Monday, November 01, 2004
New Manager...
It looks likely, according to the Inquirer's Todd Zolecki, that the Phillies will hire their new manager before the week is out. Grady Little and Don Baylor have seemingly fallen by the way-side in the search, and I don't sense that Russell or Pendleton are serious candidates. In my mind it comes down to three candidates:
1. Charlie Manuel
2. Jim Fregosi
3. Jim Leyland
I think it will be Manuel because the players on the team know him and like him already, and his approach to baseball seems in line with the Phillies walk and slug the ball strategy. Fregosi has a chance because he has coached the team to the World Series and the Phils love to return guys associated with success to the franchise. Leyland is a distant possibility: he seems low-key, which is what the team needs, but he has never been associated with the team before and he hasn't coached in some time.
I think the Phils will name Manuel as the new skipper on Wednesday or Thursday, after the election has been decided.
1. Charlie Manuel
2. Jim Fregosi
3. Jim Leyland
I think it will be Manuel because the players on the team know him and like him already, and his approach to baseball seems in line with the Phillies walk and slug the ball strategy. Fregosi has a chance because he has coached the team to the World Series and the Phils love to return guys associated with success to the franchise. Leyland is a distant possibility: he seems low-key, which is what the team needs, but he has never been associated with the team before and he hasn't coached in some time.
I think the Phils will name Manuel as the new skipper on Wednesday or Thursday, after the election has been decided.
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