Yankees’ Managerial Search To Begin…
In light of the madness of the Joe Torre firing, it looks like the Yankees are moving on with their managerial search. As of now, it looks like the prime candidates are Don Mattingly, Joe Girardi, & Tony Pena.
All three have some sort of ties to the Yankees, as Mattingly both played and managed for them, Girardi played for them, and Pena is the current first base coach.
Right now, it is assumed that Don Mattingly is the odd’s on favorite for the position, as he was Torre’s bench bench for a season, and as well played for the team. In addition, a lot of players feel very much comfortable with him at the helm.
The same cannot be said about the other candidates.
From CNN: The Yankees began the interview process Monday, with former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi scheduled to speak with team executives at Legends Field. Yankees bench coach Don Mattingly was due in Tuesday and New York first base coach Tony Pena on Wednesday.
“There’s a slight favorite, not a heavy favorite,” Hank Steinbrenner, a son of owner George Steinbrenner, said Monday.
That favorite is presumed to be Mattingly, who spent this season as bench coach following three years as hitting coach under Joe Torre, who left last week after 12 seasons as manager.
Hank Steinbrenner said four or five people will be interviewed, but Valentine wasn’t on the list. Valentine, former manager of the New York Mets, currently is managing the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan.
“I would say at this point probably not. He’s certainly a smart guy, but probably not,” Steinbrenner said.
We shall wait and see; however, I say the money is on Mattingly.
We’ll soon find out…
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