A late morning link dump for you to peruse while you're in the bathroom at work, killing time until lunch.
*Houston Press (John Royal): On the "progress" of the Rockets' CSN Houston negotiations. (And this CSN Houston update from David Barron).
*Houston Chronicle (Evan Drellich): The Astros will explore Arizona for Spring Training, as Palm Beach Gardens site hits a snag.
*Houston Chronicle (Drellich, again): Astros' scouting staff to meet.
*Drellich on where Brett Oberholtzer gets his Grit.
*Crawfish Boxes with a little more on Jeff Bagwell's power.
*MLBPerspectives talked to Astros scout Spike Lundberg.
*Have you heard TCB and AC talk to Kevin Goldstein?
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
