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Cleveland Wants to Interview Farrell, Houston to Interview Everybody Else

While we await the winner of the last Division Series to be settled, a few teams that have already finished their season are in the process of trying to find new managers who can get them to the postseason next year. Two of those teams, the Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros, have interest in a couple of coaches from the...

Bob Watson Has Eyes for Drayton McLane

It's been a rough year for the Astros. They are, after all, in the only division in recent memory in which a .500 team might actually take first, and they're stuck in the back of the pack with the Pirates. They've since fired GM Tim Purpura and manager Phil Garner, and are building a new city, hopefully with the brick and...

Cecil Cooper Gets His Chance

Always lost in the background of incidents like the Phil Garner firing are the guys that replace the guys that used to be in charge. In general, interim manager's and GMs come from one of two stocks, they're either proven guys that ownership is going to use to steer the ship until a suitable replacement can be found (like...

Instant Reaction: Kige on Garner Firing

I know it's become increasing passé to post YouTube videos of Kige Ramsey, (so much so that I really debated posting this or not) but the dude hopped on the Phil Garner firing so quick (seriously, news just came down on this) that I'd like to reward the guy for his breaking news abilities. So here Kige is with his take on...

Garner and Purpura Canned in Houston

You're know your favorite team is really bad if it can't even contend in the NL Central. To that end, it shouldn't be a huge surprise for fans in Houston to see that the Astros have decided to clean house. The blog Crawfish Boxes had the scoop earlier today and it's since been confirmed by the team's official website:The...

Phil Garner News From the Web

05/31/12 Ex-manager Garner touts Clemens' work ethic, smarts... Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL Roger Clemens lost something off his fastball in his 40s but still succeeded by pitching smarter, his former manager testified Thursday.
05/27/12 Ipswich: Warm weather set to fade this week Source: Evening Star - Ipswich - Suffolk - UK Fiona Smith and Nyoman Karta in Christchurch Park, Ipswich, making the most of the hot weather while it lasts.
05/07/12 Suffolk: Wet weather is set to stay until next week Source: East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich - Suffolk - UK SUFFOLK'S wet weather is set to continue with heavy downpours forecast into next week.
05/01/12 UPDATE: Flood risk warning for Norfolk as forecasters... Source: North Norfolk News - Norfolk - UK Forecasters have warned further heavy showers expected tomorrow night could increase the risk of localised flooding.
04/11/12 UPDATE: Weather not likely cause of big bang over... Source: Norwich Evening News - UK Was the big bang heard over Norfolk last night from a jet fighter like this Tornado GR4?

Background on Phil Garner

Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949, in Jefferson City, Tennessee) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, to August 27, , leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005.

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