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    Pirates fire manager John Russell , whose 299 losses in 3 seasons matched a franchise record

    He didn't make the trades or strip the major league roster of so many proven players. In the end, John Russell's resume will always include 299 losses in three seasons, and that was way too many, even for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Russell was fired Monday after matching the Pirates' record for most losses by a manager in three seasons. The only other manager in the franchise's 124-season history with so many losses in so few seasons was Fred Haney, who was 163-299 from 1953-55.Russell (186-299) had records of 67-95 in 2008, 62-99 in 2009 and 57-105 this season. Only the 1952 Pirates, who went 42-112, lost more games in baseball's modern era than Russell's final team, which was the NL's worst in batting, pitching and defense.These Pirates were bad from April to October, putting together a 12-game losing streak, four seven-game losing streaks and eight five-game losing streaks. They were 17-64 on the road, equaling the 1963 Mets for the most road losses during baseball's expansion era.No pi...

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