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The Magnificent Seven (for now)

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The first round of managerial interviews are about to take place and contrary to previous reports include zero former big league managers. The first seven are:

-Joey Cora (White Sox 3rd base coach)
-Brad Mills (Red Sox bench coach)
-Chip Hale (Arizona 3rd base coach)
-DeMarlo Hale (Red Sox 3rd base coach)
-Jose Oquendo (Cardinals 3rd base coach)
-Randy Ready (Padres minor league manager)
-Don Wakamatsu (Oakland bench coach)

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We all know about Cora, but some nuggets on the other six:

Brad Mills is a longtime friend and teammate of Terry Francona. He's also the father of Beau Mills.

Chip Hale was a AAA manager for three years and a Major League player for a decade.

DeMarlo Hale worked as a minor league manager for nine years with Boston and Texas and was named to his current post as a replacement for Dale Sveum.

Oquendo played for over a decade with the Mets and Cardinals as mostly a super utility player playing every position, including pitcher. Despite his similarity to Willie Bloomquist, he ended his career with more walks than strikeouts and posted a .090 isolated plate discipline. Has no significant managerial experience that I know of.

Ready was also a utility player. He's with the Padres now so he's a lock to be hired as long as we have to give San Diego something of greater value in return. He has about seven years experience as a minor league manager including in Portland during 2008.

Wakamatsu was born in Hood River making him also a lock for the job, but he comes from Oakland making him an anti-lock. He used to work for Seattle, making him a lock. Has five years experience as a bench coach and some limited minor league managerial experience.

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…but past history kinda indicate that they make decent managers…

by rtang on Nov 10, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I dunno

I think Joey was always more feisty than scrappy.

by msb on Nov 10, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I like Randy Ready

Seems like he’s done a decent job with Portland.

by marc w on Nov 10, 2008 1:41 PM PST reply actions  

I can just see him saying in the interview...

“If you want to win in 2009, you need to get Ready now.”

XD

by Inkara1 on Nov 10, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

This only works

If he flexes and kisses his bicep after he speaks.

by Garces on Nov 10, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I was hoping for John Gibbons.

I want a manager who’s willing to punch his pitcher in the mouth.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Nov 10, 2008 1:48 PM PST reply actions  

Well...

It’s not like managers matter anyways and do you remember Joey’s tears in ‘95? I’m sorry. You can call me a sentimental fool. I LOVE JOEY CORA!!!!

by DAMellen on Nov 11, 2008 1:02 AM PST reply actions  

ah, the perils of going home

When Cora interviewed with the Nats & the Bucs, the fan response was “who?”. Here it is jokes about crying, his teeny-tinyness, or wondering if he’ll hop over the foul line on the way to take out the pitcher….

by msb on Nov 11, 2008 7:57 AM PST reply actions  

I'm guessing not

based on Bob Watson’s hissy fit over Francona not being in uniform, and MLB’s lumping of managers, coaches & players into the uniform rules at the time of the announcement of the “Francona rule”. Biggio got in some trouble just before he retired when someone at MLB noticed (after 20 years) that during ST he wore a pin related to his cancer charity on his hat … he got permission, as it was just during the spring

by msb on Nov 11, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

hmm.

do managers have the same rules?

I remember the flap over Francona’s warm-up top….

by msb on Nov 11, 2008 8:05 AM PST reply actions  

Don't know what it's worth, but

since I live in Missoula, I know that Chip Hale managed the Pioneer League Missoula Osprey to a championship victory in their firs/second year of existence (AZ Diamondbacks rookie team). So, he has some managerial experience w/players younger than AAA…at least he’s been more than a bench coach…just fyi.

by MissoulaMarinerFan on Nov 11, 2008 11:37 AM PST reply actions  

A Post on Cora...

From a message board:
"I’ld be a fan of him cause I loved his attitude as a player….and anybody who’s been around Ozzie Guillen I feel like is being influenced in the right way….

It’s just like in the NFL with all the head coaches that spawned off of Bill Walsh & Mike Holmgren….

If you’re part of a successful system…you can bring success to other places….it’s just one good step…."

This may be the best post that I have ever read on a message board.

by PLU Tim on Nov 11, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions  

nah

check out Soonerman22

He likes Hustle.

by msb on Nov 11, 2008 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

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