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FOXSports.com Senior Baseball Writer Ken Rosenthal discusses the Astros decision to fire manager Cecil Cooper.

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" This is Ken Rosenthal foxsports.com. People might wonder why the Astros -- people Cooper with just thirteen games remaining in the heat of my question would be what took them so law. And the team that had a horrible spring training. The team that started -- 16 the team they had every reason to dismiss Cooper April. But what did the Astros do them. They picked up his option for 2010. Rather than half the distraction of the media continuing to ask questions. Well we saw what that went Cooper had lost the respect of his players long before today. But as usual the Astros would hold depth to their players and hold yet the situation that they were in. Why did during the -- do that today. Because somehow the older thinks that the fans are going to respond positively with the team coming home you know home stand. And that's going to happen. What will make opinions on possibly even the clean somehow figured out how to fix this team. Going to start mixing in some young players now but they still have too many overpaid aging veterans still do not have the right mix. So the question -- Who should be the next manager. Well McLane always gravitate toward big name it's possible you -- Jeff Bagwell -- even though he's never managed at any level. More likely the Astros won't -- when experience. Maybe an actor who was fired by the nationals but has been an Astros organization before. -- of the ghost who once worked for Ed wade and Astros GM in Philadelphia. Buck Showalter would be another possibility. As would any number of coaches that are still looking for their first chance. Frankly it's not going to matter much who the manager is. Will be Astros realize that they need to rebuild. It tear down and build back up again. And that's not something victory McLean wants it here."

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