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Pirates extended John Russell, Neal Huntington
The Pirates quietly extended the contracts of manager John Russell and general manager Neal Huntington over the offseason without making a public announcement. It is an interesting move, in large part because practically every transaction made by the club can be found within the week it happens on...
Thursday Night Rockpile: Is Jim Tracy The Next Bench Coach For The Colorado Rockies?
Earlier today, the Denver Post reported that Jim Tracy interviewed for the Colorado Rockies' vacant bench coach position. Additionally, Hurdle has reached out to former Mets manager Willie Radolph, but he, Ken Macha, and Bob Brenly are the three finalists for the Brewers' vacant managerial position...
Questions That Shouldn't Need Answers
Q: How do you lose a close game? A: You let Craig Hansen try to protect a one-run lead! You may have suspected this was true, but John Russell conveniently just verified it for you. Suspicion confirmed! Russell does get style points for using four consecutive pinch hitters in the ninth, then...
Perrotto: The Hopelessness is Gone
I really dislike articles like this: However, there is a different feeling around the Pirates this season. That sense of hopelessness that surrounded the Pirates for most of the 2007 season, when they finished 68-94 is gone.“I think anyone who has been around our ballclub knows it’s...
Brewers 9, Pirates 1
Remarkably, the Pirates managed to get runners into scoring position during each of the first six innings, and they still managed just one run. It sounds silly, but this easily could have been a close game if the Pirates had better timing; John Russell let the Brewers tack on several runs in the...
Pirates 6, Reds 5
Do you like it when the Pirates score runs? Games like these can make you wonder whether John Russell does. It appeared the third base umpire tonight wanted the Pirates to score more than Russell did. (At least the ump called Ryan Doumit safe on a play in which he appeared to be out.) On your way...
Dear Managers, Please Stop
In the gamethread today, users Bad Andy and Hitman Easler raised the question of why in the world John Russell is letting Jose Bautista bat second. It's an excellent question. Lineups don't generally matter a whole lot, and so I've never been keen to soak up all the research out there about which...
5 Questions with Charlie of Bucs Dugout
The Pirates may be ahead of us in the standings, and the Brewers are something like 4-83 against them in the last decade, but after playing the Red Sox, I'm glad to head to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are 21-23, still respectable past the one-quarter mark, and they've got a new front office team. Are...
Why I'm Inclined to Give John Russell a Break
A couple days ago in one of the gamethreads, we were discussing John Russell's tactical decisions -- batting 0-for-3vas second, leaving starting pitchers in the game too long, and so on. I've noticed these things but haven't commented on them too much because, at this point, they just don't matter...
Mets 5, Pirates 4
There are only two types of Pirates games. This one was both. The first, and most common, type is the one in which the Pirates completely undo themselves with terrible defense, and allow a relatively harmless inning to blossom into a six-run stinkweed when Luis Rivas or someone all but dances out...
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