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Manager's impact is tough to gauge

By Rob Neyer
ESPN.com

Friday, April 25, 2008

We all know the difference between a good manager and a bad manager, right? Joe Torre: good. Buddy Bell: bad. Casey Stengel: really good. Maury Wills: really bad. Then again, before Torre managed the Yankees to all those division titles and world championships, he managed three other teams in 15 seasons, and only five of those seasons were winning seasons. Before Stengel managed the Yankees to all those pennants and world championships, he managed two other teams over nine seasons, and o ...

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