Greensboro Yanks (1961), Class B, Carolina League

Twig began his managing career with the same philosophy he has now--get good pitching, execute the fundamentals, and be fast and agressive on the base paths. He finished the season one game under .500 and figured he'd done a pretty good job for a rookie manager until his boss called and fired him. "They told me I hadn't filed my daily game reports on time," Twig says.

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