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21 hrs ago | Major League Baseball

Several Astros vying for top awards

Coming off a season in which they finished in fifth place in the National League Central and lost 88 games, the Astros have a few players who could find themselves in the running for one of baseball's postseason awards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Wandy Rodriguez, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt, Miguel Tejada

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Wade may be giddy already over next winter

Now that the manager is on board and some of the roster is beginning to take shape, much of the Astros' heavy lifting remains ahead.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt, Jose Valverde, LaTroy Hawkins

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Mills served as tactician during Red Sox title runs

Brad Mills played parts of four major league seasons with the Expos and managed 11 years in the minors with the Cubs, Rockies and Dodgers farm systems in addition to coaching stints in Montreal and alongside Francona for four seasons in Philadelphia and six in Boston.

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Related Topix: Sports, Montreal Expos, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players

Wed Oct 28, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Astros hire Brad Mills as manager

Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers . The Astros fired Cecil Cooper on Sept 21. Third-base coach Dave Clark served as interim manager for the final 13 games and Houston finished 74-88. Clark was one of 10 candidates to interview for the full-time position, and he spoke for a second time with the team on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Roy Oswalt, Russ Ortiz

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Houstonpress.com

Our Condolences To New Astro Manager Brad Mills

Let me be the first to offer my condolences to Brad Mills. Now I'm sure Mills doesn't think he needs my condolences.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Houstonpress.com

The Astros Have Problems Beyond Their Four Uninspiring Coaching Finalists

Manny Acta. Brad Mills. Phil Garner. Dave Clark. These four, uninspiring names are supposedly the Four.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Lance Berkman, Hunter Pence

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Lidge-for-Bourn has become the perfect trade

Ed Wade made the perfect baseball when he sent Brad Lidge to the Phillies for Michael Bourn two years ago.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Brad Lidge, Lance Berkman, Houston Astros

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Sportsnet.ca

Yost interviews with Astros for manager job

Ned Yost says he knows how to turn around the Houston Astros. The former Milwaukee Brewers manager met with the team on Thursday, the third candidate to interview to become Houston's skipper next season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt

Mon Oct 12, 2009

FakeTeams

Fantasy Baseball: NL Second Half Stolen Base Leaderboard

Continuing the second half leaderboard series, I give you the NL second half stolen base leaders.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Willy Taveras, Nyjer Morgan, Drew Stubbs, Matt Kemp, Everth Cabrera

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros notes: Tejada stays on hit streak with 198th

Shortstop Miguel Tejada extended his hitting streak to 20 games Saturday with a first-inning single.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Miguel Tejada, Baseball Players, Craig Biggio, Chad Paronto, New York Mets

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Bleacher Report

Astros Baseball: Major Offseason Changes Await Houston Franchise

Mercifully, the Houston Astros 2009 season is over. 74 wins, 88 losses; a very disappointing year in the National League Central.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Houston Astros, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt, Lance Berkman

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros' Bourn among most improved in baseball

It's funny how much things can change in one year. Just last year, the Pirates were finishing in last place, Brett Favre was unretired, Cecil Cooper had one year left on his contract, and we had an administration doing nothing about emissions standards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Robinson Cano, Ty Wigginton, Aubrey Huff

Houston Chronicle

2010 Astros unsettled everywhere but outfield

By the weekend, Ed Wade likely will start asking clubs for permission to interview managerial candidates or, at least, have the list of candidates finalized.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Sammy Gervacio, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Hunter Pence

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Fox Sports

Wandy's big year has unhappy ending Astros ace gets no support during 7-1 loss to Mets

Friday: Mets 7, Astros 1. Record: 74-86. Today: At New York Mets , 12:10 p.m. Pitchers: Yorman Bazardo vs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Wandy Rodriguez, Baseball Players, Miguel Tejada

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The Shreveport Times

Astros notebook: Houston has reasons for hope

Put this season in a bag and toss it far, far away. The Astros stunk up the place this year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Wandy Rodriguez, Roy Oswalt

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Major League Baseball

Bazardo loses as Astros struggle at plate

Astros interim manager Dave Clark admitted he was "very much" surprised the umpires working Saturday didn't decide to declare it an official game at some point during a two-hour, 20-minute delay while heavy rain pounded Citi Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Sammy Gervacio, Baseball Players, New York Mets, Miguel Tejada

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Astros' final series

Oct. 2: Astros vs. Mets Wandy Rodriguez made his final start of the season looking for his 15th win and aiming to keep his ERA below 3.00. $relatedgallerytitle 0 New York Mets pitcher John Maine works in the fir Oct 2 2009 7:38PM Paul J. Bereswill / AP John Maine started for the Mets in the series opener.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Wandy Rodriguez, Baseball Players, John Maine

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Houston Astros

Bourn speeding toward Astros' record

Michael Bourn is going to lead the National League in stolen bases by a wide margin, and the streak-of-lightning center fielder wants to set an Astros record for steals in a season while he's at it.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, Felipe Paulino, Cliff Lee

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Don't stop watching Astros just yet...

Yep, the Astros are hopelessly out of it and about the best you can hope for is a fourth place finish.

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Related Topix: Sports, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Miguel Tejada, Tommy Manzella, Craig Biggio

Wed Sep 30, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Astros thump Phils

There was a lot of postseason baseball talk in the Phillies dugout Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Baseball Players, Cole Hamels

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