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Article: Russell sees potential in Pirate system
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- November 6, 2007
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PITTSBURGH - John Russell is a humble guy who spent much of his
career in the minors. He lacks a marquee name or a big-time resume,
and he was fired as a coach two years ago by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is this really the best person that very same Pittsburgh team
could find to become its new manager - someone the club's previous
leadership let go?
Pirates president Frank Coonelly and general manager Neal
Huntington insisted Monday that's exactly why they hired Russell,
who has managed at every level of baseball except the majors.
Specifically, because he is the best man for a job many think is
next to impossible: remaking the Pirates into consistent winners
again even though they're coming ...