Poor Buddy Bell.At his introductory press conference on Tuesday, the Royals’ new skipper looked like someone sentenced to 25 years at Shawshank. In reality, Bell’s stay in Kansas City will probably last about two. ![][1]Bell comes to Kansas City preaching patience, which is exactly what he’ll need with this group of misfits.”I’m very impatient with impatience,” Bell said.Before you blast this hiring (something that’s harder to do considering Bell’s success against the Yankees), let me state my case.All that I’m saying is give Bell a chance.The main drawback with Bell is his lifetime record which depending on the day is about 115 games under .500. But whose fault is this? Some will blame Bell for his bumbling, losing ways. Personally, I blame the situations that he’s put himself in. It’s not Bell’s fault. It’s his employers’..Bell was hired in Detroit before the 1996 season. The Tigers were a team in flux, phasing out proven stars like Cecil Fielder and Alan Trammell, while promoting the “youth movement” with guys like Bobby Higginson and Damion Easley.Predictably, the initial results were disastrous. The Tigers lost 109 games and finished last in the AL East.But the next year, the Tigers lost just 83, and moved up to third place. In 1998, the Tigers got off to a disastrous start, and Bell was fired in mid-season.Was it Bell’s fault in Detroit? Or was it the franchise?In 2000, Bell latched on in Colorado, and immediately led the Rockies to just the third winning season in club history.But in 2001, the Rockies strayed from their formula of success, and signed free agent pitchers Denny Neagle and Mike Hampton. The signings fizzled (the franchise still hasn’t recovered), and the Purple Pinstripers quickly went downhill, losing 89 games in 2001. The next season, Bell was fired after the Rockies limped out of the gates with a 6-16 record.Again was it Bell’s fault? Or was it the franchise?We can’t blame the guy because he doesn’t know what jobs to turn down. There aren’t too many franchises in sports worse than the Tigers, Rockies, and Royals. Bell knows how to manage, and most of his former players say good things about the 54-year-old blonde.Unfortunately, Bell will lose in Kansas City. A lot. And he’ll probably be run out of town in 2007.When that happens will it really be his fault?All that I’m saying is give Bell a chance. [1]: http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/images/2005/06/01/DE9wZhmt.jpg