brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com - 10/27/2009
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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....
blogs.chron.com - 10/26/2009
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blogs.chron.com —
Sounds like Drayton just wants a manager for
transitional purposes til the team is ready to compete....
This team will not be competitive for another 2-3 yrs minimum. By that time the manager Drayton is wanting to hire now will be a manager without a ...
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Astros have a very bad day, and that's being kind
boston.com - 10/27/2009
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boston.com —
NEW YORK -- While Sox manager Terry Francona
is ecstatic at the news that Brad Mills was...
named the manager of the Houston Astros today, it is also clear that he will have a void to fill on the Red...
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Sox to stay internal for bench coach?
bizofbaseball.com - 10/27/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Yesterday, it was Jed Moyer, and today the
picking apart of the Red Sox front office continues....
The Houston Astros have selected Brad Mills as their new manager. The Astros have called a 3p.m. press conference with General Manager Ed Wade, Tal Smith, President, Baseball Operations and Tal ...
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Brad Mills Selected as New Manager of Astros
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Meet your new manager: The Astros hire Brad Mills
The Crawfish Boxes —
... A look over Mills' bio indicates that he likely possess these top qualities. Seriously, I like the credentials. In fact, I like them so much I'm forcing you to read them if you were too lazy to click the link: ...
Astros Hire Brad Mills As Manager
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
The Astros hired former Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their new manager, according to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart.
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Astros hire Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as new manager
Circling The Bases —
... when offered both manager jobs, but the Astros announced this afternoon that they've found a new skipper in Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills. Mills and Terry Francona are longtime friends, playing together first at the University of Arizona and then with the Montreal Expos. Francona became the Phillies' manager in 1997 and hired Mills as first-base coach, and then brought him on board as his bench coach after taking the Red Sox job in 2004. Interestingly, current Houston general manager Ed Wade fired Francona when he held the same job in Philadelphia. Prior to becoming a ...
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Astros hire Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as new manager
bases.nbcsports.com 30 days ago — Manny Acta chose Cleveland over Houston when offered both manager jobs, but the Astros announced this afternoon that they've found a new skipper in Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills. Mills and Terry Francona are longtime friends, playing together first...
Astros hire Mills
digitalsportsdaily.com 10/28/2009 — The Houston Astros have hired Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their new manager. Mills agreed to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2012 season.
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Mills named Astros manager
houston.astros.mlb.com 10/27/2009 — 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 ...
Astros turn to Mills as manager
boston.com 10/27/2009 — A Houston television station, KRIV, is reporting that the Astros have selected Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their next manager. Mills is in Houston and the announcement is expected to come later today. Mills, manager Terry Francona's bench...
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Justice: Astros take step in right direction with Mills
chron.com 10/28/2009 — 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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Meet your new manager of the Houston Astros, John McCain . Fresh off a defeat in the election of 2008, John’s been searching for an outlet for his unfounded scorn and totalitarian ...
Acta, Mills get second Astros interviews
mlb.mlb.com 10/21/2009 — By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com 10/21/09 7:21 PM ET HOUSTON -- Former Nationals manager Manny Acta and Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills both interviewed Wednesday for a second time with the Astros for the managerial position than became open when Cecil ...
The Astros Make a Solid Choice
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — From this Fan's perspective, the Astros dodged a bullet by losing out on the Manny Acta sweepstakes (for gosh sakes) and today named Brad Mills, Boston's bench coach for the last six years, as their new manager. For the story, click here.Here is why the Fan likes this move: First, the Astros get ...
Houston Astros Hire Brad Mills As Manager
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/28/2009 — After Manny Acta spurned the Houston Astros to take the Cleveland Indians manager position, the Astros had to go to Plan B.
Plan B was Brad Mills.
Mills was hired today to be the next manager for the Astros. Mills replaces Cecil Cooper who was fired with 13 games left in the season.
Mills is the Man
baseballmusings.com 10/27/2009 — The Houston Astros tapped Red Sox coach Brad Mills to field manager the team :
The 52-year-old Mills has been Terry Francona’s bench coach in Boston for the past six seasons. He’ll manage in the majors for the first time, though he’s managed a total of 11 seasons in the ...
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Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/27/2009
Brad Mills is the new manager of the Houston Astros. The 52-year-old Mills has been Terry Francona's bench coach in Boston for the past six seasons. He'll manage in the majors for the first time, though he's managed a total of 11 seasons in the ...
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