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Tony Ferguson Cards
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| First and only season was with Martinsville in 1999 | 
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Ramon Fereira Cards
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| '98 at Auburn and '99 at Martinsville, then back to Venezuela | 
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Jared Fernandez Cards
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 | | Knuckleballer, while pitching for the Reds, baffled the 'Stros one afternoon at Minute Maid: Guess that's why they went out and signed him as a free agent. Assigned to New Orleans after an injury during 2003 spring training, Jared was in Houston by the end of the year. 2004 can be best expressed by the following number: 54.00, which was his major league ERA, and although he led the 2004 Zephyrsin complete games, he was back with the Reds for 2005.
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Sid Fernandez Cards
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| Absolutely and COMPLETELY out of gas by the time the Astros got him; retired about halfway through the Astros' 97 campaign | 
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Osvaldo Fernando Cards
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You guessed it - San Pedro De Macoris . . . Debuted in the United States at Martinsville in 2002 and finished second on the Martinsville club in hits and runs. Named a South Atlantic League All Star in 2003 while playing for Lexington. Named Lexington's Defensive Player of the Month for June 2004. Took over at short for Corpus Christi in '06 when Ben Zobrist was traded to Tampa Bay for Aubrey Huff, and starred in the Hooks' Trexas League championship run, slugging .647 and recording a hit in each of Corpus's six playoff games.
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Sean Fesh Cards
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| If it's still there, this page, http://fesh.theelsa.com says more than I ever could. And if it's not, just know that in 2001 Fesh made the Atlantic League All-Star team for the independent Bridgeport Bluefish on the strength of his new sidearm motion.
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Tanner Fields Card
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| Began training at Greeneville in 2007, after an internship in the front office. | 
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 | Finley was THE MAN, and not just 'cause he led the NL in triples for 1993 with 13, or even for the inside the park job he hit 9/14/93. Him being THE MAN had a lot to do with his defense, even though his Astro cards don't accurately capture the amazing defense he often played
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| Tony Fiore Card
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 | 2 - 2 with 1 4.63 for the 2004 New Orleans Zephyrs; released by June 26.
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Sam Fischer Cards
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| 22nd Round Pick of the 'Stros in the 6/02 Draft began at Martinsville in 2002 |
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Mike Fischlin Cards
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| Oh-by-the-wayer in the deal that rid the Astros of famed defensive liability Cliff Johnson. In addition to Fischlin, this trade with the Yankees in June of '77 netted them '80 NLCS hero Dave Bergman, and, less significantly, Randy Niemann. Fischlin got a couple cups of coffee at Houston in 78 and '79--compiling the lowest batting average of any Astro ever with more than a 100 at bats (.127)--and even appeared on a Prospects card,but spent the bulk of his time at AAA Charleston | 
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John Fishel Cards
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| '86 Florida State League All-Star hit .231 in 19 games for the '88 Houston club | 
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Brian Fisher Cards
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| 3 Cards detailing his stay at Tucson in 1990 | 
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Jonathan Fixler Card
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| 19th round draft pick in the June 2007 free agent draft, out of the of Indiana University, began play at Tri-City that year, but was mostly hurt, and got released in August | 
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Jack Fleming Card
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 | Catcher for the '80 Toros hit .320 with 18 ribbies
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Jhon Florentino Card
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| NDFA from the Dominican Republic finished third in RBI's on the 2005 Greeneville Astros, and had advanced to Lexington by 2007 | 
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Jose Flores Cards
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 | Best season was at Asheville in '92; hit .267 with 47 RBI
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Josh Flores Cards
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 | Fourth round pick in the June 2005 draft was named a Baseball America Top Ten prospect in the organization after his first season at Greeneville, and an Appy League Top Prospect as well, after leading the '05 G-ville 'Stros in doubles and total bases and the Appy league in hits. 2006 wasn't quite as easy for him, but he still finished second on the '06 Lexington Legends in total bases. Began '07 with High A Salem, OPSing .892, but was promoted to AA Corpus in July
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Mike Floyd Card
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Minor league free agent signed out of the Phillies organization in 2004 led the 2005 Salem Avalanche in homers and triples and finished third on the club in doubles
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Vern Followell Card
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| '85 Toro began professionally at Bristol in 1979 |
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Ray Fontenot Card
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| Spent '87 in Tucson, but was respectable in '86 for Chicago, where he posted a 3 -5 record with a 3.86 ERA as a Cub
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Tim Forkner Cards
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| 14th round pick in the June 1993 draft led the 1993 Auburn Astros with nine triples, then earned All-Star berths at single A Quad City in 1994, at High A Kissimmee in 1995 and at AA Jackson for 1996. Named the MVP of the 1995 Florida State League All-Star Game, in which he went 3 for 4 with a double. | 
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Bob Forsch Cards
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 | | Unlike his brother Ken, Bob's days as an Astro were not glorious; Bob was torched for the second seven of the 14 runs the Reds scored in the first inning of their game against the 'Stros August 3, 1989. This was, as the Miami Herald informed me in big bold letters the next morning, the biggest first-inning outburst of the twentieth century. Century ended that way, too. 'Course, let's blame Jim Clancy here as well--there's a lot to go around
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Ken Forsch Cards
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Guillermo Foster Cards
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| Another guy who's obscurity has been highlighted by his inclusion in both Cedar Rapids TCMA sets | 
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Blane Fox Cards
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 | | One year at Columbus (1989), and four cards. Some major leaguers don't do so well | |
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Kevin Fox Cards
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| | 15th round pick in June of '06 had a 2 - 2 record with a 3.26 ERA at Greenville in 2006, but didn't do quite so well in '07 with Tri-City: his only win of the year came despite three runs and four hits in two innings. | |
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NELLIE FOX Cards
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| Opening Day in 64--Hall-of-Famer and 1959 MVP with the White Sox of course. They brought him in to tutor rookie phenom Joe Morgan. His '64 Topps Large # 13 shows him with this HUGE wad of tobacco in his mouth. Check it out. | 
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| Ryan France Card
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 | Minor league free agent was 3 - 0 with a 1.83 in 22 games for the 2004 Lexington Legends, and 2 - 2 with a 3.16 for the same year's Salem Avalanche. Named Lexington's Pitcher of the Month for June 2004.
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Esterlin Franco Cards
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 | His 2000 Grandstand Martinsville issue calls him Esterlin; his 2001 Pittsfield Multi-Ad calls him Sterling. I wonder who's right?
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John Franco Cards
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| Long time closer for the Reds and Mets was third on the career saves list--and quite thoroughly done--by the time he pitched for the Astros, in the first part of 2005 | 
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Wayne Franklin Cards
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| Between ' 99 and '01, would jump from Kissimmee to New Orleans to the Astros--and the jump from Kissimmee to New Orleans went much better. Later, would make the '02 AAA All-Star Game for New Orleans, get traded, and say some VERY bad things about the Astros. |  |
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Lou Frazier Cards
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| Top draft pick in the 1986 secondary phase was a Florida State League All-Star in 1988, when he walked 90 times and led the league in steals with 87. Got as high as AA Columbus with the Astros organization; went on to play in the majors for the Expos and Rangers; hit .252 in five ML seasons | 
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Dean Freeland Cards
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| Shuttled between Jackson and Tucson in 1991 | 
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Daniel Freeman Cards
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17th Round Pick of the Astros in the 06/02 draft debuted for the Martinsville Astros in 2002, and went an eye-catching 9 - 1 with a 2.96, leading the team in wins and saves. Closed for Lexington in 2003, and made the SAL All Star team. Not as reliable for Salem in 2004, as a 4.86 ERA shows, but he still led the team in saves. Appeared in 39 games for the '05 Avalanche, but only notched four saves, as those duties had been passed on to Rodrigo Escobar and Aaron Williams 
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Mike Freer Cards
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 | | Removed salt from the wounds for Osceola and Jackson between 1991 and 1996, then was promoted to New Orleans, where in 2003, he was named Minor League Trainer of the Year. He moved to Round Rock when the AAA affiliate did and concluded his 18th season in the Astros organization in 2007. Served as head Trainer for the Netherlands during the 2006 World Baseball Classic | |
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Gene Freese Cards
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Utilityman acquired in July of '66 from the White Sox for Jim Mahoney was included in that year's Team Issue despite only slugging .091 | 
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Alejandro Freire Cards
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 | 95 Midwest League All-Star hit .305 with 15 homers for the River Bandits that year
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Mike Friederich Cards
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Trevor Froschauer Cards
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| '92 at Lincoln Land (IL) Community College, '93 at Short Season Auburn | 
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Chris Frye Card
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| NDFA in 2007 out of LSU/Shreveport played in 198 games for the Tri-City ValleyCats that year |  | |
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Harry Fuller Cards
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| Got an '89 promotion to Asheville after his .264 performance at Auburn in '88 |  | |
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Steve Fuller Cards
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| For what it's worth, played for the 1994 Gulf Coast League Champion Kissimmee team managed by Julio Linares |  | |
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Tom Funk Cards
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Chris Fussell Card
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| Righthander who'd pitched in the majors with Baltimore and Kansas City started 8 games for the '05 Round Rock Express |  | |
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