Philadelphia Phillies’ bench coach Pete Mackanin interviewed by Boston Red Sox – MLB News
The Boston Red Sox search for the replacement of ex-manager Terry Francona continues as on Monday they interviewed the Philadelphia Phillies’ bench coach Pete Mackanin.
After the Red Sox parted ways with Terry Francona after a humiliating last month of September, Boston had prepared a list of possible candidates to replace the starting manager. Philadelphia Phillies’ bench coach Pete Mackanin was also among the shortlisted
candidates. Francona, who led the Red Sox in two World Series, had admitted the downfall of the club in September that put the team one game short of the playoffs.
It was reported that the Red Sox camp had been found drinking in the clubhouses which was considered the reason for the degrading performance in the last month of the 2011 regular season. Red Sox are now in search of an individual who can handle both the
managerial position and the disciplinarian role.
Pete expressed strong ambition that he can deliver both at one time.
"I feel like I have leadership qualities and I feel like I can help this franchise get back to where it once was," he told reporters. "Not that it was ever gone from anything, but I guess there was a little hiccup here last year. We're going to put it behind
us and move on."
Reporters raised a question if he will concentrate more on managerial position or also act as disciplinarian and Pete was of the opinion that both sides will be under consideration.
"I think you have to have an element of both sides of that in order to be a good motivator," he said.
The Red Sox still had not announced any decision, but experts have now reached to a conclusion that there are very good chances of Pete to get a chance to add to the Red Sox managerial position in his extensive resume.
Besides Pete, the American League Eastern franchise has also scheduled an interview with the club’s former third base coach Dale Sveum. The recently appointed General Manager Ben Cherington stated that the club could interview five or six more candidates
before reaching any decision.
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