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Jeff Luhnow set to take over Houston Astros

Found December 08, 2011 on Red Birds Fun:
TEAMS: Houston Astros,  St. Louis Cardinals

According to sources, Jeff Luhnow has been named as the new General Manager of the Houston Astros. This now makes two GMs in the NL Central that have come from the Cardinals organization.Someone tweeted the information, then went ahead to delete the tweet before making their account private. When dealing with social media, it's important to remember that actions have consequences. The tweet was made and the damage was done. We offer our congrats to Jeff Luhnow nonetheless.
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