Astros sign Russ Ortiz to a minor league deal

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Over/Under: Russ Ortiz will pitch 50 innings in the majors next season.

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by xanthan on Jan 13, 2009 1:12 PM PST reply actions

Under. Sadly. I always liked the guy.

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by jcb9 on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

Fixed

Over/Under: Russ Ortiz will pitch ~~50 innings~~ in the majors next season.

by giantsrainman on Jan 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions

Well, the Astros rotation is pretty bad.

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by xanthan on Jan 13, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

But they have Mike Hampton now!

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by jcb9 on Jan 13, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe we can trade them Zito…

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by xanthan on Jan 13, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions

The real question is how many strikes he will throw in those 50 innings.

And I agree with THE RAGE. Russ seemed like a very nice guy.

by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions

how many strikes over 86 mph ?

by giantdonkey on Jan 13, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions

How many strikes will find their way into the catcher’s mitt?

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by victor frankenstein on Jan 14, 2009 12:45 AM PST up reply actions

Good luck, Roos.

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by Natto on Jan 13, 2009 1:17 PM PST reply actions

yeah, buena suerte, disasteruss.

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by The Gene Hackman on Jan 13, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Russ Ortiz facing 4-5-6
G Anderson; Groundout: 2B-1B
T Glaus; Single to LF
B Fullmer; Single to RF; Glaus to 2B
Felix Rodriguez replaces Russ Ortiz pitching, Dusty M.F. Baker dispenses lucky game ball.
S Spiezio Home Run; Glaus Scores; Fullmer Scores

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by S.F. Giangst on Jan 14, 2009 5:40 AM PST reply actions