houston.bizjournals.com - 10/13/2009
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While fewer fans attended Houston Astros games at Minute Maid Park this season, the team also had fewer television viewers. An analysis of ratings of Major League Baseball teams by SportsBusiness Journal shows the Astros reported a 2.9 average household viewing rating on Fox Sports Houston , ...
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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Late-Day Journal- October 13, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
... … David Cushnan at Sports Pro Media says NBC is adding more to its figure skating coverage… Chris Barr at the Houston Business Journal has local ratings for the Astros this season Adam McCalvy at MLB.com has news on ...
The It Doesn't Feel Like Mid-Week Links
Fang's Bites —
... gig with MLB Network. Mel Bracht of the Daily Oklahoman says Oklahoma-Texas tops his list for biggest college football games this week. Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News says the Texas Rangers may near the bottom of the local ratings for baseball, but there's a silver lining. Barry says former Cowboys WR Michael Irvin had some suggestions for his former team at the WR position. Greg Barr from the Houston Business Journal writes that the Astros saw lower ratings this past season. John Kiesewetter of the Cincinnati ...
Late Day Journal-October 14, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
... .. Greg Barr at the Houston Business Journal has the story of sagging local television raings for the Houston Astros .. Larry Stone at the Seattle Times reports that ...
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