Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Bucs dump Russell
After suffering 105 losses during the 2010 campaign, the Pittsburgh Pitates decided to part ways with manager John Russell after three seasons. General Manager Neal Hunnington said it was a tough decision to make because he was very commited to make good things happen. I think the decison was the right one though because the team only won 17 games on the road and had as more losses than I can ever remember. Something had to be done from the management standpoint due to all of the young talent the team has blooming right now, they have to go nowhere but up. I hope to see them get a bigger name manager and a few veteran pitches so maybe they can flirt with .500 for once because I do like the young offensive players they have such as Neal Walker, Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Garrtet Jones. I just hope to see a winning season sometime soon.
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I agree with the firing it is just sad when these guys won't go out and spend money for anyone. They believe in their farm system way too much. Hopefully next year isn;t as painful as this year was.
ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is I hope a new manager will help the Pirates. I may not be a huge baseball fan, but I do love going to PNC Park and watching the Pirates play, but right now my motivation to go is that of most fans: fireworks, concerts, and giveaways. I rarely go to just go because I don't want to watch a losing team.
ReplyDeleteIf they can start winning more, they will bring in fans every night like they do on fireworks nights. And I hope I see that someday.
Oh the Pirates...
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I have to say is that they will never have another winning season until they get new ownership, or the current owners do something else to get better players and keep good players they already have. But that's not going to happen anytime soon because the current owners just want to make money. Well you know what sometimes you have to take risks and spend money to actually be good!
But good luck to the next manager!