Jim Bowden Updates List Of Washington Nationals' Managerial Candidates.

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 14, 2009 3:29 AM EDT

• Former DC GM Jim Bowden sent out a tweet yesterday listing the candidates for the Nationals' job opening on the bench which read simply, "Nats MGR search includes: Mattingly,Duncan,Yost,Riggleman & BValen," and now this afternoon, Bowden's back with an updated list which includes a few new names:

"Up-Dated Nationals Managerial Candidates: Mattingly, Valentine, Mills, Melvin, Cora, Yost, Bowa."

Don Mattingly, Bobby Valentine and Ned Yost were on yesterday's list, "Mills" is, of course, Brad Mills, the Boston Red Sox' Bench Coach, (and former Montreal Expos' draft pick), Bob Melvin, the former D-Backs' skipper, has ties to Rizzo, Joey Cora's the White Sox' Bench Coach and "Bowa's", Bowa, Larry Bowa, the man you might know as Nick Johnson's uncle, who's still standing at third for the Dodgers.

The LIST (So far) After The JUMP...

THE LIST:

DC Manager Candidates Mentioned Thus Far:

Bobby Valentine
Ned Yost
Bob Melvin
Jim Fregosi
Terry Pendleton
Buck Showalter
Jim Riggleman
Kirk Gibson (DC Faithful Approved Regardless Of New Deal With AZ.)
Bob Brenly
Don Mattingly
Larry Bowa
Joey Cora
Brad Mills
???

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If we hire Larry Bowa, I will cease to be a fan. I don’t know why I dislike him so much, but he’s a deal breaker.

by RoscoeNats on Oct 14, 2009 8:06 AM EDT reply actions

BOWDEN!!

"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3

by Doghouse on Oct 14, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Some other news:

Chris Marrero, first baseman of the future, is not thinking about moving on to the big leagues.

NFA has updated the organizational chart, relacing Dana Brown with Kris Kline.

The Arizona Fall League is getting ready to start.

Mike MacDougal had arthroscopic surgery on his hip, and should be ready by spring training.

by John Quinn on Oct 14, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Ryan

by suharrier on Oct 14, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions

The Baseball Think Factory discussed this post today:

BaseballThinkFactory.com, “Bowdensity of Solutions”.

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 14, 2009 11:56 PM EDT reply actions