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Astros News
- In some sad news, former Astro Bob Watson, the first GM to win a World Series, has passed away (MLB.com)
- So let’s remember him as the Astros legend that he was (Houston Chronicle)
- The news for former Astros gets worse as Art Howe is currently in the ICU with complications from the coronavirus (Click2Houston)
- Brian McTaggart recently caught up with former Astro Bill Doran to talk the 1986 club and Jose Altuve (Astros.com)
- Lance McCullers sat with ABC 13 for their latest Q’D UP segment and expressed confidence in the team for 2020 (ABC 13)
Around the League
- Rob Manfred expressed confidence that a 2020 season will be played (MLB Trade Rumors)
- But noted that repeated testing will be the key to baseball this year (ESPN)
- Meanwhile, players are asking to look at MLB’s finances (AP News)
- Here is an encyclopedia of pitcher on pitcher crime, with Zack Greinke’s eephus pitch heavily featured (FanGraphs)
- Speaking of pitching crimes, here’s the history of one of the greatest pitchers of all time, Nolan Ryan (ESPN)
- If baseball is truly about the kids then the cancellation of the Little League World Series for the first time in 73 years is especially painful (Sports Illustrated)