chron.com - 10/14/2009
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Jose Cruz, one of the most popular players and coaches in Astros history, was shocked when team president Tal Smith and general manager Ed Wade told him Tuesday his services as one of the club's coaches will no longer be needed. Cruz has been offered a dual role helping the field staff at home ...
bizofbaseball.com - 10/12/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The Houston Astros search for a new manager
will begin in earnest on Wednesday when internal candidates...
Dave Clark and Al Pedrique will be interviewed at Minute Maid Park, General Manager Ed Wade announced today. Clark and Pedrique will be the first of 10 candidates scheduled to be ...
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Yost, Acta, Melvin, Garner Just Some Up for Astros ...
mlb.mlb.com - 10/18/2009
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By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com 10/16/09 9:02 PM
ET HOUSTON -- Bob Melvin and Manny Acta, two...
men who were fired as managers in the first half of last season, interviewed with the Astros on Friday for their full-time managerial position with hopes of ...
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Melvin, Acta interview with Astros
nctimes.com - 10/13/2009
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nctimes.com —
Padres hitting coach Randy Ready is one of
10 candidates to be the Houston Astros' next manager....
The Astros asked for, and were granted, permission to talk to Ready. He'll interview with Astros officials on Thursday. "This is a really good ...
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PADRES: Ready will interview to be Astros' manager
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The fate of the Astros' 2009 coaching staff has been set with only hitting coach Sean Berry...
The Crawfish Boxes —
... There's more to it than just that. McTaggart has this to add about Cruz and I'm sure there'll be more info tomorrow.
Odds & Ends: Varitek, D'Backs, Torre
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Jose Cruz was shocked to be dismissed from his coaching job with the Astros, according to Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle. ...
Astros Fire Jose Cruz; Um, Was That Really Wise?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... toward a new direction. But fellas, there was a better way to do it than this. Get him to resign gracefully. Make it look good. Don’t just tape a pink slip to his locker. Sheesh. In addition to being the only Astro who has been involved in all nine of the team’s post-season appearances (as a player and a coach), Cruz had played in more games than any other Astro in history (1,870) before being passed by Craig Biggio in 2001. A game, I might add, in which Cruz coached. From the HOUSTON CHRONICLE : The fate of the Astros’ 2009 coaching staff also has been set, with only ...
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