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Amaro should have know better than to lash out at fans

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Mike Sielski, Inquirer Columnist

To explain what Ruben Amaro Jr. did wrong, to understand his biggest mistake in telling CSNPhilly.com on Monday that Phillies fans who "b---- and complain" about the team's rebuilding efforts "don't understand the game" and "don't understand the process," let's begin with what Sam Hinkie did right three months ago.

This was Feb. 20, the day after the NBA trade deadline, and Hinkie, the 76ers general manager, was holding a news conference, answering for his decisions to deal a pair of promising young players in Michael Carter-Williams and K.