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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Apr 5, 1978, Galveston, TX Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| September 5, 2005 Brandon Backe will return to Houston's rotation on Wednesday against the Phillies, according to the Houston Chronicle. He had been out with a strained muscle near his rib cage. |
| September 3, 2005 The Astros activated Brandon Backe from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, according to the AP. He had been out with a strained muscle near his rib cage. Backe is likely to start on Wednesday. |
| September 3, 2005 The Astros expect Brandon Backe to return from his strained hip muscle to start Wednesday's game, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| September 2, 2005 Brandon Backe will make another rehab start at Double-A Corpus Christi tonight before rejoining the Astros' rotation next week, according to the Houston Chronicle. He expects to go five innings or 75 to 80 pitches. |
| August 30, 2005 Brandon Backe is scheduled to return to Houston today and work out with the Astros, but he will return to Double-A Corpus Christi to make another rehab start, according to the Houston Chronicle. Barring any setbacks, Backe would rejoin the Astros' rotation Sept. 7 at Philadelphia. |
| August 29, 2005 Brandon Backe gave up two runs on two hits in three innings during his first rehab start Monday since he was placed on the DL with a strained left ribcage, according to the AP. He threw 43 pitches and struck out four batters for the Corpus Christi Hooks. |
| August 27, 2005 Brandon Backe is going to begin a rehab assignment with Corpus Christi on Monday and throw 45-50 pitches, according to the AP. He is slated for at least one more start before he is re-evaluated. |
| August 27, 2005 Brandon Backe, who is rehabbing from a sore muscle, threw close to 100 pitches during his 20-minute session on Friday, according to the AP. "He threw a lot, mainly because he was upset that he wasn't getting the ball where he wanted to," manager Phil Garner said. "But he felt good, so we'll huddle now and decide what we're going to do." |
| August 24, 2005 Brandon Backe, who has been out with a strained left intercostal muscle, threw a 75-pitch bullpen session Tuesday without any problems, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I felt great," he said. "I felt normal. It was really just normal, like I felt before my injury. I have a schedule right now that I'm going about that will take a little while." Barring any setbacks, he'll make minor league rehab starts on Sept. 3 and Sept. 7 and rejoin the Astros on Sept. 12. |
| August 22, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brandon Backe threw off a mound yesterday for the first time in nearly two weeks. Recovering from a strained intercostal muscle, he could toss a simulated game this weekend. |
| August 20, 2005 Brandon Backe, who has been on the DL since July 25 with a left rib cage injury, threw about 40 pitches off flat ground Friday and was pleased, according to the AP. He tried to throw last week and felt pain, but Friday he reported none. Backe said he still has no timetable set on when he will go on a rehab assignment. |
| August 19, 2005 Brandon Backe should throw off a mound this weekend for the first time since cutting a simulated game short on Aug. 9 due to pain in his rib cage, according to the Houston Chronicle. If all goes well, he could return to action by early September. |
| August 14, 2005 Astros GM Tim Purpura said Brandon Backe may not return until September, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Hopefully by Sept. 1, but that's just really guesswork at this point," said Purpura of Backe, who is sidelined by a strained ribcage muscle. |
| August 11, 2005 Brandon Backe did not throw Thursday and will not Friday, according to the AP. Manger Phil Garner said he doesn't know when Backe, out with a strained muscle near his ribcage, will be able to throw again. |
| August 11, 2005 Brandon Backe said yesterday that he will not be able to throw his scheduled bullpen session today, according to the Houston Chronicle. He'll throw on flat ground today and has no schedule beyond that. |
| August 10, 2005 Brandon Backe had to cut short his simulated game Tuesday after throwing just 24 pitches when the pain from his strained right intercostal muscle became too much to bear, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I really couldn't throw another baseball today if I tried," said Backe. "I thought this was going to be a great day for me to get some work in and hopefully pitch this weekend at Minute Maid. That's definitely not going to happen." He hopes to throw another bullpen session Thursday. |
| August 9, 2005 Brandon Backe had hoped to pitch a three-inning simulated game before batting practice Tuesday night, but only managed to throw eight pitches into the second inning, according to the AP. "I thought it was going to be a great day and hopefully I would pitch this weekend," Backe said. "But that's not going to happen now." He will throw a bullpen session on Thursday. |
| August 9, 2005 Brandon Backe will throw a simulated game tonight, according to the Houston Chronicle. He is currently on the disabled list with a strained left intercostal muscle. Barring any setbacks in the simulated game, Astros manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura will evaluate whether Backe needs another simulated game or should begin a rehab assignment before coming off the DL. |
| August 6, 2005 Brandon Backe, who is out with a strained muscle near his rib cage, threw on the side Friday and will do so again Sunday, according to the AP. He is scheduled for a simulated game on Tuesday, the day he's eligible to come off the DL. Manager Phil Garner doesn't expect to activate Backe right away, however, because he doesn't think he'll be able to go more than 50-60 pitches and doesn't want to strain the bullpen. |
| August 4, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brandon Backe threw off a mound yesterday for the first time since going on the disabled list with a strained muscle near his rib cage. "I threw 40 pitches, and 35 went really good," he said. "On the last five, I started to get tired, and I started to feel it again, so we shut it down." |
| July 31, 2005 Brandon Backe tested the strain on his left side by playing catch yesterday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I felt fine," Backe said. "Well, I didn't feel fine, but I feel like my progress is pretty good. I felt it when I was throwing, but it wasn't painful. It was just there." |
| July 27, 2005 The Astros placed Brandon Backe on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained muscle near his rib cage that he sustained during a throwing session between starts, according to the AP. "It's a little aggravating," Backe said. "I'll certainly be back in a couple of weeks. I just hope it's back to 100 percent instead of 90 percent." |
| July 27, 2005 Brandon Backe, who pulled a rib cage muscle while throwing in the bullpen Monday, aggravated the injury Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He could be headed for the disabled list for the first time in his career. Backe is slated to start Thursday against the Mets. If Backe is unable to go, Ezequiel Astacio will likely be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock. |
| July 26, 2005 Brandon Backe injured his left rib cage during a bullpen workout Monday and said Tuesday he wasn't sure if it would cause him to go on the disabled list, according to the AP. |
| July 5, 2005 Brandon Backe is optimistic about making his scheduled start tonight against the Padres, according to the Houston Chronicle. Backe has been bothered by discomfort in his right elbow since last week. "The ligament is a little tender," Backe said. "(One of the doctors) doesn't think it's torn. He just thinks it's tender, so as long as I don't have any pain while I'm pitching or throwing I'm just going to keep going out there and competing." |
| July 4, 2005 Brandon Backe said he plans to make his scheduled start Tuesday, despite being diagnosed with what he called a sprained ligament in his right elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I'm not concerned about his elbow," manager Phil Garner said. "He seemed to feel better (Saturday). But my concern is to get him back on track to where he's throwing strikes." |
| July 2, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brandon Backe is growing increasingly concerned about a pain that's lingered in his right elbow in recent days. "My elbow's not feeling too good," he said. "I don't know the seriousness of it because I've never felt this before in my arm." |
| May 15, 2005 Brandon Backe pitched a four-hitter on Sunday for his first major league shutout. He improved to 3-2 on the year and lowered his ERA from 6.05 to 4.97. |
| May 4, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brandon Backe was hospitalized on Monday with the flu. Backe is still scheduled to start on Thursday. |
| March 12, 2005 Brandon Backe has officially secured the No. 4 spot in the Astros rotation, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| February 21, 2005 The Astros signed Brandon Backe to a one-year contract worth $350,000 on Monday. Backe went 5-3 with a 4.30 ERA in 33 games for Houston in 2004. |