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• Tim Purpura Should Be Ashamed of Himself

  Published: August 16, 2007, 5:05 am

  Tags: Tim Purpura, Timpurpura

  was the Astros' awful draft. Tim Purpura and his front office actually managed to not sign a pick higher than a fifth rounder this year. They lost their first and second round picks by signing Carlos Lee and Woody Williams, then failed to sign third rounder Derek Dietrich or fourth rounder Brett Eibner. Says Purpura in his own defense: "It's

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• THE LOCKER ROOM 8/27 Evening Edition

  Published: August 27, 2007, 5:48 pm

  Tags: Asante Samuel, Atlanta Falcons, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Bears, David Rabinowitz, Dog Fighting, Drayton Mclane, Houston Astros, Lance Briggs, Mlb, Michael Vick, Nfl, New England Patriots, Phil Garner, The Locker Room, Theo Epstein, Tim Purpura

  Garner and General Manager Tim Purpura.Sit, Ubu, Sit! suggests McLane go after a general manager in the mold of Boston's Theo Epstein. Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel ended his holdout and reported to camp after missing the team's first three preseason games.The Boston Herald's Albert Breer says the Pats have expected this since Day

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• Garner/Purpura Fired

  Published: August 27, 2007, 2:34 pm

  Tags: Houston Astros, Tim Purpura

  firing of both Garner and Purpura.  Cecil Cooper will take over for the rest of the season. 790 AM The Sports Animal is reporting that the Astros have fired manager Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura, with a press conference coming up.  Purpura and Garner pretty much received a vote of confidence from Drayton McLane back in May, but

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• Bob Watson Has Eyes for Drayton McLane

  Published: September 8, 2007, 8:26 am

  Tags: Bob Watson, Bobwatson, Drayton Mclane, Draytonmclane, Phil Garner, Philgarner, Tim Purpura, Timpurpura

  They've since fired GM Tim Purpura and manager Phil Garner, and are building a new city, hopefully with the brick and mortar of rock and roll. (I have no idea what that means.) Anyway, despite the struggles, the Astros are already attracting interest: Of all the candidates for the job, [Bob] Watson is the only one who truly knows what it is

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