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11-06-2003, 04:36 PM
Here we have the Washington Post saying it's down to 3...... Maz, Sammy Perlozzo, and Rich Dauer. Apparently Angelos is actually letting Beattagan do their jobs without interfering. :eek: Now, that's a shocker in itself!!!
Baltimore Orioles Are Down to Three Candidates for Manager
By Dave Sheinin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 6, 2003; Page D02
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5 -- The Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday reduced their field of managerial candidates to three, according to team and league sources.
None has major league managing experience, but Eddie Murray, seeking his first managing job, apparently is not one of the three.
The three finalists, sources said, are Orioles bench coach Sam Perlozzo, Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Rich Dauer and New York Yankees third base coach Lee Mazzilli.
Orioles media relations director Bill Stetka said it was "highly unlikely" the team would announce the identity of Mike Hargrove's successor on Thursday. However, the team has been targeting Friday for an announcement, and Stetka did not rule that out.
All three finalists took part in separate conference calls on Wednesday with Orioles co-general managers Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan, in lieu of a second round of face-to-face interviews.
Neither Beattie nor Flanagan returned phone messages Wednesday night; Flanagan was at the Orioles' offices in the B&O Warehouse, while Beattie was on his way to Chicago for Major League Baseball's league-wide meeting on arbitration, which will last through Thursday.
On Tuesday, Beattie and Flanagan had a lengthy meeting with owner Peter Angelos to brief him on the search to that point.
Although Angelos is considered a staunch Murray backer -- and many in the industry believed from the beginning the job would be his -- Murray's exclusion from the list of finalists can be seen as a sign the owner is allowing his front office to proceed without interference.
Beginning with Murray's interview, the Orioles subjected each candidate to a news conference with local media members as part of the interview process, taping each session and using it in their evaluations of each candidate.
Although he has not been involved in the interviews themselves, Angelos has been briefed afterward on each candidate and has requested to view most or all of the news conference videotapes. He retains the final say on the hire.
Perlozzo, 52, continues to draw strong support from many in the organization. He has spent the past eight seasons on the Orioles' coaching staff.
When the Orioles fired Hargrove on Sept. 29, Flanagan said, "Having Orioles ties is not a bad thing in this [managerial search] process." However, the team interviewed three candidates -- Mazzilli, Terry Francona and Tom Foley -- with no Orioles ties.
Mazzilli and Dauer were considered long shots at the beginning of the process, but both improved their standing dramatically in their interviews this month.
Mazzilli, 48, has served for the past four years as Joe Torre's first-base coach, but the Yankees announced this week that he would be promoted to third-base coach if he does not get the Orioles' job.
Dauer, 51, played 10 years for the Orioles in the 1970s and 1980s, and was a teammate of Flanagan's and Murray's on the 1983 World Series championship team. He has nine years of major league coaching experience.
The team wants to have its manager in place before next week's annual general manager's meetings in Phoenix and before the opening of the free agent market on Monday.
© 2003 The Washington Post Company
Baltimore Orioles Are Down to Three Candidates for Manager
By Dave Sheinin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 6, 2003; Page D02
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5 -- The Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday reduced their field of managerial candidates to three, according to team and league sources.
None has major league managing experience, but Eddie Murray, seeking his first managing job, apparently is not one of the three.
The three finalists, sources said, are Orioles bench coach Sam Perlozzo, Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Rich Dauer and New York Yankees third base coach Lee Mazzilli.
Orioles media relations director Bill Stetka said it was "highly unlikely" the team would announce the identity of Mike Hargrove's successor on Thursday. However, the team has been targeting Friday for an announcement, and Stetka did not rule that out.
All three finalists took part in separate conference calls on Wednesday with Orioles co-general managers Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan, in lieu of a second round of face-to-face interviews.
Neither Beattie nor Flanagan returned phone messages Wednesday night; Flanagan was at the Orioles' offices in the B&O Warehouse, while Beattie was on his way to Chicago for Major League Baseball's league-wide meeting on arbitration, which will last through Thursday.
On Tuesday, Beattie and Flanagan had a lengthy meeting with owner Peter Angelos to brief him on the search to that point.
Although Angelos is considered a staunch Murray backer -- and many in the industry believed from the beginning the job would be his -- Murray's exclusion from the list of finalists can be seen as a sign the owner is allowing his front office to proceed without interference.
Beginning with Murray's interview, the Orioles subjected each candidate to a news conference with local media members as part of the interview process, taping each session and using it in their evaluations of each candidate.
Although he has not been involved in the interviews themselves, Angelos has been briefed afterward on each candidate and has requested to view most or all of the news conference videotapes. He retains the final say on the hire.
Perlozzo, 52, continues to draw strong support from many in the organization. He has spent the past eight seasons on the Orioles' coaching staff.
When the Orioles fired Hargrove on Sept. 29, Flanagan said, "Having Orioles ties is not a bad thing in this [managerial search] process." However, the team interviewed three candidates -- Mazzilli, Terry Francona and Tom Foley -- with no Orioles ties.
Mazzilli and Dauer were considered long shots at the beginning of the process, but both improved their standing dramatically in their interviews this month.
Mazzilli, 48, has served for the past four years as Joe Torre's first-base coach, but the Yankees announced this week that he would be promoted to third-base coach if he does not get the Orioles' job.
Dauer, 51, played 10 years for the Orioles in the 1970s and 1980s, and was a teammate of Flanagan's and Murray's on the 1983 World Series championship team. He has nine years of major league coaching experience.
The team wants to have its manager in place before next week's annual general manager's meetings in Phoenix and before the opening of the free agent market on Monday.
© 2003 The Washington Post Company