houston.astros.mlb.com - 27 days ago
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By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com 10/26/09 2:41 PM ET HOUSTON -- Jason Bourgeois, a Houston native who played at Forest Brook High School, was claimed off waivers Monday from the Milwaukee Brewers and will come to Spring Training next year with a chance to win a spot on the Opening Day roster. ...
houston.astros.mlb.com - 27 days ago
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By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com 10/27/09 7:13 PM
ET HOUSTON -- Astros general manager Ed Wade's respect
for Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona runs deep, so it wasn't surprising that the club leaned on Francona heavily for advice and wound up tabbing ...
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Mills named Astros manager
brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com - 27 days ago
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brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com —
Brad Mills, who spent the last six years
working under former college roommate and teammate Terry Francona
as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, will be named Tuesday to be named as the new manager of the Astros....
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Astros hire Mills
chron.com - 26 days ago
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chron.com —
His hiring doesn't fix the pitching, improve the
defense or guarantee more home runs. If only it
were that easy. The Astros have so many things wrong with them that the hiring of Brad Mills as manager can't come close to making them all right. That ...
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Justice: Astros take step in right direction with Mills
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Brew Crew Ball —
... ). Bourgeois hit .189/.250/.270 in 40 plate appearances as a Brewer, and .316/.354/.410 with 36 steals in 454 PAs for Nashville. Astros GM Ed Wade said he liked Bourgeois' versatility and expects him to compete for a spot in the outfield next spring. ...
Round 'em Up: Tuesday 10.27.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
I took down the last undefeated squad in my fantasy football league by one point thanks to DeSean Jackson and his two touchdown performance against the lowly Washington Redskins last night.
Victory never tasted so sweet.
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The most popular rumor concerning the Milwaukee Brewers over the past weekend has been the speculation that Mark Mulder could sign a low-risk deal with the Crew to reunite with pitching coach Rick Peterson. Mulder and Peterson last worked together in Oakland, so it seems to be a natural fit. If Milwaukee could sign Mulder to a minor-league deal with an invitation to Spring Training (a la ...
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mlb.mlb.com 10/16/2009 — By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com 10/15/09 5:10 PM ET MILWAUKEE -- Former Brewers manager Ned Yost has had 13 months to mull what went wrong in Milwaukee, and he broke a long period of relative silence Thursday after interviewing to be the next skipper of the ...