Littlefield calls Tracy a 'strong candidate'
AP PITTSBURGH -- Former Dodgers manager Jim Tracy appears to be the front-runner for the Pittsburgh Pirates' job that opened last month when Lloyd McClendon was fired during his fifth consecutive losing season.
Tracy and Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield have ties dating to their days together in the Montreal Expos' organization, when Tracy managed at Double-A Harrisburg -- his 1993 team had a 94-44 record -- and Triple-A Ottawa, and Littlefield was a scouting supervisor and the director of player development.
Tracy went 427-383 in five seasons with the Dodgers. Last month, Pirates managing general partner Kevin McClatchy said he wanted a manager who, unlike McClendon, had previous big league managing experience.
The Dodgers won 93 games and the NL West title in 2004, but Tracy was unhappy after general manager Paul DePodesta largely dismantled that club by trading catcher Paul Lo Duca during the season and shedding Adrian Beltre, Alex Cora, Shawn Green and Steve Finley after the season.
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Tracy and Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield have ties dating to their days together in the Montreal Expos' organization, when Tracy managed at Double-A Harrisburg -- his 1993 team had a 94-44 record -- and Triple-A Ottawa, and Littlefield was a scouting supervisor and the director of player development.
Tracy went 427-383 in five seasons with the Dodgers. Last month, Pirates managing general partner Kevin McClatchy said he wanted a manager who, unlike McClendon, had previous big league managing experience.
The Dodgers won 93 games and the NL West title in 2004, but Tracy was unhappy after general manager Paul DePodesta largely dismantled that club by trading catcher Paul Lo Duca during the season and shedding Adrian Beltre, Alex Cora, Shawn Green and Steve Finley after the season.
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