This morning, I read an article in the Chicago Sun-Times that quoted deposed Cubs skipper Mike Quade on the major challenge in his former job. Despite having managed 17 years in the minors, he was still not completely prepared for one element of his Major League assignment – dealing with the media multiple times each and every day all season long.
You can read the details, but suffice it to say that Quade is painted as the anti-Robin Ventura and Mike Matheny. Both the new skippers of the White Sox and Cardinals have yet to manage a game at any level professionally. Though each is a former long-time Major League player, their media engagement level will now increase exponentially.
I have to wonder how Matheny will evolve in this area. By all indications, including my first up-close opportunity with him in his new role during the recent Winter Warm-Up, the former catcher is open and at-ease with the scribes. A man of faith, Matheny appears balanced with his priorities seemingly where...
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