Rumor: Now Hiring, Inquire Within: Non Bobby V Talk Goes Here

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

joecapMARLINS: RT @SI_JonHeyman: #marlins, valentine have at least a tentative deal for him to manage. he starts by monday vs #mets in P.R.

/Twitter

I made this a rumor until we get a more confirmed report.

[Ramp]

I hope he doesn't pass his physical

[Fritz]

I hope he's contractually obligated to wear the bobbobstache.

[Bobbob1313]

We all are.

[Ralph]

Good article on Bobby V style in Japan.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0100124c1.html

My fave!!

He reduced the number and length of pre-game meetings involving the entire team and also shunned the use of the sacrifice bunt, a favorite tactic of nearly all Japanese managers, believing the meetings a waste of time in general and the sacrifice bunt a waste of an out.

Hanley's Fave!!

In addition, he let his players grow their hair as long as they wanted.

Within a year, Valentine had his team in contention, a state of affairs that disturbed traditionalists, who still looked askance at Valentine's looser style of management and his disdain for the almighty sacrifice bunt.

[Ramp]

but is the facial hair thing more of a front office mantra or the managers?

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

joecapMARLINS: "absolutely not true," Bobby Valetine says of report that he starts Monday #marlins

/Twitter

The plot thickens.
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I believe the hair policy is Loria's so don't expect that to change.

[Bobbob1313]

shunned the use of the sacrifice bunt, a favorite tactic of nearly all Japanese managers, believing...the sacrifice bunt a waste of an out.

I like him already

[emkayseven]

yeah there need to be more managers who hate giving the opposing team a free out

anyway, something tells me something's gon fall through and we don't get him (refusing to go a 4th year? lolololol) and we end up with like...bo porter. what a farce even interviewing bo porter, we don't think he's good enough to coach 3rd base but he's good enough to manage?

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

JoeFrisaro: #Marlins I'm hearing deal is not done yet. Look for Bobby V to get the job. Team still interviewing candidates

/Twitter

[Ramp]

it's done

they're just interviewing other candidates to avoid the rooney rule

[wanks1212]

why would they not have already interviewed edwin (and avoided any rooney rule stuff)?

[Chewford]

So we're doing the thing were we interview Mike Singletary then?

[emkayseven]

they did already interview edwin, i'm sure they have to interview bo porter

[wanks1212]

they may want to interview bo porter, but i don't think they have to in order to avoid rooney rule stuff. unless baseball makes you interview a black guy and a hispanic guy to comply with the rooney rule, which baseball does not do.