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

PLEASE NO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO

 

I guess it's a good thing Garner already lived in Houston.

Very interesting happenings. I'm surprised they didn't make it to the end of the season. What's the point of doing it now?

I, too, hope Cecil Cooper gets to take over...at least in the interim.

Dear Jebus,

I don't ask for much from you (mostly because I'm jewish). I'm not sure if you're even there (mostly because I'm jewish). I just ask that Randy Smith is not hired as the GM. Please see to it that your minion, Drayton, sees the light and doesn't hire what be the only GM worse than Purpura.

Thank you, Jebus.

 

Thank You Drayton!

Just like when Mr. McNair admitted his mistake with David Carr you sir have given us some hope and made things better by cutting ties.

Please give Mr. Cooper his opportunity along with all the resources to get the job done.

Please don't hire Randy Smith, go find a top notch baseball man to take over and GIVE HIM 100 PERCENT CONTROL. My first call would be to Gerry it's what your fans deserve Uncle Drayton

 

Who else is available?

 

this is how I feel and now we can enjoy watching Biggio this last month of his great career without all the question of who will be back next year

 

Okay, so I know that Randy is Tal's son, but what makes him so bad?

I know nothing about him

 

What if Brad Ausmus retires and becomes the Astros manager?! That'd be the best.

 

Great news its about time...

Cecil all the way..

Morey for gm...he jk...maybe steve phillips?

anyways this was much needed

 

NO STEVE PHILLIPS! There's a reason he hasn't gotten an offer since the Mets canned him.

Bring Hunsicker back.

 

Randy is not a popular guy out here in San Diego where he was the Padres GM.

 

i know i was joking lol...but ya i would love GH back where he belongs...

i hope Roy Oswalt sticks around for more then 3 more years...i heard he only wanted to play 10 seasons and isnt this his 6 or th already?

 

better late than never...i guess.

a lot of damage has already been done.

 

CECIL AND GH ALL THE WAY!

We deserve another shot at the world series Drayton!!!

 

i would be SHOCKED if hunsicker ever came back here.

 

The classless booing of Purpura probably influenced Drayton's decision which makes it all the more clear that the owner is the real problem. As a rule of thumb, sports owners work best when they hire the best people and get out of the way. Drayton knows the bottom line and PR, but his baseball acumen is somewhere below competent. From what I've read in the past, Drayton handcuffs the organizational spending of his GMs and takes over negotiations for key free agents. This probably explains why the Astros have started resembling the Baltimore Orioles in recent years...splashy contracts and a depleted minor league system. Any GM candidates out there besides Randy Smith?

 

Tal Smith is interim GM.

 

Under Drayton's watch, this franchise has moved forward light years.

 

Ya i guess its just wishful thinking...

 

Drayton also just announced Cecil Cooper as interim manager.

 

Great news! I hope he wins out the permanent spot.