Ed Wade

Jerome Solomon has an article up about Ed Wade:It says something about his character that Wade still won't criticize former Astros owner Drayton McLane for basically gutting the franchise and not giving Wade a chance to put together a competitive bal...

Call to the Pen is kicking off our 2012 MLB Season Preview series by reviewing the Houston Astros.  We’ll be reviewing all 30 major league clubs in a 30 teams in 30 days format, going from worst 2011 regular season record to best.  Be sure to che...

Jul 18, 2009; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade watches batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE Ed Wade’s tenure as P...

Ed Wade sat down with Bob Brookover for an interview and discussed his past few months.Wade:I did not want a token position. I didn't need it from an economic standpoint and I don't want to just be there. The role they carved out for me is very fulfi...

And he was gone. Unless you live in Philadelphia. In which case, he was only just arriving. Agai...

According to MLB.com, Ed Wade will rejoin the Phillies as a scout after being fired in by the Astros in late November. Wade was the Phillies General Manager from 1998-2005 and had his hand in drafting a number of Phillies stars that are still on the...

Richard Justice a hot little rumor:Hearing former Astros GM Ed Wade will end up back with Phillies as a scoutThere are simply too many jokes that I can't pick just one.Update: You know, the joke actually makes itself. No need for another one.

There has been a ton of sentiment that Wade's inability to operate as an effective general manager and his loyalty to his former employer has made the Astros a farm club for the Phillies. He is pretty easy to make fun of because he doesn't look like...

It's now been 24-36 hours since we found out about the dismissal of Ed Wade. How about a point/counterpoint?Juvenile Court ClerkOnce Jim Crane was officially approved as the new Astros owner, he hinted very strongly that changes would be made, and qu...

The Houston Astros significant changes continue, as the club announced the dismissal of two front office executives.  General manager Ed Wade and long-time president of baseball operations Tal Smith were relieved of their duties.  Astros assistant...

Here's the text of a PhillyBurbs story from 2005 on the real Ed Wade, and what a douche he was. An excerpt:Late this summer, Wade repeatedly chewed out closer Billy Wagner - sometimes in person, sometimes over the phone - for comments he read in the...

Here are some good thoughts from the Crawfish Boxes on the events of the last 12 hours.Your money quote:I know Crane got the $70 million for negotiating in the months between the July vote and the November confirmation. He probably was able to then u...