Cubs Put Mackanin 'Through The Grinder'
After his interview with Theo Epstein and Co., Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin took a breath of fresh air.
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After his interview with Theo Epstein and Co., Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin took a breath of fresh air.
They're five years, four Cy Young Awards and 316 wins apart, but might Mike and Greg Maddux – who have never before worn the same baseball uniform at the same time – finally come together on the North Side of Chicago next season?
When Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin sits down in front of the Cubs brass for the first interview in the managerial search, his interview will likely be unlike any he's ever had.
Phillies bench coach Pete Mackinin and Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux will be the first to interview for the vacant Cubs manager job.
If it shakes out and Sandberg is Tony LaRussa's replacement, O. Henry himself will awake from the dead to give baseball a fist pound.
So could Epstein bring in the manager he won two World Series with in Boston -- Terry Francona?
Santo is one of 10 candidates on the Golden Era ballot, which was announced Thursday. The ballot also includes White Sox legend Minnie Minoso.
Cubs fans upset that Ryne Sandberg won't be the new manager aren't alone.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says his excitement about Theo Epstein coming to the Cubs has no bearing on to proposals for a publicly funded renovation of Wrigley Field.
In the press release detailing Quade's dismissal from the Cubs, Theo Epstein stated he was looking for a manager who had experience managing or coaching at the major league level, effectively ending the idea that Sandberg would take over.
