Jim Tracy might be back in 2013, but it won't matter.The only reason Colorado Rockies fans were still paying attention after a brutal 2012 season was because the word was out that Jim Tracy would hear the decision on his future in a Friday morning meeting.When morning turned to afternoon, then night, no word came from the Rockies. Nothing. Finally, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported that no decision was made on Friday, but that the team and Tracy would come to their conclusion over the weekend, or possibly early next week.However, during the meeting, the manager and his bosses did typical end of the season type of talks. They talked about what could be improved upon, they talked about individual players and everything that management would talk to a manager about who they planned on retaining.The issue is simple. It doesn't matter if the Rockies keep Jim Tracy as their manager or not. The problems are above him. It seems clear that the Rockies are fine with keeping Tracy...
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