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Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:21 am EDT

Valentine and Fryman on Cleveland's managerial list

By Mark Miller

“BobbyBobby Valentine hasn't managed in the big leagues since 2002 but he's been over in Japan leading the Chiba Lotte Marines since 2004 and now that he's returning to the U.S., some teams are certainly interested in bringing him onboard.

One of those teams is apparently the Cleveland Indians, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The team supposedly has Valentine on its short list of candidates to take over for the fired Eric Wedge next season.

When Wedge got hired for the spot in 2003, it was a simple move up from the team's Triple-A franchise but that doesn't appear to be what the Indians will do this time. The team is apparently casting a wide net for candidates. Another person on the list is believed to be Travis Fryman, who once played third base for the Indians and manages the team's Single-A team, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

You gotta believe Valentine's chances are better than Fryman's.

Source: Cleveland Plain DealerNew Window

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  1. jay9p1
    1. Posted by jay9p1 Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:44 am EDT

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    Fryman is a Tiger at heart!
  2. RaymondGuy
    2. Posted by RaymondGuy Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:51 am EDT

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    You can assemble a recently traded All-Tribe team from this year's playoff teams. It is an ongoing joke that MLB has about 8 real teams and a bunch of ML Farm Clubs. And still 100s of juicers!
    * Keep the Asterisks Coming *
  3. BronxFinest.............
    3. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:11 am EDT

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    Let go yankees
  4. BronxFinest.............
    4. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:12 am EDT

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    Lets go yankees
  5. BronxFinest.............
    5. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:12 am EDT

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    Lets go yankees
  6. BronxFinest.............
    6. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:13 am EDT

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    Arod
  7. BronxFinest.............
    7. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:13 am EDT

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    Arod
  8. BronxFinest.............
    8. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:14 am EDT

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    Yankees vs. angels
    yankees win in 7
  9. BronxFinest.............
    9. Posted by BronxFinest............. Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:15 am EDT

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    Now boston in the other hand
    they s-----------------k
  10. Crux
    10. Posted by Crux Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:18 am EDT

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    Hmmm...hate to interrupt a overzealous yankee fan on a Cleveland blog, but maybe if Cleveland stopped trading Cy Young winners away they wouldn't need new managers.
  11. GORT
    11. Posted by GORT Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:10 am EDT

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    Dave Duncan (StL) would be a great choice i think.
  12. dagoldeneagle
    12. Posted by dagoldeneagle Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:10 am EDT

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    hire someone bigger names like davey johnson or buck showalter instead of guys with no track record
  13. GORT
    13. Posted by GORT Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    In the end, Tribe will hire whom ever is cheapest $$$$
  14. Matt
    14. Posted by Matt Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:45 am EDT

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    #10,
    Maybe if their manager didn't have a losing record in all but one April his GM wouldn't be forced to keep trading Cy Young pitchers! If Wedge had actually WON with Lee and CC (we lost 10 in a row with BOTH on the team in 2008), then neither would have been traded. Wedge (and the players) are to blame for the trades, not the GM, period.
    As far as managers......word in Cleveland was that Fryman did not want to be a ML manager. He supposively didn't even want a promotion from Short-Season A-ball (where he's at now). Says he likes coaching the young kids and less stress at this point in his life. Wants to concentrate on family too, and being a ML manager would really cut into that. Even a coaching job (ie, base coach) at the ML level is reportedly out of the question for Fryman.
    Valentine wouldn't be a bad choice. Team needs to fire to maybe wake them up in April. I was hoping Tony Pena would at least be on this list (could still be). Only manager in a long time to actually get KC to an above .500 record. Imagine what he could do with the young talent the Indians have? And what better manager to have when the Indians promote top prospect Carlos Santana? Santana's only real weakness right now is his game calling.....and Pena was one of the best at that.
  15. MetFanAlltheWay
    15. Posted by MetFanAlltheWay Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:05 am EDT

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    He'd be going to the wrong place. They won't give him a shot just as they did to Wedge. However, that's Valentine's resume. He got run out of Texas and New York twice in a row. Even got run out of here the first time as third base coach in 1985!! He wasn't offered a job there, the Mets bargained with Texas to get him out. He was a problem in the clubhouse. No wonder they all did drugs and drank!!
  16. Nate M
    16. Posted by Nate M Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:55 am EDT

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    Valentine would be a good choice. The Tribe needs to get someone with some real MLB managing experience. I would be in favor of bring back Mike Hardgrove also. Go Tribe. Oh and by the way, the payroll in Cleveland has to be really low. They need to go out and find a few veteran players. They are a minor league team as of now.
  17. live 4 surf
    17. Posted by live 4 surf Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:19 pm EDT

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    nate m.that would explain the low attendance. 26th in baseball.
  18. joe joe
    18. Posted by joe joe Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:21 pm EDT

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    Lets go Lose Yankees , I am sure they will!
  19. MetFanAlltheWay
    19. Posted by MetFanAlltheWay Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:32 pm EDT

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    Valentine will become the Indians' GM, not manager. You heard it here first.
  20. topdeck_98
    20. Posted by topdeck_98 Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:10 pm EDT

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    where is tony pena for the cleveland Indians manager? err!
  21. MetFanAlltheWay
    21. Posted by MetFanAlltheWay Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:25 pm EDT

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    Tony Pena is eating rice and beans in the South Bronx and loving every minute of it.
  22. Older_than_Moses_Shaq
    22. Posted by Older_than_Moses_Shaq Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:37 pm EDT

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    At least Fryman's used to managing a bunch of minor leaguers.
  23. Josh
    23. Posted by Josh Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:42 pm EDT

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    The Indians are a farm team for the rest of the MLB.. If you look at the playoff rosters every team but the Angels had at least one player that had recently played for the Indians and about 15 players total. Just imagine if they all still played for the indians
  24. ZachC
    24. Posted by ZachC Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:05 pm EDT

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    How about Sandy Alomar Jr.
  25. ZachC
    25. Posted by ZachC Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:05 pm EDT

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    How about Sandy Alomar Jr.

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