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Astros interview ex-manager Garner

Associated Press

Saturday, October 17, 2009

HOUSTON -- Phil Garner didn't need to bring a resume to his interview with the Houston Astros on Saturday. He just wore his National League championship ring. Garner met with the Astros to talk about becoming their next manager, just over two years after the franchise fired him. His successor, Cecil Cooper, was fired on Sept. 21, two weeks before Houston finished the season 74-88. Garner didn't intend to chase his old job. He got an interview after calling president of baseball operations Tal ...

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