DODGERS' SEARCH IS NEAR END; FOCUS NARROWS TO JOHNSON, KENNEDY.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer The Dodgers hope to end their search for a manager today when they interview veteran Davey Johnson General manager Kevin Malone
Kevin Malone is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner. spent almost five hours Friday speaking with former Texas and Boston manager Kevin Kennedy about the position. But sources say Johnson is the favorite to get the job. He led the New York Mets
Malone said today's talks with Johnson will be philosophical in nature, but there is a good chance a new manager could be decided on by Monday. Baseball's policy prohibits making announcements during the Series. The official announcement could come as late as Oct. 26. ``I have worked with Davey before and we have had a good relationship,'' said Malone, assistant GM in Baltimore for the past three seasons. ``He is a proven winner everywhere he has gone. That is something we are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. .'' Johnson, fired after leading Baltimore to the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. title in 1997, has been outspoken about his interest in the Dodgers position. Despite the club's seemingly limitless resources due to the new owners at Fox, money could be an issue. The Colorado Rockies recently signed Jim Leyland to a three-year, $6 million contract. The Montreal Expos matched that figure last week to keep manager Felipe Alou after the Dodgers offered him more than $3 million for three seasons to come to Los Angeles. Malone has said $2 million per season is too much. Malone will interview Johnson with new Dodgers farm director Bill Geivett and assistant GM Ed Creech. There also is a chance senior vice president and former manager Tom Lasorda will be involved. Johnson has had trouble with upper management in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Cincinnati and Baltimore. Reds owner Marge Schott and Orioles owner Peter Angelos are considered difficult to work for, but Malone conceded Johnson is a ``maverick and very headstrong head·strong adj. 1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful. See Synonyms at obstinate, unruly. 2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy. .'' Kennedy led the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. to an American League East The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Four of its five teams are located in Eastern United States and one in Canada Current members
Kennedy, who attended Taft High School and lives in Tarzana, spent several years as a manager in the Dodgers' minor-league system. He moved on to Montreal as a field coordinator for the Expos' minor-league operation. There he met Malone, who was GM in 1994-95. ``Kevin, like Davey, is a proven winner at every level he has managed,'' Malone said. ``He did well in the minors and carried that into the majors. I liked what I heard today.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Davey Johnson is scheduled to interview today with Kevin Malone for the Dodgers' manager job. Kevin Kennedy interviewed Friday. Associated Press File Photo |
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