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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...

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05/22/12 Is Minute Maid Park (Finally) Going To Lose Tal's Hill? Source: Houston Press - Houston TX There were basically two people who love Tal's Hill, the gimmicky hill in Minute Maid Park's centerfield, and one of them was named Tal. The other was former owner Drayton McLane, who installed the hill, which has no other reason for existence, because his buddy Tal Smith remembered some old ballparks had them.
04/27/12 Smith named special adviser to ODP Source: SoMdNews.com - Waldorf MD Tal Smith has been named special adviser to Opening Day Partners, the owners of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team.
04/24/12 Tal Smith Joins Opening Day Partners Source: FOX - KRIV 26 - Houston TX Former Houston Astros president Tal Smith will be named special advisor to Opening Day Partners, which owns and operates minor league baseball teams, including the Sugar Land Skeeters.