Guest JoesBros Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 1993 - Houston inks pitchers Mark Grant and Eric Bell to contracts. Neither wins a game for the Astros, appearing in just 16 games between them. 1971 - Two former Houston first round draft choices are born on this day. Infielder Phil Nevin is born in Fullerton, CA. The first pick overall in the 1992 June draft, Nevin tries management's patience before being traded to Detroit. Pitcher Jeff Juden is born in Salem, MA. The 6-8 righthander is the 12th overall pick in the 1989 draft but would record just a 0-3 record before being dealt. 1969 - Orlando Palmeiro s born in Hoboken, NJ. The free agent pickup bats .258 as a reserve outfielder over four seasons with Houston (2004-2007) with six homers. 1966 - Anthony Young is born in Houston, TX. The righthander sets a big league record for consecutive losses while with the Mets and the Cubs but home cooking is a little kinder back in Houston for the 1996 season, his final as a big leaguer. Young goes 3-3 as an Astro. 1965 - Bob Aspromonte is the first recipient of the Jim Umbricht Award, given to the team's most valuable player for the previous season. The honor was renamed after Umbricht's death from cancer the previous April. www.astrosdaily.com
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