Tony Bernazard close to signing with Scott Boras--Bill Madden

Bill Madden, 10/18: "Rick Peterson and Tony Bernazard, those two Mets at-odds-fellows, are about to re-surface in new jobs. Look for the Milwaukee Brewers to reel in Peterson as their new pitching coach in the next couple of days. Brewers GM Doug Melvin was given his marching orders from owner Mark Attanasio to hire a "world class pitching coach" after the Milwaukee pitchers ranked next-to-last in the NL in ERA, and

• Melvin met with Peterson at Newark Airport a week ago. How often does a GM fly halfway across the country to interview a pitching coach? Isn't it usually the other way around?

As for Bernazard, according to industry sources, he's close to signing on with - are you ready for this? - Scott Boras! How's that for the perfect marriage -

• the Avenging Agent and the hot-tempered pugilist. Boras undoubtedly sees Bernazard's acknowledged rapport with Latin players as a potential valuable asset in recruiting (and stealing) new clients."

"Bernazard and Boras? Perfect!" from Bill Madden's NY Daily News column, "New York Yankees' GM Brian Cashman Mulling Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon," 10/18/09, via Adam Rubin, via BTF.

• On Bernazard:

• Ken Davidoff: "More by force than by choice, Omar Minaya has now jettisoned two of his most controversial hires, Pena and Tony Bernazard.

Neither was good at his job, and neither had any respect whatsoever throughout the game."...

• 9/23/09, from Ken Davidoff's Baseball Insider, Newsday, "Unsolicited Suggestions for the Yankees' Postseason"

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