Astros fire Garner and Purpura... Cecil Cooper named Interim Manager

i guess i do too...in that it would make it simple. but i have absolutely no idea how the guy will perform as a head coach.

 

poopura didnt do a good job, period. Independent of if the owner is the problem. Between the poor trades and lack thereof trades cost poopura his job. He should be lucky he had it this long

 

On a side note, I hope this ends the "Astros are racists" bulls*** talk.

 

I didn't know the fans were booing Pupora yesterday. Stay classy, Astro fans.

 

Bullcrap, were you here for the previous owner? Drayton has taken this team higher than it has ever been so please save your bashing. You really must have a short memory.

 

booing isnt classless if its justified

 

seriously how hard is it?

you fill out a lineup card and then you play the %.

you find rest here and there for your catchers/older players.

the hard part is managing your pitchers innings and keeping clubhouse moral up for 6 months but still for a lifetime baseball guy he should be fine IMO.

STRESS FUNDAMENTALS

 

i think timing is important. there's a time and place for it...i'm not sure bagwell's number retirement ceremony is a good time for it.

but houston has certainly "grown up" as a baseball city.

 

Nor is the All-Star game.

 

How quickly folks seem to have forgotten the terrible ownership of John McMullen aka the man who ran off/let Nolan Ryan go to the Texas Rangers.

 

Especially with that amazing reniassance of Devil Ray baseball he's been overseeing.

 

Holy crap...I was so busy and haven't been here all day...I pop up chron.com and bam, Timmy and Philly are gone...

I don't wish anyone any harm, but Tim had to go and at times, Phil was a little eratic...This season has sucked and well, not that this is a bright spot, but it will help the transition period...Who's next?

 

Sounds like Jimy Williams.

 

Drayton just officially ruled out Gary Hunsiker at the press conference as the next manager so it will have to be someone new.

 

THANK GOD A GOOD MOVE FOR HOUSTON!!!
look for hunsicker in the upcoming season

 

This is a good move and I guess Drayton wants to be taken seriously. There was no way either guy could come back. Doing it now projects an image of being decisive and it's gives the interim manager a trial run.

 

Charley Casserly's twin fat brother finally got the heave-ho!

 

This is surprising that it happened before the year was over. I'm glad that Uncle Drayton fired Timmy P though, he was very unimpressive in his short stint as GM.

 

At a jersey retirement ceremony? No.

 

It also sorta lets Drayton off the hook and allows him to save some face. He's just as responsible for what's happened this season as is Purpura & to a lesser extent, Garner.