New Padres manager?

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Our greatest manager ever, Gary Coleman, unfortunately, has passed away.

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Maybe we can hire Willis?

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Is the Garv still around? Have we forgiven him for cheating on his wives or for pretending the Dodgers matter?

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Is Trader Jack still out there?

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NBC 7’s Derek Togerson offers some advice to the Padres as they look for a new manager in this commentary
The Padres are piecing together their list of managerial candidates. General Manager A.J. Preller hinted that he was going to look in a lot of different places and not rule anybody out based on background or experience level.
So let me do that for him.
One name that keeps on coming up is Phil Nevin. It has not come up from the Padres front office but it sure as heck has been a popular go-to suggestion for the Friar Faithful.
Nevin was an All-Star for the Padres as a player in 2001 when he hit 41 home runs. He played seven of his 12 MLB seasons in San Diego (Nevin also had stops in Detroit, Texas, Minnesota, Anaheim, Houston and the north side of Chicago) with manager Bruce Bochy so he saw first-hand what a great manager does.
Two years after retiring Nevin started managing in the independent Golden Baseball League with the Orange County Flyers. It only took him one year to join the Tigers organization, managing their Class AA and AAA affiliates. Nevin spent the last two years at the helm of the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks.
Nevin only has one winning record in his seven years as a manager (2014) but he has a pretty good guy in his corner.
“He’s drawing a lot of attention because he’s rock solid,” Hall of Famer manager Tony LaRussa, the Diamondbacks’ Chief Baseball Officer, told the Arizona Republic. “He’s got a great background as a player, manager, infield, hitter and a leader. Triple-A is a tough place to manage. He was understanding and nurturing of the young guys but also had the respect of the veterans. He’s smart and has a good out-going personality that attracts people. And he runs a hell of a game.”
If Tony LaRussa vouches for you, people will listen. Nevin has already interviewed for the Marlins managerial job and he’s on the Nationals wish list. If Phil does get a MLB manager’s spot, more power to him. I’m rooting for him to do it.
I just hope it’s not in San Diego.
Maybe it’s because I saw how irascible he could be as a player and that’s poisoning my opinion. Maybe it’s because of that combined 54 games under .500 as a minor league manager, something that can be more a product of an organization’s lack of depth than a manager’s ability. Maybe it’s because I still don’t trust Tony LaRussa as far as I can spit a sunflower seed.
But the most likely reason is … it just doesn’t feel right.
Nevin could be the next Casey Stengel, I have no idea. I’m sure there are a lot of Padres fans who would love to get a guy in who might serve as a bridge to Bochy and his success. But for an organization that has veteran players entrenched for a few years a rookie MLB manager with a spotty minor league record and a nondescript playing career seems like an awfully big gamble.
Matt Kemp, James Shields, Melvin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, Derek Norris … these are all guys who have established themselves in the game and probably aren’t going to listen to just anybody. If you’re going to go with a first time manager a guy like Jason Varitek makes a whole lot more sense. Varitek was the glue for a pair of World Series champions and one of the most respected players in the game. Just about anybody will bend to his will.
Former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire won six division titles in a nine year span with Minnesota. He would be a guy who commands respect in the clubhouse.
The Padres need somebody with name recognition. Phil Nevin certainly has name recognition … with the fan base. The Friars need someone the guys in the clubhouse will get excited about before they ever even meet him.
Published at 10:53 PM PDT on Oct 9, 2015


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Nevin was a good hitter and seemed like a tough dude. However, hopefully he won't be teaching anybody how to field.

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Nevin was a good hitter and seemed like a tough dude. However, hopefully he won't be teaching anybody how to field.

Nevin was selfish and had the ability to divide the clubhouse too. Don't want him anywhere near the Padres manager job.

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Nevin was selfish and had the ability to divide the clubhouse too. Don't want him anywhere near the Padres manager job.

Bingo. The years of him and Klesko in PETCO were some of the worst I remember as a Padres fan. Watching them freak out on balls they thought should have been homers was pathetic. It's called adjust your game and act like a pro. Nevin was one of my least favorite Padres ever.

LaRussa is probably pumping him up in the media to get him out of the org.

I would be pretty psyched about Flannery but he seems like he's done.

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Flan Man, Flan Man, Flan Man.
If we're sucking in a game, Flan can just get his band on the field and entertain us.

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Bingo. The years of him and Klesko in PETCO were some of the worst I remember as a Padres fan. Watching them freak out on balls they thought should have been homers was pathetic. It's called adjust your game and act like a pro. Nevin was one of my least favorite Padres ever.

LaRussa is probably pumping him up in the media to get him out of the org.

I would be pretty psyched about Flannery but he seems like he's done.

Nevin was also "me first" when it came to Sean Burroughs. Everyone knew the kid, being a first round draft choice was going to get his shot at 3B, but Nevin did his best to torpedo the situation. Instead of sucking it up and just working on his game and making the move to LF, he raised such a stink that they had to move Klesko to LF to keep Nevin in the IF at 1B. No doubt he (they, wouldn't be surprised if Klesko dog piled too) made life terrible for Burroughs in the clubhouse too. I can't believe anyone lets this guy manage, it doesn't surprise me his W-L record sucks.

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Sounds like, if we hire Phil Nevin as manager, we should get Jack Clark as an assistant and main P.R. man. Contract Benito Santiago to teach our young hitters to be selective about which pitches to swing at, and get Doug Mirabelli to encourage new players to be excited about being Padres. Matt Bush can keep our players out of trouble off the field, and Milton Bradley will get everybody to calm the fuck down.

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Sounds like, if we hire Phil Nevin as manager, we should get Jack Clark as an assistant and main P.R. man. Contract Benito Santiago to teach our young hitters to be selective about which pitches to swing at, and get Doug Mirabelli to encourage new players to be excited about being Padres. Matt Bush can keep our players out of trouble off the field, and Milton Bradley will get everybody to calm the fuck down.

If we can't get Santiago to be the hitting coach we can always ask Dave Kingman.

Good call on Jerk Clark, he can also be bench coach and assistant manager, I'm sure he'd do nothing to undermine Nevin.

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If we can't get Santiago to be the hitting coach we can always ask Dave Kingman.

Good call on Jerk Clark, he can also be bench coach and assistant manager, I'm sure he'd do nothing to undermine Nevin.

If Clark ever enters Petco, the statue of Tony Gwynn will attack.

Well, no it wouldn't. Tony was always nice, but Clark should be forced to do fellatio on all of Tony's silver bats.