were dropping like flies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3086783-rough-night-for-the-astros</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3086783-rough-night-for-the-astros</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>injuries</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Link of the day: Who has the most homegrown talent?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Orioles on the rise]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[D.J. Short]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/26/3074059-link-of-the-day-who-has-the-most-homegrown-talent</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/26/3074059-link-of-the-day-who-has-the-most-homegrown-talent</guid><category>angels</category><category>sports</category><category>tigers</category><category>astros</category><category>giants</category><category>royals</category><category>rockies</category><category>orioles</category><category>mets</category><category>nationals</category><category>buster-posey</category><category>madison-bumgarner</category><category>chris-tillman</category><category>jake-arrieta</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:50:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Link-O-Rama: Pudge's uphill climb to 3,000 hits</title>
<description><![CDATA[* Ivan Rodriguez is "on a mission" to get 3,000 hits, but the odds are against him.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/29/2981292-link-o-rama-pudges-uphill-climb-to-3000-hits</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/29/2981292-link-o-rama-pudges-uphill-climb-to-3000-hits</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>white-sox</category><category>reds</category><category>mariners</category><category>ozzie-guillen</category><category>milestones</category><category>bronson-arroyo</category><category>ivan-rodriguez</category><category>adrian-beltre</category><category>link-o-rama</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:45:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2981302.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="268" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2981302.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="116" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Link-O-Rama: Brewers turned down for DeRosa</title>
<description><![CDATA[* Assistant general manager Gord Ash revealed yesterday that the Brewers were in talks with the Indians for Mark DeRosa before he was traded to the rival Cardinals.  "They didn't feel like we had the type of players they were looking for," Ash said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/29/2980590-link-o-rama-brewers-turned-down-for-derosa</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/29/2980590-link-o-rama-brewers-turned-down-for-derosa</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>cardinals</category><category>indians</category><category>brewers</category><category>brandon-backe</category><category>shawn-estes</category><category>mark-derosa</category><category>link-o-rama</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:46:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2980593.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="344" width="253" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2980593.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Projections and Paces - Astros</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tejada has fanned just 15 times all year.

The article below is meant to provide a quick look at how my preseason projections match up with the paces of select major league hitters.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Pouliot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/16/2937528-projections-and-paces-astros</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/16/2937528-projections-and-paces-astros</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>lance-berkman</category><category>miguel-tejada</category><category>ivan-rodriguez</category><category>carlos-lee</category><category>hunter-pence</category><category>michael-bourn</category><category>projections-and-paces</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:01:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pudge Rodriguez to make history</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ivan Rodriguez is poised to tie Carlton Fisk's all-time games-caught mark tonight and, knees willing, break it tomorrow.  Best of all, it's going to happen in Arlington, where his remarkable career got started.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/16/2935562-pudge-rodriguez-to-make-history</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/16/2935562-pudge-rodriguez-to-make-history</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>hall-of-fame</category><category>ivan-rodriguez</category><category>pudge</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:04:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F2935567.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="194" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F2935567.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Astros aren't always cheap</title>
<description><![CDATA[You know, for kids!

Earlier this week I bashed the Astros for not letting people bring in outside food. That's cheap in my mind, but this other thing they're doing is the opposite of cheap. It's actually pretty cool:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/12/2922532-the-astros-arent-always-cheap</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/12/2922532-the-astros-arent-always-cheap</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:09:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cardinals interested in Miguel Tejada?</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the heels of manager Tony La Russa saying last week that the Cardinals need to find a big bat to hit behind Albert Pujols, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the team is interested in Miguel Tejada.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/11/2919839-cardinals-interested-in-miguel-tejada</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/11/2919839-cardinals-interested-in-miguel-tejada</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2919840.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="215" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2919840.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="170" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Astros are gouging their fans</title>
<description><![CDATA[From the Department of Things I Did Not Know:
As Major League Baseball does all it can to get recession-strapped fans through the turnstiles, a day at 29 of 30 MLB ballparks includes the option of bringing your own sandwiches, snacks, bottled water, soft drinks or, in some cases&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/09/2911993-the-astros-are-gouging-their-fans</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/09/2911993-the-astros-are-gouging-their-fans</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F2912013.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="245" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fcalcaterra2F2912013.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Five managers on the hot seat</title>
<description><![CDATA[1. Eric Wedge (Indians) - The Indians might have been more justified in firing Wedge a month ago, before injuries to Grady Sizemore, Asdrubal Cabrera, Aaron Laffey and Anthony Reyes gave the team a better excuse for its poor record.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Pouliot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2909694-five-managers-on-the-hot-seat</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2909694-five-managers-on-the-hot-seat</guid><category>padres</category><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>indians</category><category>royals</category><category>marlins</category><category>nationals</category><category>bud-black</category><category>eric-wedge</category><category>manny-acta</category><category>fredi-gonzalez</category><category>trey-hillman</category><category>cecil-cooper</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:53:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2FPouliot2F2909700.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="344" width="291" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2FPouliot2F2909700.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Link-O-Rama: Day-to-Day (Baby)</title>
<description><![CDATA[* Bobby Crosby left yesterday's game in the seventh inning after his wife called to tell him that she was going into labor with the couple's first child.  Oddly, that may be the only thing that hasn't caused Milton Bradley to leave a game early yet.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2908398-link-o-rama-day-to-day-baby</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2908398-link-o-rama-day-to-day-baby</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>athletics</category><category>wives</category><category>bobby-crosby</category><category>justin-duchscherer</category><category>link-o-rama</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:47:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2908403.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="202" width="269" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2908403.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Quote of the Day: White Sox never pursued Oswalt</title>
<description><![CDATA[General manager Kenny Williams, on reports that Roy Oswalt would veto a trade to the White Sox:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/02/2889316-quote-of-the-day-white-sox-never-pursued-oswalt</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/02/2889316-quote-of-the-day-white-sox-never-pursued-oswalt</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>white-sox</category><category>roy-oswalt</category><category>kenny-williams</category><category>rumors</category><category>quote-of-the-day</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2889319.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="208" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2889319.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="116" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Astros plan on being buyers for some reason</title>
<description><![CDATA[No good options

Following yesterday's news that the White Sox were scouting Roy Oswalt -- and that he was having none of it -- comes two hope-springs-eternal stories from Houston.

First comes all sorts of optimistic rumblings from the Astros over at MLB.com:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Calcaterra]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/02/2888851-the-astros-plan-on-being-buyers-for-some-reason</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/02/2888851-the-astros-plan-on-being-buyers-for-some-reason</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:52:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Does anyone want to pitch for the White Sox?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oswalt follows in Peavy's footsteps

White Sox general manager Kenny Williams keeps trying to acquire a big-name starting pitcher and they keep spurning his advances.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885336-does-anyone-want-to-pitch-for-the-white-sox</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885336-does-anyone-want-to-pitch-for-the-white-sox</guid><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:04:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Quote of the Day: Firing Cooper 'not in the cards'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Astros owner Drayton McLane, on speculation that manager Cecil Cooper is on the verge of being fired:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/29/2877485-quote-of-the-day-firing-cooper-not-in-the-cards</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/29/2877485-quote-of-the-day-firing-cooper-not-in-the-cards</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>managers</category><category>quote-of-the-day</category><category>cecil-cooper</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 16:41:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2877488.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="235" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2877488.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pudge's 300th homer and why catching is hard</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the battles that I'm constantly fighting over at my Twins-centric blog is trying to convince the average fan of just how rare it is for a catcher to put up big numbers offensively for long periods of time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Gleeman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/18/2832300-pudges-300th-homer-and-why-catching-is-hard</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/18/2832300-pudges-300th-homer-and-why-catching-is-hard</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>milestones</category><category>catchers</category><category>ivan-rodriguez</category><category>joe-mauer</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:36:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2832305.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="268" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Faarongleeman2F2832305.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="116" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rodriguez celebrates his 300th homer&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Hugo' Cooper might not be long for Houston</title>
<description><![CDATA[Even when he's not blogging with his head up his… well, you know where… the Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice usually often has his tongue planted firmly in his cheek, but that hardly seems to be the case here, making this one of the most damning pieces I've seen on a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Pouliot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Circling the Bases]]></source><link>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/16/2826498-hugo-cooper-might-not-be-long-for-houston</link><guid>http://bases-old.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/16/2826498-hugo-cooper-might-not-be-long-for-houston</guid><category>sports</category><category>astros</category><category>cecil-cooper</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 00:55:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>