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Huntington: 'We need to make decisions for the right reasons'

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Frank Coonelly has quickly tapped into the psyche of Pittsburgh Pirates fans in his five months as team president. He knows that Bucco backers cherish their memories of Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Bill Mazeroski, and reflect fondly on the days when Jim Leyland was churning up a nicotine cloud in the dugout runway while Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van Slyke patrolled the outfield. In Pittsburgh, anything is an upgrade over the more recent past. We are, after all, looking at 15 ...

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