SELIG, ASKED ABOUT YANKEES, "WINCES"--NY TIMES

BOSTON, Oct. 25 — "When asked about the Yankees’ manager search before Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday, Commissioner Bud Selig wrinkled his face and winced. Selig would not even talk about the matter, and it was clear he did not want it to upstage baseball’s signature event."

• MY TEAM PAID YOU AND YOUR PALS $100 MILLION LAST YEAR NO STRINGS, I'LL ASK WHAT I WANT, THANKS A BUNCH. IF YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID WITH THE MONEY, I'LL RECONSIDER.

• (Tyler Kepner whispered to Jim Leyritz, can you please give me your impressions about Mattingly, only please don't let Allah H. "Bud" Selig know. He's a punishing parent, you know.) sm

Leyritz to NY Times: “Donnie really made it a point this year to distance himself from the guys, to get himself ready for managing at this level,” said Leyritz, now a commentator for mlb.com. “I think he listened to Willie Randolph a lot. Willie has told me that being a manager is totally different than being a coach, and I think Donnie worked at it.”

• Leyritz added that keeping Mattingly would be important to pleasing veterans like Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera, who are potential free agents. And with the Yankees focused on expanding their brand, he said, a manager of Mattingly’s stature would fit.

“There’s the name factor,” Leyritz said. “If you’re replacing Joe Torre, you have to be a legend.”

• There is also the issue of how the Yankees could say no to Mattingly, who is not expected to stay on the staff if he loses the job. The organization alienated Torre last week and could face another backlash by rejecting the popular Mattingly."

From NY Times column by Tyler Kepner, "In Shadow of Series, Yanks Stay Quiet," 10/26/07.

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(I'm getting the picture after a few years now, it's Yankee news they don't want--other teams are OK. I've observed this.) sm

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