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.
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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...
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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
