myespn.go.com - 10/15/2009
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Steve Rosenbloom on one of the few baseball men the Astros are not interviewing as their next manager: And what are the Astros thinking? They will in...
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 10/14/2009
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blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com —
You think you're real smart. But you're not
smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your...
match in me. The best offseason moves for the Cubs would be Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan leaving St. Louis, Milton Bradley...
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Cubs relying on Stupid Baseball Tricks
houston.bizjournals.com - 10/13/2009
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houston.bizjournals.com —
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 ...
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Astros fall short with TV ratings
bleachernation.com - 10/15/2009
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bleachernation.com —
Chicago Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly recently revealed that
he still has a desire to manage in MLB,...
and that he listens when teams call. He would even be happy to take in some interviews. But the Houston Astros, who are searching for a manager, won’t be one of those interviews. At least ...
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Houston Astros Interviewing Prospective Managers, But ...
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Amazin' Avenue —
... The Phillies are the only team in baseball that doesn't employ statistical analysis. That must be why they are just loaded with grission.
Tim Hudson says not so fast to free agency.
Rick Peterson (in the news AGAIN) would be intrigued by the Marlins pitching coach gig.
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Billy Wagner's retirement was news to his agent who says Wagner will return.
Rob Neyer talks about Bob Brenly's absence from a lot of the managerial candidate lists.
Jack ...
Link-O-Rama: Umpires, Pedro, Mariano, Brenly
Circling The Bases —
... Delivery Man of the Year, winning for the third time in the award's five years of existence. Jonathan Papelbon was the winner in 2007 and Brad Lidge won last season. Joe Nathan finished second to Rivera this year. * ESPN.com's Rob Neyer wonders why Bob Brenly isn't a candidate for various managerial openings given his World Series win in 2001 and .536 winning percentage in four years at the helm in Arizona. Cubs fans ought to be happy that Brenly isn't a hotter managerial name, because along with play-by-play man Len Kasper he forms one of the best announcing duos in the ...
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Yost stresses his credentials —
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Considering he's one of the most experienced candidates the Astros will bring in for their first round of managerial interviews, former Brewers manager Ned Yost not surprisingly made it a point to stress that issue Thursday afternoon when he addressed ...