SAN DIEGO - MARCH 31: Starting pitcher Jake Peavy #44 of the San Diego Padres throws a pitch against the Houston Astros on March 31, 2008 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 22 months ago

SAN DIEGO - MARCH 31: Starting pitcher Jake Peavy #44 of the San Diego Padres throws a pitch against the Houston Astros on March 31, 2008 at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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  1. Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy celebrates with fans as he attends Sox Fest at Palmer House Hilton, in Chicago, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
  2. San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds waves to the crowd after leaving the game after batting in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres during their MLB National League baseball game in San Francisco, California in this September 26, 2007 file photo. Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant in San Francisco. The home run record holder will not be returning to Major League Baseball, his agent said on Thursday, effectively confirming the player's retirement. Bonds, who faces charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use, has not played in the past two seasons but had never formally retired. His agent Jeff Borris told The San Francisco Chronicle though that he saw no chance of a return for the 45-year-old slugger, who technically is still a free agent.
  3. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  4. PITTSBURGH - APRIL 6: Ken Caminiti #11 of the Houston Astros looks on from the dugout during their MLB game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 6, 2000 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  5. DENVER - JUNE 12: Orlando Miller #24 of the Houston Astros swings at the pitch during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on June 12,1996 in Denver, Colorado.
  6. Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane walks past a baseball field laid out on a lawn following meetings with baseball owners and general managers Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
  7. Pitcher Brett Myers puts on his new Astros jersey during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Houston after signing with the Houston Astros baseball pitching staff. Myers, 29, gets $3.1 million this year, and the deal includes an $8 million mutual option for 2011 with a $2 million buyout. He also can earn additional performance bonuses.
  8. Pitcher Brett Myers talks at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Houston after signing with the Houston Astros baseball pitching staff. Myers, 29, gets $3.1 million this year, and the deal includes an $8 million mutual option for 2011 with a $2 million buyout. He also can earn additional performance bonuses.
  9. Pitcher Brett Myers talks at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Houston after signing with the Houston Astros baseball pitching staff. Myers, 29, gets $3.1 million this year, and the deal includes an $8 million mutual option for 2011 with a $2 million buyout. He also can earn additional performance bonuses.

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