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Pirates Tap Indians Assistant for GM's Job

Posted Sep 25, 07 5:22 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Pittsburgh Pirates named Neal Huntington as their new general manager today, nearly 3 weeks after firing Dave Littlefield. A delay in the announcement had fueled speculation they were backing away from Huntington as their first choice. His jobs in Cleveland as special assistant to Indians GM Mark Shapiro had included advance scouting and strategic planning.

"Neal comes from an extremely successful organization in Cleveland," Pirates president  Frank Coonelly told MLB.com. "Neal has been part of a system that is very similar to the Pittsburgh market, and they utilized all these different avenues of player acquisition, I think extraordinarily well, and Neal is to receive credit for that."

Source Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Pittsburgh Pirates new general manager Neal Huntington talks with reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, his first day on the job. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)   (Associated Press)
This Aug. 15, 2003 file photo shows Cleveland Indians assistant general manager Neal Huntington in his office in Cleveland. Huntington was hired Tuesday Sept. 25, 2007 as the Pittsburgh Pirates' general...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Zach Duke delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, in Chicago.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh Pirates team president Frank Coonelly is shown during an interview in Pittsburgh, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Don Wright)   (Associated Press)
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