Jerry Crasnick says:
Lance Berkman remains at top of #astros DH search. Cost still an issue in bringing Big Puma back to Houston.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 12, 2012
Their interest was first reported a month ago, and speculated about as a natural fit well before that.
That said, the Astros front office as currently constructed (i.e. a lot of smart people) are going to almost certainly make this a baseball decision, not an emotional or nostalgic decision. If Berkman wants to be paid as a guy who just played a 32-game season thanks to injuries and is looking to bounce back, cool. If he’s wishing to be paid as a memory of good Astros days past, it’s probably not gonna happen.
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- pmcenroe - Dec 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM
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Agreed. But even as a non-Astros fan it’d be nice to see the reunion.
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- youjivinmeturkey - Dec 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM
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Ditto.
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- thekingdave - Dec 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM
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Cue a comical suggestion from stex52 that they immediately flip him for a backup little league SS
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- stex52 - Dec 12, 2012 at 4:51 PM
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Not Lance. Even I can’t suggest that. Why they don’t have him set up for a personal services contract already is beyond me. Those guys are about to be rolling in money. The man is nothing but class. But do we have a firm reason to think he can play more than 32 games this year?
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- jwbiii - Dec 12, 2012 at 8:43 PM
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Doesn’t he have an offer to coach at Rice? Not much money, of course, but much more time at home.
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- stex52 - Dec 13, 2012 at 8:05 AM
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He also said he wants to go back and finish his degree. As a fellow alum, I would love to see him on the Rice staff. Talk about a recruiting tool. I also think that the Astros are fools if they don’t lock him into a personal services contract in the community. He is a great representative.
It’s not like he needs to make a lot of money. And I have severe doubts about his durability at this point in his career. Even in DH-ball.
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- ensell - Dec 12, 2012 at 4:58 PM
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So freaking strange… The Astros need a full-time DH.
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- e5again - Dec 12, 2012 at 5:25 PM
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“It only cemented my opinion that the AL is Mickey Mouse and the National League is real baseball,” he said. “I hate the DH, even though it might prolong my career.”
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- jeffa43 - Dec 12, 2012 at 9:11 PM
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The Man is honest… Another reason to Love Lance…
It would be something to look forward to 5x a game… I am also honest, and after back to back 107 loss seasons, there is not a lot to be excited about going to the AL West..
You suck Selig, I hate AL ball… sorry, offtrack…
I think it would be a breath of fresh air to see Lance, and fans will pay to see him.
Make it happen!
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- unlost1 - Dec 13, 2012 at 11:25 AM
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as if he wants to be on a team worse than the Cubs
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- texasaaa - Dec 15, 2012 at 4:36 AM
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Lance is the only reason I would by a ticket this year. Why else? AA ball team.
