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OT - Astros Fire Espada - Tomball Owl - 10-14-2026 12:08 PM
Joe Espada was let go today by the Astros. No surprise.
Per the Chronicle, one of the names on a list of possible replacements is Dodgers' bench coach Danny Lehmann.
RE: OT - Astros Fire Espada - Fort Bend Owl - 10-14-2026 03:38 PM
I haven’t looked at the Chronicle story but I predict it will be Brad Ausmus. New hire won’t have it easy with an aging team and a suspect minor league system. And an owner who really doesn’t spend much.
Espada seemed like a good guy but maybe he didn’t make the best decisions. I remember shortly after he was hired, he and his friend Jose Cruz Jr. went to a Rice basketball game (and stayed for the whole game - see my previous sentence :) )
RE: OT - Astros Fire Espada - Rice93 - 10-14-2026 04:50 PM
(10-14-2026 03:38 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: I haven’t looked at the Chronicle story but I predict it will be Brad Ausmus. New hire won’t have it easy with an aging team and a suspect minor league system. And an owner who really doesn’t spend much.
Espada seemed like a good guy but maybe he didn’t make the best decisions. I remember shortly after he was hired, he and his friend Jose Cruz Jr. went to a Rice basketball game (and stayed for the whole game - see my previous sentence :) )
Ausmus helping his buddy Bagwell solidify his standing in the front office would be a very bad outcome for the Astros.
RE: OT - Astros Fire Espada - Tomball Owl - 10-14-2026 06:21 PM
(10-14-2026 04:50 PM)Rice93 Wrote:(10-14-2026 03:38 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: I haven’t looked at the Chronicle story but I predict it will be Brad Ausmus. New hire won’t have it easy with an aging team and a suspect minor league system. And an owner who really doesn’t spend much.
Espada seemed like a good guy but maybe he didn’t make the best decisions. I remember shortly after he was hired, he and his friend Jose Cruz Jr. went to a Rice basketball game (and stayed for the whole game - see my previous sentence :) )
Ausmus helping his buddy Bagwell solidify his standing in the front office would be a very bad outcome for the Astros.
+1
RE: OT - Astros Fire Espada - Baconator - 10-14-2026 08:48 PM
Brian McTaggart of MLB.com mentioned Danny Lehmann as a potential candidate.
RE: OT - Astros Fire Espada - georgewebb - 10-15-2026 08:21 AM
(10-14-2026 08:48 PM)Baconator Wrote: Brian McTaggart of MLB.com mentioned Danny Lehmann as a potential candidate.
Wow - that would be awesome!!!!