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Bell has one winning season!

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

According to reports, the Kansas City Royals strongly considered four men for the recently opened position as manager of the worst team in the major leagues. Having employed five straight managers with no previous experience as major-league managers, the Royals decided that this time their manager would be experienced. So, before hiring Buddy Bell, they considered four candidates: Bell (six seasons as a major-league manager), Jerry Manuel (six), Terry Collins (six) and Gene Lamont (eight). Now ...

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