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| Astros fire Williams |
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07/14/2004 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros have fired manager Jimy Williams and two coaches. Phil Garner, who played for the Astros from 1981-87, was named interim manager of the team. Garner was also a coach with Houston from 1989-91. "I find this as a wonderful challenge and something that came to me by surprise," Garner said. "I look forward to it." The underachieving Astros are in fifth place in National League Central at the All-Star break with a 44-44 record. The team limped into the break loser |
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| Cards top the NL Central |
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07/14/2004 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Before the 2004 season began one of the biggest questions was who would win the National Central Division between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs? Unlike the Astros and Cubs, the Cardinals did not have the pitching to be considered one of the elite teams in the NL Central, but here we are at the All-Star break and the Redbirds have the best record in the National League at 54-33. St. Louis currently holds a seven game lead over the Cubs and a 10 1/2 game lead over the struggling Astros |
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| The wild wild West |
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07/14/2004 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will open the second half of the season with a half game lead over the San Francisco Giants thanks to an 11-3 record in the last 14 games. Paul Lo Duca smashed a grand slam against the Houston Astros in the final game of the first half to propel the Boys in Blue atop the NL West. Lo Duca and closer Eric Gagne represented the Dodgers in the All-Star Game last night. Lo Duca was dominate in the beginning of the season, posting a .416 batting average in the first month |
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| Rocket crashes in All-Star Game |
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07/14/2004 |
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| === Rocket crashes in All-Star Game === Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros ace Roger Clemens made his second All-Star Game start in his hometown on Tuesday, but this one was nothing like his MVP performance of 1986. At the Astrodome 18 years ago, Clemens threw three perfect innings as the starter for the American League on the way to a 3-2 victory. On Tuesday at Minute Maid Park for the National League, the veteran righthander looked as if he should have remained in retirement as he was torched fo |
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| Midseason grades |
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07/13/2004 |
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| team, including the Marlins, who are reeling now and in fourth place in the division. A trade for catcher Jason Kendall may help their cause, but do the Marlins want to invest money in a player who has a $40 million contract through 2007? GRADE: C+ HOUSTON ASTROS - The combination of Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were supposed to help bring Houston a World Series title. The Rocket has held up his end of the bargain, but Pettitte has been hurt and the rest of the team is falling apart at the seams. Carlos B |
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| Tejada breaks single-round record en route to Derby crown |
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07/13/2004 |
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| === Tejada breaks single-round record en route to Derby crown === Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada beat out favorite son Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros to take the 2004 Home Run Derby at Minute Maid Park. The two players were not even part of the original lineup for the Derby, but both came in as late injury replacements to steal the show in front of some of the best sluggers in baseball history. Every living member of baseball's 500 home run club was in attendanc |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2004 |
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| Angeles Dodgers head into the All-Star break in first place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the San Francisco Giants. On Sunday, Paul Lo Duca hit a grand slam and Jose Lima threw six strong innings to lead Los Angeles to a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros in the finale of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Lima (8-3) allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts to improve to 6-1 at Dodger Stadium this season. Jayson Werth ended 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run for the Dodgers. Dodgers o |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2004 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - July 12 === (Best E Casino) - Roger Clemens was tabbed as the starter for the National League in the All-Star Game today. Clemens will make his ninth All-Star appearance, his first for the National League, and his third starting assignment. His first start also came in his hometown of Houston in 1986 as a member of the Boston Red Sox at the Astrodome, when he pitched three perfect innings in a 3-2 American League victory to garner game MVP honors. The Astros need a major adj |
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| Clemens and Mulder to start All-Star Game |
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07/12/2004 |
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| === Clemens and Mulder to start All-Star Game === Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics lefthander Mark Mulder will be the starting pitchers for the 75th All-Star Game on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Clemens will make his ninth All-Star appearance, his first for the National League, and his third starting assignment. His first start also came in his hometown of Houston in 1986 as a member of the Boston Red Sox at the Astrodome, when he p |
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| Clemens on center stage in his hometown |
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07/12/2004 |
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| ion from the crowd in Miami following his departure in Game 4. Pressured into coming out of retirement, Clemens decided to join his friend and former Yankee teammate Andy Pettitte, and in the offseason signed a $5 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. Now Clemens, a Houston native, will get the ultimate honor of starting in Tuesday night's All-Star Game for the National League at Minute Maid Park. "Once I got home I was very comfortable with my decision not knowing what was going to happen in th |
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