Pirates considering Hurdle for manager?
The Pittsburgh Pirates held their last interview with a managerial candidate two weeks ago.
They, however, have not yet named the new field boss.
The Pirates obviously have other candidates in mind and the post-season has put their managerial search on hold. Speculation has centered on former Pirates catcher Tony Pena, a coach with the New York Yankees, who were eliminated in the ALCS last week.
Clint Hurdle, however, is a serious consideration for the Pirates. The former manager of the Colorado Rockies currently is the hitting coach with Texas, which means the Pirates will have to wait until the end of the World Series to pursue him.
Hurdle would seem to fit the Pirates needs well. He has shown an ability to develop young players, dealing with the learning process, into a contending team in Colorado, where he took over a last-place team committed to building from within and took them to the only World Series appearance in franchise history in 2007. Pittsburgh had the youngest roster in the major leagues last year.
Hurdle also was the public face of the franchise in Colorado, elevating the Rockies credibility among sports fans, which is a need for the Pirates.
--Tracy Ringolsby
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Hurdle would be a good fit in Pittsburg but that is not the reason I am writeing this is because of a mistake made in the final game of the world series they said that in 1954 that there was no teams west of the Mississippi I would have to say that St. Louis is west of the Mississippi and considering that Joe Buck has done games for the Cardinals and Mc Carver played for the Cardinals they should have caught that mistake. Let them know they screwed up. Randy Brannum Camanche, Ia. longtime Cardinal fan.
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Hurdle is a recycled retread. The guy was a bust for 8 years in Colorado. He hasn't managed in a year and a half. He doesn't have any offensive strategy and he burns out pitchers. He is just the guy to insure that the Pirates stay in the cellar for the next 4 years.
