blogs.chron.com - 25 days ago
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Good article. I believe Drayton is like most of the big business owners. He lays down the law in the form of budget guidelines and then has a final sayso on big expenditures, such as player contracts. Then he tells his subordinates that he demand they place a championship product on the field. ...
blogs.chron.com - 28 days ago
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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
blogs.chron.com - 25 days ago
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blogs.chron.com —
Richard I am in complete shock....not because of
the Astros hire, but because I attended the first
Yankees playoff game in NY against the Angels. I had just flown in for my oldest son to visit West Point and we took a chance on going to the Bronx to ...
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So I decided to ask Drayton some tough questions | ...
chron.com - 23 days ago
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chron.com —
Al Pedrique, one of 10 candidates interviewed for
the Astros' managerial position that Manny Acta declined before
Brad Mills beat out Dave Clark for the post, has become Mills' bench coach. Bobby Meacham will serve as the first base coach, and Brad ...
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Astros name bench, pitching coaches, re
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Justice says fans and media members need to hold McLane accountable, and says it wasn't GM Ed Wade's fault that managerial candidate Manny Acta signed with the Indians. ...
Around the horn: Be glad Drayton McLane is not our Owner. Chip Hale a new Mets coach?
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... is willing to spend and invest in good players such as Lance Berkman or Carlos Lee or Roy Oswalt. He has seen we're willing to put the money in.''
Now I don’t know about you but if Mr Justice was in NY would he have a field day with Omar and Jeffy Wilpon? Oh wouldn’t that be a riot.
To check out the rest of the chat click here
Also read this article by Justice calling out his fellow writers here ...
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