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Kovacevic: Nutting scapegoats Hurdle, keeps failed front office intact

Bob Nutting doesn't care about the Pirates.

So why do you?

The man who owns and operates this 133-year-old, once-proud civic institution doesn't care whether they succeed or fail on the field. Now, more demonstrably than ever, he doesn't care.

So why do you?

No, really, why do you?

At 1:53 p.m., Clint Hurdle was formally fired. It was announced via email by, of all people, Neal Huntington, that the team and the manager had reached a mutual Which was an outright lie. I spoke with Hurdle in his PNC Park office this morning, one-on-one.