One can only hope they hire crybaby Cora but the M's are just the kind of team to hire Wallach and ruin him. I think he's smart enough to say no but he might just be tired of waiting and take the first job offered him Seattle would be a huge mistake. You have no chance up here.
Mariners Hire Lloyd McClendon As Manager By Steve Adams [November 5 at 4:40pm CST] The Mariners have hired Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon to be their new manager, according to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal (Twitter link). Jon Heyman of CBS Sports confirms the move (also via Twitter). McClendon, who turns 55 in January, has five years of Major League managerial experience, having served as the Pirates skipper from 2001-05. McClendon compiled a 336-446 record in that time and has since served as a coach on the Tigers' staff. McClendon served as Jim Leyland's bullpen coach in 2006 and has been Detroit's hitting coach for the past seven seasons. McClendon played for the Pirates, Reds and Cubs in over parts of eight seasons as a first baseman/outfielder. He hit .244/.325/.381 with 35 home runs in 1,375 Major League plate appearances from 1987-94. McClendon was said to be a finalist for the job along with Athletics bench coach Chip Hale, Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach and former White Sox/Marlins bench coach Joey Cora. __
I think that's a brilliant idea. If Donnie flames out next year you have wallach right there as his natural replacement.
^ Wallach could move from third to dugout in '14After being passed over for managerial openings, LA bench coach a possibilityBy Ken Gurnick | MLB.com -- Yesterday at 6:11 pmDodgers third-base coach Tim Wallach is reportedly a candidate for bench coach. (AP)LOS ANGELES -- Now that Seattle and Detroit have passed on Tim Wallach for their managerial openings, he's a candidate to become the Dodgers' bench coach, according to a baseball source.Wallach has been the Dodgers' third-base coach for the three years that Don Mattingly has been manager. After this season ended, bench coach Trey Hillman was dismissed, and the Dodgers have been waiting for the managerial merry-go-round to stop before finalizing the coaching staff. Mattingly has already confirmed that his 2014 option vested when the club advanced to the National League Championship Series.When Mattingly was named manager at the end of the 2010 season, Wallach didn't hide his interest in managing in the Major Leagues, but accepted the big league coaching role. He managed the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque from 2009-10 and interviewed recently with the Mariners and Tigers, who hired Lloyd McClendon and Brad Ausmus, respectively.If Wallach is moved into the dugout, the Dodgers would need a third-base coach, and that search would probably include Lorenzo Bundy, who replaced Wallach as manager of Albuquerque and has coached in the Major Leagues with Arizona.Wallach, 56, played 17 seasons in the Major Leagues, was a five-time All-Star and won the Gold Glove Award three times at third base. He spent most of his career in Montreal, but also played for the Dodgers and Angels.Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. __
I'm trying to get excited about Wallach as a bench coach, but have no reason to. Everyone keeps telling us he's great I guess, but I have no reason to believe he's any smarter with in-game management. He did bunt quite a bit in ALBQ which is hitters paradise so I don't see that changing. Maybe lineups will be constructed better? Idk. I mean, I don't think he's a bad option or dislike the guy but I just have never seen why I'm suppose to believe he's this great coaching option.
^It's probably a good idea to see what kind of bench coach he is, though. You can better figure out what kind of manager he might make, see if he is the heir apparent, or not. And, if he doesn't offer much, then you know this and can bring down the ax, and remove him from your system, and bring in the next sucker...
Seriously though guys think of this. Wallach has been up for how many managerial jobs over the past 3-4 years? And he hasn't landed a single one. Lloyd "taking my base and going home" McClendon and Brad "check me for a pulse" Ausmus have beaten him out for jobs. Anyone else a tad bit worried about that?
one more op gone... Sources: Cubs choose Rick Renteria as managerTim Brown | Yahoo! -- 16 hours agoWorking against more than a century of futility and in the midst of a fresh plan to make it all work again, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday chose as their new manager San Diego Padres bench coach Rick Renteria, according to sources.Rick Renteria has a reputation as a strong teacher. (AP Photo)Renteria, 51, beat out a handful of candidates, including A.J. Hinch, Eric Wedge, Dave Martinez and Manny Acta. Cubs management had hoped to lure New York Yankees manager and Chicago local Joe Girardi, who instead returned to the Yankees on a four-year deal.Renteria replaces Dale Sveum, whose Cubs teams were 70 games under .500 over two seasons. Sveum was fired after the season.Under president Theo Epstein and GM Jed Hoyer, the Cubs are endeavoring to build through younger players. That often necessitates a strong teaching element at the big-league level, and Renteria is known within the industry as an excellent teacher. Along with certain position coaches in San Diego, he helped develop shortstop Everth Cabrera and outfielder Will Venable, among many others."More than anything, he has a great passion for the game and for the people in the game," an official in San Diego said. "He has great character, high integrity and is a very good teacher."The Cubs let Sveum go in part because they were unhappy with the development of their young players, such as Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo. More are on the way, among them outfielders Junior Lake and Jorge Soler, and infielder Javier Baez.The Cubs are expected to announce Renteria’s appointment on Thursday. __
Maybe Wallach is tanking interviews knowing that Dum Dum isn't the answer. The M's and Cubs suck. Who would want to live in Detroit?
The great thing about Wallach as bench coach is it puts him in the dugout to talk to Donnie while we are at bat. Can't do that at third base nor can Lopes at first base. Two of our best minds were not available to help Donnie while we were at bat. That makes a big difference.
Oh no...poor Poland....are they next? Then, the Sudetenland? Do you think WS Champion of ----- is part of it?
But who now, if this bench coach thing comes to fruition, will be able to interpret Donnie's signs when he flashes them? On second thought, you really have to only learn "bunt"...that can't be that difficult....just mask them in between all the ball scrathing and jock adjusting.
which begs the question... if donnie isn't capable of making the right decisions himself and/or there are better minds out there -- then why the fuck is he in charge?
That's why you have a bench coach to help balance out the weakness of the manager, creating a stronger management team. Imagine if Honeycutt wasn't in the dugout. Any time in leadership you are usually as strong as your assistants and they are as strong as you.
i get the group contributions but still, shouldn't the manager/leader be the most knowledgeable/competent of the group?
