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Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
Giants Start Clock On Bochy Interview -- UPDATE: Bochy Signs
The Giants have stepped up discussions with managerial candidate Bruce Bochy, currently the Padres' manager, but the Padres have placed a condition on it that negotiations be concluded by noon Tuesday.
``If there is no announcement at the end of the seven days, then Bruce will be a Padre,'' Towers said.Update: Bruce Bochy and the Giants have agreed on a contract, and will introduce Bochy as their new manager at a news conference "today", according to a San Jose Mercury-News report, but time is rapidly running out on "today" and so we suppose by "today" that they mean, "tomorrow".Actually, the Giants must move faster because Bochy is scheduled to leave for Japan on Monday after accepting an offer to replace Terry Francona as manager of the major leagues' touring all-star team. Another of the Giants' four central candidates, New York Mets third-base coach Manny Acta, will serve on Bochy's staff.
Clubs are not permitted to make major announcements during the World Series but Major League Baseball gave the Giants clearance to act because Bochy is doing the league a huge favor. He agreed on short notice to replace Terry Francona as manager of the league's traveling all-star squad that leaves for Japan on Monday.
Comments:
1) New brain trust. Sandy Alderson is the new kid in town, and the speculation for the last couple years has been that the clock is ticking on Kevin Towers. Now that fellow A's-expat Paul DePodesta is also in on the clique, this may set the stage for an early exit by Towers, too.
2) You might think. But, it would also likely be the best deal he can get; the other managerial openings are even further away from San Diego.
2) You might think. But, it would also likely be the best deal he can get; the other managerial openings are even further away from San Diego.
I posted over at Halos Heaven a week or two ago that with Bochy's departure imminent, the door would be open for Bud Black to take over as Padres manager. He lives in S.D. County, I believe; at least, his ex and kids do. He turned down other managerial positions because he wanted to stay close to home. Today's L.A. Times sugggests that, indeed, Black is a leading candidate for the Padres' opening.
# posted by 
: 10/27/2006 10:37:00 AM
: 10/27/2006 10:37:00 AM
With Bruce Bochy moving on to Baghdad by the Bay the door is open for Tony Gwynn to be the next Padres skipper. It is more likely that Gwynn will get the job than Bud Black.
# posted by : 10/27/2006 10:41:00 AM
: 10/27/2006 10:41:00 AM
I don't think Gwynn makes sense for the Padres. Gwynn has only managed at the collegiate level, and by signaling that Bochy's history with the organization will not counter his lack of success at the major league level, the Padres are starting to demand results.
Without having researched it, I suspect that Alderson was the genesis for the A's philosophy that managers aren't important. (Billy Beane had to get it from somewhere, right?) That, in my opinion, is what this move is all about, and with Towers' time running short, it's a shot across his bow, too...
Without having researched it, I suspect that Alderson was the genesis for the A's philosophy that managers aren't important. (Billy Beane had to get it from somewhere, right?) That, in my opinion, is what this move is all about, and with Towers' time running short, it's a shot across his bow, too...
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