Wrapped in the title "player's manager" is both a complement and an insult. Personable and charming as to relate to players, this manager is too cowardly to make tough personnel decisions, too soft to win championships.
Yet, what is often overlooked, is that many of the greatest skippers in baseball history have managed in this style. Arguably the two best managers of the last decade have been of this "undesirable" type: Terry Francona, winner of two World Series t...
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http://firebrandal.com/2009/09/29/for...
Original Story:
http://firebrandal.com/2009/09/29/for...
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