blackfordpu
August 19th, 2012, 11:34 AM
Can't help but feel a little bad for the guy.
HOUSTON -- After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there.
Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired their manager and two members of his coaching staff Saturday night.
Mills was in his third season running the Astros, who have the worst record in the major leagues at 39-82.
The team announced the moves in an email almost two hours after Houston lost 12-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The club also fired hitting coach Mike Barnett and first base coach Bobby Meacham. The Astros said first-year general manager Jeff Luhnow will name an interim manager and other staff members in a news conference Sunday morning.
Players were not told directly about the changes before they left the ballpark Saturday night. Two of them told The Associated Press they learned about Mills' dismissal on Twitter.
Mills became the first big league manager to be fired this season. He was 76-86 in his first season with Houston and a franchise-worst 56-106 last year. He took over for Cecil Cooper, who was also fired during the season, as was his predecessor Phil Garner.
continued (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8281693/mlb-worst-houston-astros-fire-manager-brad-mills-two-coaches)
HOUSTON -- After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there.
Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired their manager and two members of his coaching staff Saturday night.
Mills was in his third season running the Astros, who have the worst record in the major leagues at 39-82.
The team announced the moves in an email almost two hours after Houston lost 12-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The club also fired hitting coach Mike Barnett and first base coach Bobby Meacham. The Astros said first-year general manager Jeff Luhnow will name an interim manager and other staff members in a news conference Sunday morning.
Players were not told directly about the changes before they left the ballpark Saturday night. Two of them told The Associated Press they learned about Mills' dismissal on Twitter.
Mills became the first big league manager to be fired this season. He was 76-86 in his first season with Houston and a franchise-worst 56-106 last year. He took over for Cecil Cooper, who was also fired during the season, as was his predecessor Phil Garner.
continued (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8281693/mlb-worst-houston-astros-fire-manager-brad-mills-two-coaches)