Coming on the heels of this week’s earlier Astros’ signing, the we’ve gained Brad Lidge on a 5.35 million deal for one year. Lidge is a good player, and although he suffered from some serious post-season failures the guy’s the all-time leader in strikeouts per-nine-innings @ 12.98 (among recognized pitchers), his fastball consistently hits 97/98 mph, in addition to a slider that hits high 80’s and sometimes 90mph. That’s some serious heat that we could really use in the bullpen, and hopefully he’ll hone his skills to secure more Ks. Are you still fired up from his post-season mishaps that tortured our city, or will you try and warm up to the guy again? Read more!
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Wish you were making 50 grand in overtime pay? Well, some Houston police officers ARE. 70 HPD boys in blue raked in the amount over the course of last year due to staff shortages. Out of those 70, 4 of them made over 100 grand. Yowza! The hours are long and the work is hard, so do you feel they deserve this much extra pay on top of their existing salaries? Keep in mind we’re still sorting out and trying to deal with all the Katrina NOLA overflow. Read more!