DeMarlo Hale named new Red Sox bench coach, replacing current Astros manager Brad Mills
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
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Lancaster goes with Lawless as new manager; Astros promote Clements to Double-A
Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Wes Clements, who drew praise from Houston Astros assistant general manager Ricky Bennett for the way he handled the Single-A Lancaster JetHawks during his first year as a manager in the team's organization, has been named skipper of the Double-A...
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Brad Mills to Become Astros Manager
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills has been awarded the managers job for the Houston Astros. Mill completed three inteviews with the team before he was given the job. He was with the Red Sox for all 6 years that Terry Francona has managed.
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Mills named Astros manager
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
"This organization and this city, as I have said many times in this process, has a very good name in Major League Baseball," Mills said. "I'm thrilled and excited to be involved in it and get on board and help keeping us going in the right direction. The experience [he's had] is going to aid mightily in helping this organization move forward and become winners as well."
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New York Mets News
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Dave Jauss as bench coach and Chip Hale as third base coach. The Mets also hired former Houston Astros manager Terry Collins as minor-league field coordinator. I know most people are going to say who for the new coaches and I don't know myself so it is a good question. I am sure that they brought guys in with not much background due to the fact that Jerry Manuel is on the hot seat...
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All Quiet On The Bosox Front, For Now
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... to bench coach, replacing Brad (not Brian, Peter Golenbock) Mills, who departed to become Houston Astros manager. Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson is becoming first base coach, as Tim Bogar will move over to third base coach. Hale did a fine job as third base coach, as you rarely heard his name mentioned, that means he was doing the job. All other coaches will be back for 2010....
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Will Brad Mills' bring some of Francona's thinking with him?
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP New Astros' manager Brad Mills was Terry Francona's bench coach. Browse more photos » We all know that one of Brad Mills ' selling points is his close association with well regarded Red Sox manager Terry Francona. Of course, Mills' is his own man, and we can't expect that he would say the same thing as Francona. But a radio interview...
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Bay is ready to play the field
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... to finalize their coaching staff early next week. One of the coaches on the staff will replace new Astros manager Brad Mills as bench coach. The open spot will be filled from within the organization . . . Henry last night received the Woodrow Wilson Award for corporate citizenship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution. The event was...
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Add to favorites Examiner Bio Ausmus wants to play another season
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
catcher informed ESPN.com's Buster Olney Thursday of the possibility of playing an 18th season for any team interested in his services. Ausmus, 40, signed a one-year, $1 million contract plus incentives last offseason to join the Dodgers as the backup to two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner Russell Martin.Although manager Joe Torre used him sparingly, Ausmus hit .295 with one homer and nine...
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Cecil Cooper from take off to landing
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
by Gene J. Puskar - AP 5 months ago: Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper walks in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Saturday, May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) View full size photo » A one-hour plane ride and two torn out pages of the Bill James Handbook, that’s all I have. Perhaps it’s because I’m a grizzled veteran...
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Top minor league defensive players of 2009
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... (minimum of 100 total chances). First Base Beau Mills - 13 runs Mills is the son of recently named Astros manager Brad Mills . He was a first round pick by Cleveland in 2007 and spent all of 2009 in Double-A. Whitney Robbins - 12 runs Robbins was a fourth round selection by Minnesota in 2006. He spent 2009 in the Eastern League (Double-A). Gabriel Jacobo - 12 runs Drafted in the tenth...
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Odds & Ends: Lackey, Rangers, Mets
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... of the Dodgers making a play for free agent starter John Lackey. With the number of open managerial jobs quickly dwindling, some of the rumored candidates for the filled positions are looking at other options. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle (who...
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Mills has team at home to thank
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
At an age most people start thinking about retirement, Mills is starting a career. On Tuesday, the Astros named him the 19th manager of their franchise, and that's if you count Salty Parker (managed one game while they waited for Leo Durocher to get to town) and Dave Clark (interim for 13 games this season after Cecil Cooper was fired). Mills has been managing and coaching in pro baseball...
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Will this nice guy finish first?
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Francona pointed to Mills' key duties of coordinating the spring training day-to-day schedule and being responsible for lineups and communicating lineup changes with the players. (Let's not even get into lineup problems and communication issues with the previous Astros manager.)