Count me among those who are happy to see Legendary Lloyd getting another shot at skippering in the Big Leagues. I always liked Lloyd when stood atop the top step in the Pirates dugout during his tenure here. He was sort of doomed to fail as Pirates manager due to the penny-pinching ways of the McClatchey Administration, which led to some very poor decisions on the part of GM Dave Littlefield, which led to crummy teams. Poor Lloyd never really had a shot, given those lousy teams he was given to manage. Sadly, from bits and pieces I have been reading, it seems like he may be going into a very similar situation with the Mariners.
Anyway, I always liked McClendon because he almost single-handedly reintroduced use of the word "flummoxed" back into the everyday lexicon of the Pittsburgh sports scene. You gotta love a guy with an eclectic vocabulary.
And, of course, how could a story on Lloyd McClendon's days as Bucco Skipper not include this scene, one that I am sure McClendon now wishes never took place:
In any event, welcome back, Lloyd, and good luck in Seattle.
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