Bucky F***ing Dent.... Gone

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By Hal McCoy
Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 03, 2007
CINCINNATI — There will be at least one coach replaced when new Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Mackanin takes over today against the San Francisco Giants.
Pat Kelly, manager of the team's Gulf Coast Rookie League Reds, will replace Bucky Dent as bench coach.

Kelly spent last season as a professional scout for the Atlanta Braves and returned to the Reds for this season. Prior to that, Kelly managed Chattanooga, the Reds' Class AA affiliate in the Southern League, in 1993-94.
Kelly, 51, has managed 12 different minor-league teams during his career after retiring as from active play, mostly as a catcher in the minor leagues, making the majors with Toronto in 1980.

Dent out as Reds bench coach

Wow, the star power and talent this staff will have next season will be staggering. Mackannin, Pat Kelly, when will god realize we have been blessed enough? And for the record, I am stating this as given Krivsky's comments, I wouldn't be surprised if they stick on if the Reds luck swings the other way a bit, which it has to and thus makes them to be more impressive looking.

[redsrbetter]

Cool. Can this keep on going please? Pole should have been the first out teh door, but I guess not.

Supposedly today Mackanin will be making decisions on what he wants. I am not too sure how much weight his decisions will have though. Later Bucky.

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This decision to add Kelly as the bench coach could be a sign for the future for the Reds as there permanent manager of the future. He has experience managing in the minors and they are just grooming him. As for making changes to the team and seeing what Mackanin wants. I think the first would be 1B Votto.

[CincyRedsFan30]

I highly doubt Mackanin will be the permanent manager.

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I think he will be the manager for the rest of this season and that is it for Petey Mac.

[TheBigLebowski]

Pat Kelly. Goodness. Casey Stengel next?

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Stengel would even be an upgrade.

[NFLman2033]

man if that rumor is true that Girardi said no because he couldn't bring in his own staff is true, this really pisses me off even more

[redsrbetter]

The rumor concerning Girardi was shot down by Krivsky in the press conference yesterday. He said they were only concerned with the Narron firing and have not talked to anyone yet.

Today's press conference introducing Mackanin garnered a question concerning Dent. Krivsky was asked about what happened there and he said it wasn't pretty. More or less it seems Dent was upset at not getting the manager job.

[TheBigLebowski]

Wow..interesting.

[redsrbetter]

I am starting to wonder if our scouting department is going to be worse without Mackanin.

[Newman4]

When I heard "Kelly" would be the bench coach I immediately thought Tom Kelly from Minnesota. Oh well, I should have known better to get excited. If I were Bucky, I'd be mad too if I got passed over for Mackanin.