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Bloomberg: Houston General Manager, Decked by Pitcher, Now Slammed by Fans
Published 7/3/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Bloomberg: Houston General Manager, Decked by Pitcher, Now Slammed by Fans Even Lisa Gray gets klumped in with the rest of ‘em! Wade was right to step in at that point, said Steve Phillips, a baseball analyst with ESPN and a former New York Mets general manager. ``When there’s continuous insubordination from the player to the manager and pitching coach, at some point the general manager needs to get involved,’’ Phillips said. Fans are weighing in to object to how Wade did it, though. ``Actually, I think Wade, as a senior executive, has no business screaming at and cursing ANY ...

Short Hops: Ed Wade Backlash, Harold Reynolds back on TV and more!
Published 7/3/2008 by Timm Davis at Baseball Digest Daily
...If you think the dust is going to settle any time soon in Houston, you're sadly mistaken. According to Edward Klump of Bloomberg.com, Ed Wade is suffering some backlash from the Shawn Chacon incident - mainly in the way Mr. Wade handled the situation, this according to fans of the Astros and people around baseball. ...Former Seattle Mariners Second Baseman and TV Analyst Harold Reynolds is returning to National TV after being fired from ESPN two years ago. He will be a in-studio analyst for TBS. His first appearance will be this Sunday during the All-Star Selection show and then will work some regular season games. TBS is currently trying to ...