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Astros Crawfish Boil: December 22nd, 2020

Cheers to Howie Kendrick on a successful career, except for one swing, for which I give jeers

By CKuno Dec 22, 2020, 8:55am CST

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Astros News

Brian McTaggart did a deep dive into the history behind the team name of the Houston Astros (Astros.com)
It looks as though the Springer sweepstakes is down to the Blue Jays and the Mets (MLB.com)
But Jake Kaplan included a couple of other teams in his look at where he’s the best fit (The Athletic, $$$)

Around the League

Howie Kendrick has announced his retirement from baseball about two seasons too late (MLB.com)
There are some baseball managers who are coming around to the idea that changing the rules ain’t so bad after all (Yahoo! Sports)
Tony La Russa has made a plea deal in his DUI case (MLB Trade Rumors)
Here are some of the bigger offseason additions for MLB teams that have led to a title (MLB.com)