John Russell is not a reason for mutiny

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Now that Russell is official , let's take some time to talk about what his hiring means to the Pirates. First off, it's unfair to him to characterize him as "being fired by the organization" in the past. In most cases, coaches work more for the manager than they do for the organization itself. When McClendon was fired and Tracy, a guy who loved everything about his LA team, was hired, it was ... [link]

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Pirates Name Russell as Manager
Published 11/6/2007 by Red Hot Mama at Red Hot Mama
... always turns out to be true about new managers: Speaking to reporters at PNC Park on Monday, Russell, 46, used the words “accountability,” “discipline,” “pride” and “passion.” Those were adjectives Russell believes will be attached to the club moving forward, and are words that Huntington believe already describe the man that he brought in to replace Jim Tracy. Pat at Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke fails to be outraged : I can imagine that a lot of people’s thoughts today run along the lines of, “We looked for a month and we ended up with this guy?” The truth is, most ...

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