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Melvin interviews with Astros

Associated Press

Friday, October 16, 2009

HOUSTON -- Bob Melvin sees the Houston Astros being in better shape than the Diamondbacks were when he became their manager in November 2004. Melvin met with the Astros about their managerial job on Friday, the fifth of 10 candidates that the team is scheduled to interview. Former Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta met with the Astros in the afternoon. The Astros fired Cecil Cooper on Sept. 21 and finished 74-88, their second losing record in three years. The 47-year-old Melvin took over ...

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