Over the weekend, the Indians -- whose timetable for hiring their manager was accelerated by the...

Over the weekend, the Indians -- whose timetable for hiring their manager was accelerated by the fact that Manny Acta was offered the job of manager of the Astros -- asked the Dodgers for permission to interview [Don] Mattingly a second time. The Indians were told that L.A. was going through its own discussions with Mattingly, and so Cleveland moved to hire Acta before speaking with Mattingly again.

The Dodgers' preference is to create some stability and continuity within their baseball operations. If and when Torre walks away as manager, Mattingly could be positioned to be the Dodgers' next manager

ESPN's Buster Olney, with some news that Don Mattingly is in talks with the Dodgers to discuss his future with the team, and perhaps take over as manager in 2011.

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I’m fine with Mattingly in 2011

2010 will give us the opportunity to send Torre out on top.

by pdotmac1 on Oct 26, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How often do these heir apparent managers work out?

Sure Tommy Lasorda, but he wasn’t Walt Alston’s guy – must have been Campanis’.
I can’t even think of an heir apparent manager recently, other than LA’s own Bill Russell – not a success.

by David Young on Oct 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think part of why it never works out is because it’s very hard to cultivate a situation in which the departing manager leaves willingly. It seems those things are never smooth.

by Eric Stephen on Oct 26, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs