Russell to fall one game short

by Thunder on Oct 3, 2010 3:04 AM EDT

of losing 300 games in his 3 seasons with the Pirates. Dejan Kovacevic is reporting that internal sources have indicated that John Russell will not be retained as Pirates manager after the season. Neal Huntington is expected to be retained.

Pirates likely to oust Russell

A loss today would give Russell a 186-299 record in his 3 seasons with the Pirates... a .384 winning percentage.

Personally, I feel the Pirates need to go outside the organization for JR's replacement. Someone that has had success (although not necessarily at the major league level) for a significant period in a winning organization. Losing begets losing. We need a manager that knows how to win, and will not settle for anything less. And once that manager is hired...the front office needs to let that manager do his job, instead of the front office trying to run the team on the field as has obviously been the case for at least parts of this season.

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Soooo

does anyone want Graddy Little at manager, Leo Mazzone as pitching coach and Barry Bonds as the hitting coach. Id certainly buy into that staff.

by C Shint on Oct 3, 2010 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

Sounds good, but Bonds only if he brings his favorite flaxseed oil recipe.

by BucsFaninCA on Oct 3, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Bonds would make a great hitting coach, if he were interested.

There are all kinds of stories about him reading pitches from the bench and casually identifying hitters’ flaws.

Temperment is the question, of course. But you can be a pretty good ML coach without being the kind of guy you’d want to get a beer with. Look at Johnny Sain, for example, or Ted Williams.

by Vlad on Oct 4, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions