Why did Matt Kleine insist on being President of Baseballl Operations? Because he wanted the power to be able to hire the people he wanted for positions like manager? And not the people Crane and Bagwell wanted
This will leave Boebert more time to pursue her hobbies.
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose reelection to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado, CNN projects
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The issues with the Astros over the last few seasons--lack of young stars, poor farm system, inefficient free agent spending, Jim Cranes influence--are all front office issues.
Yet Joe Espada is paying the price for that. My thoughts:
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I guess Joe getting an interview with the Mariners reminded the asleep-at-the-switch team atop Astros baseball operations (Crane & Bagwell) that they had never gotten around to firing Espada.
The Astros have finished their housecleaning and parted ways with manager Joe Espada - nytimes.com/athletic/6673462…

















