Comments on: Current managerial interview list

By: JoeGeema

JoeGeema — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:19:41 +0000

I’m missing something. Why do any of you believe Joey Cora would be a good manager? He didn’t strike me as a real team leader while playing here. His meager (non-majors) managerial record stinks. I don’t get the enthusiasm.

Let’s get past the “homer” syndrome and get somebody who can actually manage a team.

Why isn’t Ryne Sandberg, managing the Cubs’ Iowa AAA team, being considered?

By: msb

msb — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:34:23 +0000

interestingly, both Cora and C. Hale kept stressing fundamentals and playing the game correctly. huh. you’d think they watched the Ms last year or something.

By: joser

joser — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:25:17 +0000

Joey Cora speaks the language of the crying inner child in all of us.

By: msb

msb — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:33:31 +0000

well, we know Cora & Oquendo speak Spanish; Wakamatsu says he took a year of Japanese in college but claims he doesn’t really speak it.

By: TomC

TomC — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:13:22 +0000

Is there anywhere to check which of these guys speak Spanish or Japanese?

In light of the ever-increasing numbers of players for whom English is a second language (if at all), shouldn’t the ability to more easily communicate with your star players count a lot? If I ran the team it would.

By: msb

msb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:06:12 +0000

Has Cora ever managed in the minors?

1999-2001 general manager for Caguas (Puerto Rican Winter League)
2000 coached with Class A Daytona (Chicago Cubs)
2001 managed Advanced Rookie Kingsport, 31-35 (New York Mets)
2002 Advanced Rookie Kingsport, 23-44
2003 managed Class A Savannah, 58-80 (Montreal Expos)
2005 managed LaGuaira, 31-31 (Venezuelan Winter League)
2005-07 3B coach, White Sox
2008 bench coach, White Sox

By: msb

msb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:33:17 +0000

sorry, that was Baker's article -- Stone is here

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:26:49 +0000

He managed the Mets’ rookie-league team in 2001 and 2002, with a record of 54-79. In 2003 he managed an Expos farm team in low A ball that went 58-80.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:15:29 +0000

Has Cora ever managed in the minors?

If so, how did that go?

By: msb

msb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:32 +0000

Larry Stone has updated his article to include quotes from Riggleman & from Zduriencik’s conference call:

“Zduriencik left open the possibility that another candidate or two could be added to the list, though it’s not going to be former Brewers manager Ned Yost or ex-Mets manager â€” and new Milwaukee bench coach â€” Willie Randolph. Zduriencik hasn’t spoken to either in weeks.

Onetime Mets manager Bobby Valentine, another rumored candidate, was never contacted by the Mariners.”