Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sveum

Francona Praise Sveum, Hale :
Like Franco, Terry prepares to take at least a year away from baseball, he took out two of his former coaches March a great job of managing the league.

Francona, a former captain of the Red Sox, said Wednesday he withdrew his name from consideration for the post of managing the Cubs, leaving Dale Sveum, DeMarlo Hale, Sandy Alomar Jr., Mike Maddux and Pete Mackanin in the race.

Francona knows Sveum and the tail well. Sveum was Francona's coach third base for two seasons under Francona in Boston before moving to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Sveum
"The players love him and in case," Francona said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "In fact, he played with him in Milwaukee. It is a type of player to player. He does things well. He is strong."
Puppies are told to go and talk once again encounters the leader Sveum in Milwaukee this week. Sveum also interviewed by Red Sox.

Hale, Francona bench coach the past two years, after four years as third base coach, spoke by phone with the Cubs at work. Theo Epstein, the former head of Boston and the Cubs again the president "of baseball operations, said a formal interview with Hale and Francona was not necessary because of their familiarity with each other.
Francona said Hale is expected that the management of the majors.
"I could go on and on [about Hale]. I do not have enough time," said Franco. "When someone sits on the bench this time and go through the ups and downs ... DeMarlo is like a brother to me. He should be managing somewhere. I hope that, as we finished Boston doesn 'hurt it can, because this guy is as strong as will. "Epstein said Monday that he would present his final election as president of Tom Ricketts and his family. A finding of research seems to be on the horizon at the end of this week or early next week later.

Francona said the Cubs are in good hands with Epstein, general manager Jed Hoyer and vice president of exploration and development of players Jason McLeod.

"You can not guarantee that someone will win the World Series, but the three guys get all the puppies in a position ... they are smart, not going to get more work," Francona said. "What they did in Boston and San Diego with Jed and Jason, they will do everything possible to organize the Cubs in the best light. These people are very, very smart, and that no more work. It is a very nice combination. "