The Astros have fired manager Cecil Cooper with just 13 games remaining on their schedule after a horrid road trip that saw them go 0-6. Cooper was replaced by third base coach Dave Clark for the remainder of the season. The Astros are currently 70-79 heading into tonight's game against St. Louis in Houston, trailing the first place Cards by 16½ in fourth place in the N.L. Central.
The firing of Cooper doesn't come as much of surprise, but the timing does. The Astros front office obviously felt they couldn't wait until the end of the season to let him go.
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