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Bo Porter is the first candidate to interview for Astros job

Chicago Cubs v Washington Nationals

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: Third base coach Bo Porter #16 of the Washington Nationals yells at bench coach Jamie Quirk #8 and manager Dale Sveum #33 of the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning at Nationals Park on September 6, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

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General manager Jeff Luhnow said earlier this week that the Astros would soon begin interviewing 6-8 candidates for their managerial opening and sure enough Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports that Nationals third base coach Bo Porter is in Houston this afternoon interviewing for the job.

It’s a little unusual that the interviews would start while the season is still in progress and interim manager Tony DeFrancesco is still trying to win games, but Luhnow has said that DeFrancesco will be one of the candidates considered and ... well, the Astros are bad enough that some added drama probably won’t hurt much anyway.

Porter, whose yelling into the Cubs dugout helped lead to a benches-clearing skirmish last week, has interviewed for several other managerial openings in past seasons. He lives in Houston during the offseason and according to McTaggart owner Jim Crane personally picked up Porter from the airport.