On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs fired manager Mike Quade, according to an article by ESPNChicago.com. The most likely successor would be fan favorite Ryne Sandberg, but president of baseball operations, Theo Epstein, has already ruled him out.
“The managerial search process begins immediately,” Epstein said. “We are looking for someone with whom and around whom we [...]
11/03/11
The Philadelphia Phillies have hired Ryne Sandberg to be their Triple-A manager, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Matt Gelb.
Sandberg was named the manager of Triple-A Iowa (Chicago Cub’s affiliate) in December 2009. He previously managed the Class-A Peoria Chiefs and Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He was hoping to [...]
11/15/10
According to multiple sources close to CSNNE.com’s Sean McAdam, the Toronto Blue Jays have offered Boston Red Sox’s pitching coach John Farrell the managerial job, and Farrell needs only to come to an agreement on a contract. WEEI’s Alex Speier says that it would be surprising at this point if Farrell did not take over [...]
10/23/10
According to MLB Network’s Peter Gammons, three general managers insisted that 48-year-old John Farrell will get the Toronto Blue Jays managerial job and a source close to FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi confirmed that Farrell is the front-runner to become the next manager of the Blue Jays. The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo says that Farrell is [...]
10/22/10
Ryne Sandberg’s dream to manage the Chicago Cubs were shattered this week when the club named Mike Quade the permanent manager, but there’s still hope that he could remain with the organization to some degree. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Fred Mitchell and David Kaplan the Cubs have interest in retaining Sandberg as the manager [...]
10/21/10
According to sources close to WEEI’s Rob Bradford, Red Sox’s DeMarlo Hale and John Farrell are among the finalists for the vacant Blue Jay’s managerial position. Former Major League catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. is also a finalist. Toronto is expected to finalize its search by next week.
Earlier this week, The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo said [...]
10/20/10
Now that the Chicago Cubs have named Mike Quade as the team’s permanent manager, it’s unknown what Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg will do now.
A source close to Sports Illustrated’s Will Carroll says the “Cubs wanted Sandberg as bench coach.” AOL FanHouse’s Ed Price says the Cubs expect Sandberg to leave the organization and Pat [...]
10/19/10
The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo says via Twitter that the Red Sox’s bench coach DeMarlo Hale is getting a second interview for the vacant Toronto Blue Jays managerial position.
Hale’s name was previously mentioned as a possible candidate for the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins position. The Mariners have since hired Eric Wedge.
The Blue Jays have [...]
10/18/10
Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– Cafardo puts together a list of of the Toronto Blue Jay managerial candidates (take a deep breathe, it’s a doozy): Don Baylor, Tim Bogar, Brian Butterfield, John Ferrell, Sal Fasano, DeMarlo Hale, Nick Leyva, Bob Melvin, Rick Renteria, Ron Roenicke, Luis Rivera, Rob Thomson, Bobby Valentine, [...]
10/17/10
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin likes to hire second or third-time managers which makes Bob Melvin, Clint Hurdle, Don Baylor and Don Wakamatsu candidates.
The sentiment to retain interim manager Mike Quade grows. Ryne Sandberg appears to be on the “back burner” and the Cubs may make a [...]
10/10/10