Pirates Notebook: Russell backs Sanchez at No. 2

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Published 7/20/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... -P- John Russell defends his continuing decision to bat Freddy Sanchez second. As you might expect, none of the reasons make any sense, except that of protecting Sanchez's ego. ...

John Russell scoffs at logic
Published 7/20/2008 by Matt Bandi at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
I try not to worry too much about quotes from baseball managers. I understand that they are rarely going to say exactly what they are thinking, often resulting in weird, illogical quotes. But John Russell’s reasoning for keeping Freddy Sanchez at the top of the order left me speechless: “Without going into a lot of detail, you have to look at it a lot of different ways,” Russell said. “Yeah, we’d like to get Freddy going. But you also have to look at how the lineup balances out. Best case scenario: Freddy hits in the two-hole, and we’ve got a very potent top of the order. ...

These Are Our Pirates
Published 7/21/2008 by UtesFan89 at Playing For Pride