MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Mets have hired Dave Jauss to be Jerry Manuel’s new bench coach. Jauss has worked as a bench coach for the Red Sox, Dodgers and Orioles. Rosenthal says the Mets chose Jauss over Eric Wedge and Bob Melvin.
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Mets still haven't settled their coaching staff, originally it was reported that Razor Shines would no longer be the 3B coach but he'd have a role somewhere on the team. But with Alomar Jr. moving to 1B, Chip Hale coming in at 3B and the Mets apparently seeking a new bench coach, that leaves Shines as the fifth coach which is usually the catching coach for teams that carry five. If Shines gets...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says that former Indians manager Eric Wedge is a candidate for the Mets bench coach job. In addition to Wedge, former Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin and former Orioles bench coach Dave Jauss are also candidates, but Rosenthal says that the Mets are not close to a decision. For more on this plus [...]
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
After starting 12-17 the Arizona Diamondbacks fired their manger Bob Melvin, while that was probably the right move, their season may have already been lost. In fact since winning 90 games in 2007 this team has seen their victories drop by 10 a year that is a very bad trend that needs to be fixed [...]
William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Nats' search for manager could lead to Riggleman - The Post Riggleman: Nats to decide soon - nationals.com Interim manager Jim Riggleman likes his chances to be hired full time as Washington Nationals manager. The only other interviews the Nats have conducted have been with Bobby Valentine and Bob Melvin . Valentine would cost a lot of money, but potentially would have insight into Japanese players...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Jim Tracy = NL Manager of the Year Browse more photos » As well as the ongoing 'Pitties, we also have an SB Nation-wide set of awards, voted upon by two contributors from each site - in the case of the SnakePit, it's myself and 'Charmer. This week, those awards will be handed out: we start with the Manager of the Year today, and then tomorrow we have...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP One of the award winners is in this photo. Take a guess. Browse more photos » For the fourth year in a row, SB Nation Baseball conducted its end-of-the-year awards voting during the last weekend of the season. Each team-specific blog received two ballots and voted for the league awards in which their team participated. The other baseball sites received...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP Any day now...JIm Riggleman awaits the Nationals' decision on who will be named the next full-time Skipper. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Browse more photos » Former DC GM Jim Bowden thinks Jim Riggleman is the man for the full-time Manager’s job in DC. Washington Times’ writers Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman said it was...
William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Riggleman could stay with Nationals - The Wash. Times Don Mattingly , bench coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has removed himself from consideration as next Washington Nationals manager. Given that the Nats have recently supplied Riggleman with "new electronic equipment" it seems they have the intention of keeping him around. The knock on the Nats is they don't want to spend a lot of money...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post has also heard Bob Melvin's name, Hubbuch believes that Melvin is waiting for the Nationals to decide on their next manager before he decides whether he's taking the Mets Bench coach position. In regards to the Nationals vacancy it's believed that interim manager Tracy Riggleman has the inside track. Hubbach further tweets that Razor Shines may not stay with the major league...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
I'm not really sure why the Wilpon's decided to keep Omar Minaya, is it really his contract extension which equates to little more then what Alex Cora would make in a season or do they want a figure head who could easily become a sacrificial lamb if things go bad. It makes sense from Omar prospective to return, he has nothing to lose since his reputation is at an all time low, returning regardless...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Adam Rubin this morning confirmed that Chip Hale has been hired as the 3B coach but he also passed along another tidbit. The Mets coaching staff may not be set, rem. when the season ended it was reported that the team may look at former managers to fill coaching vacancies. But then it appeared that Shines would move to bench coach, Alomar to 1B and the newly hired Hale would complete the staff as the...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
According to Greg Hansen of the Arizona Daily Star the Mets have hired Chip Hale as their third base coach. Hale played seven seasons (1989-1997) in the majors all with the Twins aside from his last year with the Dodgers. He was a lifetime .277 BA with an OBP of .346 and a Slg. Pct. .363. He was a member of the 1991 Minnesota Twins World Series Championship team. During his career he played approx....
SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Manny Acta was the guy they wanted. The Astros liked everything about him. His presence and personality. How he forged relationships with players. His ability to run a game. I said from the beginning that there was no right answer in this search for a new manager. Manny Acta would have been terrific, but then so would Phil Garner, Bob Melvin, Tim Bogar, Jim Fregosi and a dozen or so others. But the...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP "Bobby 2010!!" -- Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine talks with the media Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. Valentine, the most experienced of the finalists for Cleveland's manager's job, got his second interview with the Indians. Valentine's managerial resume includes more than 2,000 games, six seasons in Japan and a trip to the World...
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