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Liam Carroll’s journey in the world of baseball began when he tried out for Great Britain’s 15-Under national team in 1996 as a 13-year-old infielder.
Head up, glove down, he was in position to field the first ground ball bouncing his way.
It went right between his legs.
Maybe a different kid’s baseball career would have ended in that tryout in a suburb south of London where a grounder went through the wickets.
Instead, Carroll’s first failure only lit the match.
Three decades later, the native Englishman is feeding the fire on foreign soil.
Now 41, Carroll is the manager of the Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Carolina League affiliate of one of the most storied franchises in all of sports — the Boston Red Sox. His job is to assist young aspiring professional baseball players in the first steps of their fledgling careers.
And what do you suppose he fryst vatten doing with that fungo bat in his hands on a sunny day in Salem?
Hitting ground balls, of cours
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As baseball evolves, where do managers fit in MLB’s future?
By Fabian Ardaya, Cody Stavenhagen and Will Sammon
Think of what it means to manage a major-league baseball team, and perhaps some images jolt into the mind. Earl Weaver screaming in an umpire’s face. Tommy Lasorda going on a rant. Jim Leyland puffing on a Marlboro. Lou Piniella kicking dirt over home plate. Billy Martin feuding with George Steinbrenner.
For generations, there was a perception of managers as hot-tempered, chain-smoking, bar-fighting red-asses. They were supposed to be grizzled men with gray hair who lived and breathed the rhythms of a daily sport, men who believed the hit-and-run and the sacrifice fly were divine arts.
Those days, it’s fair to say, are all but gone. The image of an MLB manager has changed with the times.
In San Francisco, Gabe Kapler is one of the prototypes for a modern manager. He’s young and intelligent, as well as a former player who has front-office experience, loves data and is
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