아래 영어 기사 요약입니다
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미국동부시간 오후3시경 보스톤구단은 리틀을
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해임하기로(계약은 이번주금요일까지였고 2004시즌 옵션이 있었으나)
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했습니다
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리틀에겐 오늘 아침 11시40분경에 전화로 통보했고요
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구단측은, 이번 해임은 ALCS 7차전 리틀의 선택(페드로를 계속놔둔것)
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하나때문에 리틀을 해임하는건 아니라 주장하는데...
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(올시즌 월드시리즈 문턱밖에 못밟은..이유가 제일 큰듯...ㅡㅡ;)
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리틀은 보스톤 구단주 루치노와 대화하면서
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메이져리그에서 감독을 할수있게 해준것에 대해
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감사하다고 전했고, 목소리 높은 언성은(?) 안한걸로 전해졌습니다
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(리틀은 마이너에서 감독생활을 오래했고, 샌디에고 불펜코치를 했었습니다, 메이져 리그 감독은 보스톤이 처음이였죠)
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보스톤이 이번 챔피언 시리즈까지 나가게 되서
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리틀감독역시 얼마정도의 보너스를 받을듯하네요.
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리틀은 경기중 어떤 선택을 내릴때 예전 기록보다는, 본능적으로
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선택을 했는데, 테오나, 존 핸리 구단주는 예전 기록분석으로하는
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그런 야구를 원했던것 같네요.
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테오 인터뷰
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"A lot goes on behind the scenes that people never know about," Epstein said, "different things that Grady Little does to help preserve and improve the chemistry of the ballclub.
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"사람들이 모르는 그 뒤에선 많은일들이 일어난다, 리틀은
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많은 일들을 해내면서, 팀내의 분위기도 많이 상승시켰다"
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"He knows that he did his absolute best and he knows he really helped this team get to the doorstep of the World Series this year and he's proud of that."
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"그는 올시즌 최선을 다해서 일을 해줬고, 월드시리즈 문앞까지
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보스톤을 가져다 주었다, 그리고 그는그것에 대해서 자랑스럽게 생각한다"
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앞으로 보스톤을 이끌어갈 감독은 천천히 찾아볼듯 하네요,
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후보는 많이 있는데, 팀에 제일 도움을 많이줄 그런 감독으로
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잘 찾아야할듯..
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현재까지 후보는 Jim Fregosi, Bud Black, Glenn Hoffman, Charlie Manuel and Jerry Remy, 그리고 만약 조또리가 해임된다면...
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조또리 역시 올수도..ㅋㅋ
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어찌됐건, 보스톤은 2003시즌 리틀 아래서 아메리그 타율1등및
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공격면에선 1등이였습니다, 안타갑게도 월드시리즈에 못나갔지만
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리틀감독 내년엔 좋은 팀만나 잘해주길..보스톤 역시
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좋은 감독 만나 좋은 성적내길 빕니다 ^^
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마음이 씁쓸하네요...음...
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Red Sox won't renew Little's contract
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Move not based on just one decision by manager, official says
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By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press, 10/27/2003
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BOSTON -- Red Sox manager Grady Little will not be back next year, paying the price for his decision to stick with Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the AL championship series.
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The Red Sox let Little go on Monday, less than two weeks after Boston blew a chance to play in the World Series when its ace couldn't hold a lead against the New York Yankees.
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The Florida Marlins beat the Yankees in the Series that wrapped up Saturday, ending baseball's embargo on major moves and freeing the Red Sox to cut Little loose.
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Little's contract expires Friday, and the team decided not to exercise its 2004 option.
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Team president Larry Lucchino said team officials notified Little of the decision in a telephone conversation Monday morning.
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"He took it very well," Lucchino said. "He was very gracious. There was no anger or raised voices. On the contrary, he thanked us for the opportunity he had been given to manage the Red Sox and to manage in the big leagues."
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General manager Theo Epstein declined to discuss Little's possible successors, but Jim Fregosi, Bud Black, Glenn Hoffman, Charlie Manuel and Jerry Remy have been mentioned as candidates.
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"We're going to take as long as necessary to find the right manager," Epstein said.
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The Red Sox won 93 and 95 games in Little's two years as manager, reaching the playoffs this year for the first time since 1999. They lost the first two games against Oakland, then swept three straight to advance to the ALCS, and Little's job seemed secure.
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The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the Series as it headed back to New York, and Little seemed to be making all of the right moves.
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He left struggling Nomar Garciaparra alone, and the shortstop snapped out of his slump with four hits in Game 6, helping force a seventh game. And, because Little chose not to use Martinez on short rest, he had his ace available for the decisive game.
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Boston staked Martinez to a 4-0 lead, and he led 5-2 in the eighth. Even after Little came out to talk to Martinez, he left him in rather than trust the lead to the bullpen that struggled all year before finding some consistency in the playoffs.
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The Yankees tied it off Martinez in the eighth, then won the game and the series in the 11th on Aaron Boone's homer off Tim Wakefield.
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"There's no reason to blame Grady," Martinez said. "Grady doesn't play the game, I do. If you want to judge me or curse me or whatever, I will swallow that, because I am responsible."
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Two days later, Little defended the decision to stick with his ace.
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"If people want to judge Grady Little on the results of a decision I made in that last game the other day, so be it," he said in his Fenway Park office. "In my heart, I know we had a great season here."
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Although publicly commending Little's work in keeping the clubhouse together, the Red Sox delayed an announcement on Little's future while angry Red Sox fans called for his job. Team officials insisted that their choice did not hinge on the one decision.
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"The decision to make a change resulted from months of thought about that long term direction (of the team)," Lucchino said.
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In a conversation he said he had with Little a day after the Game 7 loss, Epstein said Little told him he would only return to lead the Red Sox if management showed their support by giving him a contract for longer than one year. It became clear that the support was not there, Epstein said.
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Epstein is known to rely more on statistical analysis in assessing players and matchups than Little, who often used his instincts in making decisions. Owner John Henry is also in the statistical analysis camp.
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"We all have different backgrounds, different access to the clubhouse and different perspectives to the game," Epstein said. "We got together, discussed the issues thoroughly, reached a consensus, and now we will move forward together."
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Epstein was complimentary about Little's work managing the strong personalities in the Boston clubhouse.
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"A lot goes on behind the scenes that people never know about," Epstein said, "different things that Grady Little does to help preserve and improve the chemistry of the ballclub.
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"He knows that he did his absolute best and he knows he really helped this team get to the doorstep of the World Series this year and he's proud of that."
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For players, who have spoken highly of Little and supported him throughout the season, Monday's announcement was a blow.
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"The players by and large were disappointed for Grady," Epstein said. "For them, this was a difficult day."
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Little, 53, became the Red Sox manager in March 2002, after Joe Kerrigan was fired. Kerrigan had moved up from pitching coach in 2001 after Jimy Williams was fired.
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Little managed 16 seasons in the minors from 1980 to 1995 and was San Diego's bullpen coach in 1996. He spent the next three seasons as Williams' bench coach in Boston then had the same job the next two seasons with Charlie Manuel in Cleveland.
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In 2002, the Red Sox got off to a 40-17 start under Little but finished at 93-69 and missed the playoffs. This season, they were 95-67 and led the AL in batting average, total bases and other offensive categories.
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&copy; Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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첫댓글 리틀감독 안녕히 가세요ㅡ.ㅡ
조토리하고..페티트하고 오면돼겠는데....보스턴엔..좌완선발이없어서..걱정이야..
도토리감독이온다면 ..것도 괜찮아보이네 양키스가놔줄지모르겠지만 김병현이 양키스로 가는것보담 헐씬낫다고생각되네요
월드시리즈 끝나자마자 바로 해임시키는 군요..쩝/
흠..해임되는군요..샤론님 기사 잘 보고 갑니다.~~
잘 봤습니다. 구단주와 단장 이미 다 결정한 일 월드시리즈 끝날 때까지 입 다물고 표정관리하느라 애 좀 썼겠네요. 근데 막상 짤렸다고 하니 기분이 좀 그렇군요. 예상했던 일인데도....
당연한 일입니다.짤리기전에 모든일에 책임을 지고 사퇴한다하지...일말의 책임은 통감을 못하고 떠나는구만.....
그 상황에선 리틀이 이해되지 않아 화를 낸 적도 있지만 지금은 아쉬운 마음도 드네여. 수고하셨습니다. 더 좋은 메이저리그의 감독이 되시기를 기원합니다.
샤론님... 좋은 기사에 매번 감사드리고 있습니당.. ㅋㅋ 전부터 말씀드리고 시퍼찌만 등업이 인제사 되가지궁^^;; 그럼 스거하시궁.. 리틀감독 착하게 생겼는데 아쉽네염;; ㅇ ㅏ흑!!
오 샤론 방가 ...리틀 어디가서 머하나 ?,,,,걱정 되네....
조또리 감독 어떨까요?? 카리스마 쥑이던데...
본능야구하는 감독있다는 소리 첨듣네요. 최첨단 기록야구를 하는 세상에...-_- 리틀야구단에서 뵈요. 리틀 감독
그래디영감.. 팀의승패는 별로 의미가없는 마이너리그나 가서 감독생활을 하시오 아님 딴팀가서 코치나하면서 공부를 좀더 하기바라오
오클랜드전에서 bk 강판 시킬때부터 예상 했던 일.... 리틀 잘 가시오. 동정은 필요 없소. 동정은 주지도 말고 받지도 말자!
조 토레! 멋지당!
씁쓸~~