If anything comes of that Gonzalez rumor and/or Nomar leaves, I'm going to have to really hope the Cowboys do something special this season to get much enjoyment out of professional sports this year. Sigh.
The Astros have reportedly, behind the scenes, encouraged Roger Clemens to make an announcement about next season on or around Dec. 1. I'd guess that means they don't want to potentially miss out on free agency like last year while they sat around waiting for Beltran.
Or maybe they're scared of Clemens' potential arbitration figure, if it comes to that.