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Pitcher Shawn Chacon Chokes Astros GM Ed Wade
2008-06-26 10:02:00 Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon (above i happier days) finally put Latrell Sprewell back in the news. Chacon went all Sprewell on Astros GM Ed Wade as he was trying to talk to Chacon about his bad pitching when Chacon grabbed Wade by the neck, choked him, and slung him to the floor. Wade had the ...
Phillies Lose Rowand
2007-12-13 01:36:00 Aaron Rowand has agreed to a five year, $60 million dollar contract with the San Fransisco Giants.Why couldn’t the Phillies get this deal done? Apparently the biggest issue was the length of the contract. Phillies general manager Pat Gillick does not like to give long term contracts, and Rowand wanted that stability. “Bottom line, I wanted ...
Ed Wade?s Revenge
2007-11-08 07:26:00 Although one should maintain a healthy dose of skepticism about what Ed Wade’s tenure will mean for the Astros, the former Philly GM has gotten the better of the current one in the just-announced Brad Lidge trade. The problem is not really with Lidge’s performance. Although he was shuffled into and out of the Astros’ closer role by a trigger-happy Phil Garner, panicking a lot his rotisserie baseball owners in the process, he came away with a 3.15 QERA and 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings. That should qualify him as one of the 30 best relievers in baseball for 2008, and quite possibly in the upper half of that group. In other words, while Lidge has undoubtedly deteriorated some from his 2004-2005 peak, that’s still a closer-worthy performance. But Lidge will also become a free agent 11 months from now, with this year’s salary to be determined by the arbitration process. Lidge made $5.35 million last year; since salaries tend to ramp up with each year of...
By: The RotoFeed
Ed Wade: Houston's New Rocket Man
2007-09-23 20:32:00 "Houston, you have a problem" was probably the initial reaction anyone who follows the Phillies, or baseball for that matter, had when they heard that the Houston Astros had hired Ed Wade to be their new general manager. Wade was fired from that same post in Philadelphia two years ago after failing to compose a team to reach the playoffs -- and brutally suffering for it publicly -- during his eight year tenure in town (1997-2005). Even a few years out from Wade, the Phillies' last October appearance dates back to the mullets and beards of 1993. But that's another story. The issue at hand is whether or not Wade is a good hire for the Astros. That's hard to say unless you were one of the lucky fans chosen at random to sit in on the interview process, but it is possible to judge Wade's history with Philadelphia and then consider if his strengths and weaknesses are suitable to the Astros' needs. If you scan the field at the start of a Phillies home game, you'...
By: The RotoFeed
Ed Wade hired by Astros as general manager (AP)
2007-09-20 23:31:00 Ed Wade was hired Thursday as general manager of the Houston Astros, two years after the Philadelphia Phillies fired him following eight seasons without a playoff appearance. The 51-year-old, who worked in public relations for the Astros early in a career that began in 1977, was heavily criticized in Philadelphia for his reluctance to make ...
By: MLB News Blog
Astros name Ed Wade new general manager (PA SportsTicker)
2007-09-20 23:21:00 Ed Wade will have the job of building the Houston Astros back to respectability. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Ed Wade Hired As Astros GM
2007-09-20 20:34:00 Jayson Stark confirms it: Ed Wade is the new Astros GM. Wade came in for his second interview today. The Phillies promoted Wade to GM in December of 1997, and fired him in October of 2005 after the team failed to reach the playoffs during that span. An attempt to compile some of Wade's bigger moves (I've yet to form an opinion on his overall performance): 12-23-97: Traded Mickey Morandini to Cubs for Doug Glanville Failed to sign J.D. Drew; drafted Pat Burrell first overall in 1998 11-19-98: Traded Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson to Cardinals for Ron Gant, Jeff Brantley, and Cliff Politte 11-13-98: Traded Jerry Spradlin for Chad Ogea 5-5-99: Traded Paul Spoljaric to Blue Jays for Robert Person Drafted Brett Myers 12th overall in 1999 11-10-99: Traded Steve Montgomery, Carlton Loewer, and Adam Eaton to Padres for Andy Ashby 12-7-99: Signed Mike Jackson to be closer (spent entire year on DL) 7-12-00: Traded Ashby to Braves for Jimmy Osting and Bruce Chen Drafted Ch...
By: The RotoFeed
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