The new manager in Boston will either be charismatic (Valentine) or subdued (Lamont). Which would be the best fit?
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The list of candidates to replaced fired Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade begins with Andrew Friedman. The team has been given permission to interview the Tampa Bay Rays GM, according to a report in The Houston Chronicle.
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‘Duk’s Dozen is a heaping morning serving of baseball items, links and takes — designed to keep you warm all offseason long. 1. Is it now or never for the Chicago Cubs? Ken Rosenthal believes that might be the case … Continue reading →
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Former Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade was hardly surprised that he was fired along with team president Tal Smith in the first major changes by new owner Jim Crane. Wade was, however, disappointed that he won’t be with the club to see what will come of the many prospects he brought into the organization.
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Just a week after the sale of the club from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane, the Houston Astros dismissed general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night. Crane, who said he would “make some very, very quick adjustments,” when the sale was finalized in…
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The Houston Astros fired general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night in the first of the changes promised by new owner Jim Crane. The moves come less than a week after the sale of the team from Drayton McLane to Crane was officially completed last Tuesday, a transaction that requires the franchise to move from the NL Central to the AL West in 2013.
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There was some big baseball news on November 17 that didn’t relate to free agency. Major League Baseball officially announced that the Houston Astros would move to the American League in 2013. They also announced that a second wild card team would be added by 2013 with the…
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The decision to move the Houston Astros to the American League has a fantastic upside. But, for me, I think it has a significant downside, too. The upside of course is the fact that the two leagues are now going to be equal regarding their number of teams: 15 each.
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‘Duk’s Dozen is a heaping morning serving of baseball items, links and takes — designed to keep you warm all offseason long. 1. Well, it didn’t take long for a team to gamble that Joe Nathan will return to a … Continue reading →
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The sale of the Houston Astros to Jim Crane from Drayton McLane has been completed. Baseball owners unanimously approved the long-delayed sale of the team last Thursday, a transaction that requires the franchise to move from the NL Central to the AL West in 2013. Crane, the fifth owner in the history of the franchise, also announced Tuesday that George Postolos will be the team’s president and…
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