Ryne Sandberg lobbying for Chicago Cubs managerial job

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman and now manager of their Triple-A Iowa affiliate is making it publicly known that he wants the vacant Cubs managerial job. On FOXSports Radio's Petros & Money show, when asked if he wanted to job, Sandberg said,

“I do. I do. That’s my goal. Just like the players I have here we take advantage of our hard work and the hours we spend at the stadium and at the ball park and on the field. Playing these games, one hundred and forty-four games a year. Just to have experience, to learn it and like I said I’m just like the players now with aspirations to do this at the major league level wherever that would come. I’m just kind of sitting back waiting for a phone call like the players and if somebody feels like I am ready and they want me to manage their ball club, that would be a tough thing to turn down anywhere.”

Sandberg, 50, was named manager of the Iowa Cubs in December 2009. He previously managed the Class-A Peoria Chiefs and Double-A Tennessee Smokies.

Sandberg would be the sentimental and fan favorite to land the job. Other candidates for the Cubs’ job are Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Bobby Valentine  and interim manager Mike Quade. Last month we profiled a few of these candidates.