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Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio leading Houston with talent, experience and loyalty; Astros' veteran All-Stars let teammates know they're among friends.(American Baseball League)

Baseball Digest

| July 01, 2002 | Etkin, Jack | COPYRIGHT 2002 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

THE TORNADO ROARED THROUGH central Florida during spring training and touched down near the Houston Astros facility. Infielder Tim Bogar, his wife, who was four months pregnant, and their young son were living in a home that was heavily damaged. Teammate Craig Biggio was the first person to contact Bogar.

"Not to say nobody else would do that, but he was the first guy to say, `Pack your stuff. You and your family are coming to my house,'" said Bogar, who was in spring training last March with the Colorado Rockies and is playing this season at Class AAA Colorado Springs.

That was in 1998, a few months after pitcher Darryl Kile left the Astros, the ...

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