Blue Jays Next Manager?

Post #1 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:19 pm

With lots of news and rumours coming out about the Jays next manager I thought it would be a good idea to wrap them all up in one thread.

So who takes Cito's seat?

L3M0NAD3 · Post #2 » by **L3M0NAD3** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:28 pm

I'm hoping its Ryne Sandberg

NORTH2SOUTH · Post #3 » by **NORTH2SOUTH** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:01 pm

I would like Tim Raines

Avenger · Post #4 » by **Avenger** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:45 pm

I'm hoping for Dave Martinez, currently the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays.

MGD24 · Post #5 » by **MGD24** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:54 pm

Hasn't this thread or many similar to it been posted already?

Anyways, I hope Tim Wallach is in the running.

Post #6 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:03 pm

MGD24 wrote:Hasn't this thread or many similar to it been posted already?

Yes it has and that's the point of making just one thread for everything. I see a few threads on the same subject but it's better to roll them all into one so everyone can find the latest.

Hoopstarr · Post #7 » by **Hoopstarr** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:05 pm

NORTH2SOUTH wrote:I would like Tim Raines

I don't really care who the next manager is but that's a name I haven't heard mentioned yet and I'd be on board. It's Tim **** Raines after all. He even lives in Ontario now.

DonYon · Post #8 » by **DonYon** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:37 am

Hoopstarr wrote:
NORTH2SOUTH wrote:I would like Tim Raines

I don't really care who the next manager is but that's a name I haven't heard mentioned yet and I'd be on board. It's Tim **** Raines after all. He even lives in Ontario now.

Maybe he's been aiming at this position the whole time lol.

There's a lot of good candidates available but there really isn't a prime must-have candidate. I think I'd be happy with pretty much anyone that AA feels comfortable with.

Although Bob Melvin is a guy I said I liked in a previous thread, the rest of probably won't like him.

Post #9 » by **OldNo7** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:43 am

Sandberg, Wallach, and Martinez is a good suggestion too.

number15 · Post #10 » by **number15** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:10 pm

Joe Torre...................... 8-)

Post #11 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:10 am

Anthopoulos won't rush managerial search

Alex Anthopoulos understands that finding the right manager to lead the Blue Jays is his most crucial decision this coming offseason. That is why the young general manager does not want to rush to make his choice.

"Out of respect to everybody in the organization and everybody on the staff," said Anthopoulos on Tuesday, "I'd love to get it done sooner rather than later. I just don't want to rush. That's what I'm trying to balance right now."

On Sunday, Cito Gaston will manage his final game for the Blue Jays before heading into retirement. Anthopoulos is already knee-deep in his search for Gaston's replacement, though the general manager is not sure when that hunt will come to a close.

http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/ar ... r&c_id=tor

Post #12 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:48 pm

Blue Jays to interview Don Baylor

Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Rockies have given the Blue Jays permission to interview hitting coach Don Baylor for their pending managerial vacancy.
Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston is set to step aside at the end of the season, so general manager Alex Anthopoulos is set to begin interviewing candidates. Baylor hasn't managed since 2002 with the Cubs. He has a 440-469 record (.484) over parts of nine seasons as a big league skipper. Current Blue Jays bench coach Nick Leyva and third base coach Brian Butterfield are some of the other early candidates for the gig. Anthopoulos said Wednesday that he hopes to have a new manager in place by the winter meetings in December.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... 821&spln=1

augustine · Post #13 » by **augustine** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:42 pm

Some reports suggest that Baylor is a homerun favouring, small-ball rejecting manager who has a hard time managing pitcher innings.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4363 ... don-baylor

Is this true? Is this what we should be looking for? I think a 'small ball' manager who wants to keep around Walton and add more OBA/BA to the offense would be a good direction. Thoughts?

Post #14 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 1:46 am

Gaston confirms Baylor interview with Jays

Outgoing Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston was asked what kind of qualities the organization should look for in his replacement.

He admitted to being somewhat stumped by the question, but said Don Baylor is a good place to start.

Gaston said Thursday that he was pleased to hear that Baylor will interview for the job and said he has passed the names of several other possible candidates to Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos.

"He does bring a present when he walks in a room. Not a birthday present, but a presence," Gaston quipped before the Blue Jays began the final series of the season against the Minnesota Twins. "I think it'd be good for him. Whether he gets it or not, I'm happy to hear they're going to consider him and take a look at him."

Gaston said he recommended Juan Samuel, who served as interim manager in Baltimore this season after Dave Trembley was fired, for an interview. He also has passed along the names of a handful of other people who reached out to him to express interest.

Just what kind of manager it will take to get the Blue Jays over the hump in the powerful AL East, Gaston doesn't quite know.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story ... aylor.html

Scorpion King · Post #15 » by **Scorpion King** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 1:58 am

Buck Martinez

Wo1verine · Post #16 » by **Wo1verine** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 3:28 am

Tim Wallach will end up getting the job.. It's a terrible choice, but he and AA go back from there expos days.. I want Joe Torre, Ryne Sandberg or Eric Wedge... Don Baylor, Tim Wallach do nothing for me.

Randle McMurphy · Post #17 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 5:34 am

RaptorsInsider1 wrote:Tim Wallach will end up getting the job.. It's a terrible choice, but he and AA go back from there expos days.. I want Joe Torre, Ryne Sandberg or Eric Wedge... Don Baylor, Tim Wallach do nothing for me.

Why? What's the difference between the first three and the latter two?

It really doesn't make a difference to me who they hire, because I'm not going to know anything about his managing style until the games start anyway (unless it's someone like Torre, but it won't be).

Randle McMurphy · Post #18 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 5:39 am

augustine wrote:Some reports suggest that Baylor is a homerun favouring, small-ball rejecting manager who has a hard time managing pitcher innings.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4363 ... don-baylor

Is this true? Is this what we should be looking for? I think a 'small ball' manager who wants to keep around Walton and add more OBA/BA to the offense would be a good direction. Thoughts?

This team doesn't have the players for "small ball." The best thing about Cito's style was that he never called for worthless sacrifice bunts.

Avenger · Post #19 » by **Avenger** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 8:20 pm

The Jays have the 4th best offence in the AL, ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays, our hitting philosophy has been fine and as effective as it gets with this mediocre roster. Where we need to improve is the lack of athletcism, its killing us on defence and baserunning. Yunel Escobar is the only guy who you can unquestionably say is a plus defender, Overbay is okay but he's gone and everyone else is below average(Wells, Bautista) to horrific(E5, Lind).

WpgPage · Post #20 » by **WpgPage** » Fri Oct 1, 2010 8:46 pm

i like Fredi Gonzalez personally, good with younger players, good with Latin players. Should hopefully work well with Yunel and Hech in the future, also has a good history of winning and know how to get teams to manufacture runs, something this team really needs. If they keep Dwayne Murphy around for the HR hitters i think it could work very well. (Cito is apparently also hanging around in a "Hitting Advisor Role") so if the team forgets how to hit the long ball we can always call Cito in for an instructional period.