In wake of resignations, ranking the 10 best managing jobs
Why are managers in the NL East suddenly going all Johnny Paycheck, Richard Nixon and Roberto Duran on us? If there are only 30 big league managing jobs, why are they being treated like flipping burgers? It doesn't get much weirder than this: two NL East managers quit within four days. First Edwin Rodriguez skedaddles from Florida before he could be fired and then Jim Riggleman bolts Washington because he doesn't have a contract for next year.
"Geez, I hope my manager doesn't quit," Phillies GM Ruben Amaro joked about Charlie Manuel, the only manager left in the five-team division who has been at it since . . . last year! "I just signed him to an extension."
Fear not, the managing gigs aren't all bad. The exits of Rodriguez and Riggleman got me thinking: What's the best managing job in baseball? Where is the best place to work when it comes to ownership, stability, fan support, resources, tradition and the chance to succeed? Here is my completely subjective list of the 10 best managing jobs in baseball:
10. Chicago Cubs. Actually, there's a lot not to like: cramped, outdated home facilities, day baseball that saps a team in the second half, cranky fans and a history of instability (24 managers in 40 years). But you have to put the Cubs on the list for one reason: there is no championship bigger in sports than the Cubs winning the World Series.
9. Atlanta Braves. Management stability became a franchise tradition under GM John Schuerholz and manager Bobby Cox. The player development system has been outstanding and the emphasis on youth baseball in the area is strong. Attendance isn't great (ninth or 10th in the league eight straight years) and neither is payroll (never more than $106 million), but tradition and stability here are the big draws.
8. Colorado Rockies. Payroll is a problem here. (Never greater than $84 million.) But you get a vibrant downtown ballpark, a big homefield advantage, the best spring training facility in baseball, a strong regional fan base, a family atmosphere and amazing stability. Clint Hurdle lasted all or parts of eight seasons with the Rockies despite posting a winning record in only one of them.
7. New York Yankees. It's like New York itself: both the upside and the downside are extreme. You can't deny the prestige, the resources and the off-field opportunities that come with the exposure. But the mandate to win nothing less than the World Series leaves little room for joy.
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9. Atlanta Braves. Management stability became a franchise tradition under GM John Schuerholz and manager Bobby Cox. The player development system has been outstanding and the emphasis on youth baseball in the area is strong.
As reporters dashed towards the clubhouse, general manager Mike Rizzo was coming the other way down the corridor with the somber, shocking news: Riggleman had resigned. In hindsight, this is an issue that's been simmering for months.
If it's time off from baseball and to get away from things, you can understand. We have all gotten stressed out from our jobs and our bosses. I'm sure working for George Steinbrenner couldn't have been the most pleasant at times.
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Rizzo, too, may have been convinced that Riggleman might not have been the manager he wanted in the dugout next season. But you can still pick up Riggleman's option and fire him if he is not the guy. We are talking about a financial commitment to your manager that is less than what Rizzo has paid Chien Ming Wang, who over two seasons has yet to throw a pitch for this team.
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