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Astros Crawfish Boil: January 31st, 2022

I am ready for lift off of all the space puns in Sugar Land

By CKuno Jan 31, 2022, 8:15am CST

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Lockout Lambada

The Sugar Land Skeeters are now officially the Space Cowboys after a rebranding event was held this past weekend (MiLB.com)
It also represents a new path for the minor league affiliate (MLB.com)
You can get a closer look at the Space Cowboys’ new uniforms right here (Houston Chronicle)
And you’ll get a chance to see them in action in late March when the Astros are scheduled to play an exhibition game against the AAA team (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
At least that’s the plan, but there are a lot of questions swirling about when we’ll see baseball again as the lockout drags on (ESPN)
The Caribbean series got into full swing over the weekend, and you can catch up with all the action on MLB’s site here (MLB.com)
There are more than a few active players who are making cases for induction into the Hall of Fame, including one Jose Altuve (Sports Illustrated)
Jackie Robinson has had his birthplace memorial rededicated after it was vandalized by gunfire last year (MLB.com)