** FILE ** Houston Astros manager Phil Garner watches as Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Maholm pitches against his team in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, in this April 24, 2007 file photo. Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired Monday Aug. 27, 2007 by the Houston Astros, less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)