11/9/09 Houston Sports FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com 22 days ago — Song of the Day : Them Crooked Vultures – “Mind Eraser (No Chaser) “ Ching(a) tu Madre   It wasn’t only the Houston Cougars that were up to last-minute heroics this past weekend. The Houston Dynamo, obviously feeling the positive vibes on the field at ...

October 9th Houston FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com 10/9/2009 — Song of the Day – Jim Crow – “ Holla at a Playa “ Judaaaaaasssssssss! The first time I saw the hit on Tim Tebow I cringed. I looked away from the screen. My stomach morphed into Jello and I considered turning off the TV and calling it a night. The shoulder to ...

September 23rd Houston Sports FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com 9/23/2009 — Song of the Day: Datarock – “Give It Up “ To my windowless van! Sure, the pickaxe is kinda intimidating. But Mike Price wants to up the ante. His team will not be ignored. UTEP will no longer associate themselves with Miners. They are BARBARIANS! And they prove it by ...

September 22nd Houston Sports FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com 9/22/2009 — Song of the Day : White Lies – “Farewell to the Fairground” Ground control to Major Tom. Everybody’s favorite Houston Chronicle writer got himself a little face time yesterday . Richard Justice, professional blogger flip-flopper/nay-sayer, was asked to weigh in ...

October 7th Houston FaF Smear
fourthandfifty.com 10/7/2009 — Song of the Day : The Walkmen – “ On the Water “ Wait... Where's the football? The days that you came to fear in the Spring are back, just as you knew they would be. It’s a new hockey season and I still have the same expectation that you will all be Flyers fans. ...

Who will be the Next Manager of the Astros?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — By: Evan Levitt Well it’s that time of year again…managerial musical chairs. Unfortunately for baseball fanatics like myself, there are only 3 teams looking for new managers this year (Nationals, Astros, and Indians). There are so many different ...

Astros fire Cooper as losing streak continues
mlbcenter.com 9/22/2009 — With only 13 games remaining in the season and the Astros mired in one of the longest slumps of the season, the Astros have released their manager, Cecil Cooper.

Astros hire Mills
brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com 10/27/2009 — 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....

Melvin, Acta interview with Astros
mlb.mlb.com 10/18/2009 — 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 ...

Astros hire Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as new manager
bases.nbcsports.com 10/30/2009 — 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 as manager — Examiner Sports 10/27/2009
Brad Mills is the new manager of the Houston Astros.

Astros hire Red Sox coach Brad Mills as manager — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/27/2009
Brad Mills is the new manager of the Houston Astros.

Francona thrilled for good friend Mills — Major League Baseball News 10/27/2009
Terry Francona lost a coworker on Monday, but couldn't be more thrilled, as his good friend Brad Mills was named manager of the Houston Astros.

Houston Astros Name Brad Mills the New Manager, Assign Fitting Jersey — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/27/2009
Looking at the press conference photo of Brad Mills being named the new manager of the Houston Astros and watching Ed Wade and Drayton McLane look like they're playing tug-of-war with Wade's jersey, I see something very fitting. The Terry Francona ...

Astros hire Mills — NY Post: Sports 10/28/2009
HOUSTON -- Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by the Astros yesterday after six seasons as Terry Francona's bench coach in Boston. He'll manage in the majors for the first time, thoug...