A familiar face directing things on Phillies bench
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Jimy Williams was here yesterday, in his new role as Charlie Manuel's bench coach with the Phillies.
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The Mets introduced Willie Randolph as their new manager Thursday afternoon, giving the Brooklyn native a big welcome in a press conference at Shea Stadium&#39;s Diamond Club.
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Charlie Manuel was fired once before at the All-Star break in his first managerial stint with Cleveland. He&#039;d like to believe he can safely pack his bags after this break when Philadelphia travels to San Francisco later this week.
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Smart baseball people figure a good manager can steal a half-dozen wins a season. What makes Jim Leyland better than most is knowing when to pick his spots.
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Wally Backman was a scrappy, intense second baseman for the world champion Mets in 1986. He promises to bring that style to the Diamondbacks as their manager.
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Former major league manager Pat Corrales is named the Nationals new bench coach as newly hired manager Manny Acta completes his coaching staff.
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The ex-Phillies skipper, 62, doesn&#39;t want to manage a team that&#39;s five years away. By Don Bostrom. That&#39;s what the Phillies might decide to do if they hire Jim Fregosi for a second tour of duty as their manager.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are wasting no time trying to replace Larry Bowa, setting up interviews with former managers Don Baylor, Charlie Manuel and Grady Little for next week.
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The selection of a new manager is not the only immediate task facing the Yankees.
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The Phillies will continue their search for Larry Bowa&#39;s replacement this week at Citizens Bank Park. They will continue with Jim Fregosi tomorrow, John Russell on Wednesday and Terry Pendleton on Thursday.
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Every time Joba Chamberlain pitches for the Yankees, John Fitzpatrick, a Class A first baseman in the Pittsburgh Piratesâ organization, is reminded of his brief, brilliant history against him.
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Paul Lo Duca, after a two-week stint on the disabled list, rejoined the Metsâ lineup for Mondayâs game against the Phillies. Luis Castillo also returned.
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Hank Steinbrenner, who is guiding the Yankees with his brother, said the identity of the teamâs new manager would be decided by Monday.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 15  â It was the kind of game Phillies fans had seen thousands of times before.
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Apparently Jeff Suppan&#39;s performance in Game 4 of the National League Division Series caught the attention of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan.
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Even with signs pointing toward the Carl Pavano sweepstakes coming down to a bidding war between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Phillies have jumped into the mix.
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Mets manager Willie Randolph leaned over to bench coach Jerry Manuel and let him in on a hunch: Chip Ambres was about to make his trip back to the majors memorable.