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A.J. Hinch, Alex Cora On Tigers’ List Of Managerial Candidates

By Steve Adams | October 2, 2020 at 10:58am CDT

The Tigers are in the market for a new manager after Ron Gardenhire announced his retirement on the heels of a 16-year managerial career. Asked at today’s end-of-year meeting with Tigers beat writers, general manager Al Avila confirmed that former Astros manager A.J. Hinch and former Red Sox skipper Alex Cora are on what the Tigers expect to be a lengthy list of initial candidates (Twitter link via Chris McCosky of the Detroit News).

Both Hinch and Cora lost their jobs in the wake of the investigation in the Astros’ 2017 cheating scandal. Hinch oversaw the team that orchestrated that sign-stealing scheme, while Cora, the club’s bench coach that season, was listed as one of the architects of the entire operation in commissioner Rob Manfred’s report on the investigation.

Manfred suspended Hinch until January 2021, and Astros owner Jim Crane fired him less than an hour after the league announced the findings of its investigation. Cora, meanwhile, had already moved on to become the manager of the Red Sox by the time the Astros scandal had come to light. That didn’t stop the Red Sox from firing him, however, even with Boston’s 2018 World Series win barely in the rear-view mirror.

Of course, that 2018 team was similarly investigated by the league for additional sign-stealing improprieties. The league’s investigation into the Sox deemed their transgressions to be less severe, pinning advance scout/replay coordinator J.T. Watkins as the primary offender. Cora was suspended by Manfred through the 2020 postseason, although the commissioner made clear that that was for his role in the Astros’ scandal — not due to anything that transpired with the Red Sox. Said Manfred in announcing his findings from the Red Sox investigation: “Communication of these violations was episodic and isolated to Watkins and a limited number of Red Sox players only.”

It was and still is rather baffling that Cora, who was at or near the center of both scandals, was banned from the game for a lesser period of time than either Hinch or former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow (who was also suspended by Manfred through January and fired by Crane). His role in the Houston scheme was clearly more hands on, but even if he wasn’t involved in the Red Sox’ violations, he’d seemingly be guilty of negligence.

What’s done is done regarding the suspension, and the shorter punishment would ostensibly allow Cora to be formally hired at any point after the World Series. It’s less clear how things would work with Hinch, who isn’t formally eligible for reinstatement until Jan. 13, 2021. Perhaps the Tigers could interview him but not officially hire him until his date of eligibility. It seems doubtful that they’d put their entire search on hold until he’s eligible to be reinstated, as doing so could cost them the opportunity to talk to other candidates of interest. Getting the manager on boarded early in the offseason is always preferable, though, and it doesn’t seem possible to do that with Hinch

It’s easy to focus on Hinch and Cora, of course, given their recent ties to high-profile cheating scandals that shook the sport to its core. But they’ll be just two of many candidates to whom the Tigers speak, and there’s nothing to indicate that either is somehow a preferred option.

Shedding a bit of light into the Tigers’ process for identifying candidates, Avila indicated that he’d consider both veteran managers and rookie skippers — but only those who have coached elsewhere in the Majors or managed in the minors (Twitter link via Jason Beck of MLB.com). Former players who lack coaching/managerial experience will not be considered.

The Tigers went that route in 2015 when they hired Brad Ausmus, just as the Cardinals had done a couple years prior with Mike Matheny. Since that time, Craig Counsell (Brewers), Aaron Boone (Yankees), David Ross (Cubs) and Carlos Beltran (Mets) have each hired former players who lack coaching experience. (Beltran, of course, was dismissed before managing a game as yet another ripple effect from the Astros’ 2017 scandal). Early interviews will be conducted primarily via Zoom, but the Tigers will eventually interview their finalists in person.

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  1. KG25Baseball

    4 months ago

    No no no no no no no no no no no no no

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    • 92jays

      4 months ago

      Bang bang lol

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    • Al Hirschen

      4 months ago

      Hinch is weak and had lost his locker room. And let his bench coach lead a overthrow of his leadership.Cora is a snake who backstabbing is now known

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    • djulio4u

      4 months ago

      So, MLB is firing scouts/coaches/baseball personnel, most over the age of 50, but Detroit is considering 2 guys who have cheated and taken advantage of the game! Go figure!!

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  2. Hyatt Visa

    4 months ago

    David Ross hired as Cubs manager with no coaching experience either

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    • Steve Adams

      4 months ago

      I wasn’t endeavoring to list every example of it, but he’s obviously a pretty recent one, so sure I added him to the list.

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  3. HalosHeavenJJ

    4 months ago

    Wow. What a disgrace. I’d lose a lot of respect for the Tigers. I know everyone wants to win, but come on.

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    • wishy2

      4 months ago

      I’m sure they’re concerned about losing your respect.

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      • senior52

        4 months ago

        There’s a whole lot of people that would lose respect for that choice.

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        • Twinsfan333

          4 months ago

          Fine, but what’s more interesting to me is so many people having respect for a sports team. Like I really respect the crap out of those padres really respect them. They are things not people. Do you have respect for a go-kart track? Where do all these emo people come from?

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        • HalosHeavenJJ

          4 months ago

          There are right ways and wrong ways to go about business and engaging the community. Nobody is perfect but the Tigers generally go about things the right way and treat the team as a public trust. I respect that.

          Compare them to say Boston or Houston who win through roids and video booths and trade for guys like Osuna. No respect.

          Obviously people are determining these organizational behaviors.

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        • frankiegxiii

          4 months ago

          Aren’t teams made up of people? Or are teams inanimate objects?
          I’m cunfoozed…

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        • Appalachian_Outlaw

          4 months ago

          Twins, are you saying the Padres players and front office are robots? If so, we have another cheating scandal with androids, because those are supposed to be people!

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        • Twinsfan333

          4 months ago

          Yes Frankie that’s the lack of development of your frontal lobe causing your confusion. Sadly you’ll have to live with it. But do tell you’re clearly an in-depth thinker. So do we put all the ever changing people involved into a “good” side and a “bad” side? Then which ever category has more we can either respect that team or not? This is good stuff…can you do a run down of McDonald’s and let me know if I can respect them? Asking for a friend

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        • WarkMohlers

          4 months ago

          You have a problem with go-kart tracks? Don’t think they deserve respect?

          I’m a go-kart track.

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        • chippahawk

          4 months ago

          GKTLM

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        • pc01

          4 months ago

          Yeah, what did go kart tracks ever do to this guy??

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        • frankiegxiii

          4 months ago

          I’d be mad if my team lost 18 straight postseason games too, it’s ok twinsfan.

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        • puhl

          4 months ago

          And a whole lot of people would forget about it if they won.

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        • Twinsfan333

          4 months ago

          Oh sorry Frankie you’re like 15. Had I known I wouldn’t have engaged. My bad. Have nice evening

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        • frankiegxiii

          4 months ago

          Keep crying, it makes me laugh

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        • Astros2333

          4 months ago

          Do you have respect for an organization who employed a drug dealer that ultimately killed a pitcher?

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  4. Professor

    4 months ago

    Massive…massive L.

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  5. sacball

    4 months ago

    What a great culture to bring into a young team…oh wait…

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  6. Marvels MagaMan

    4 months ago

    Long shot here but Mark Prior would be an interesting hire to go along with their young staff and arms coming up. That or Mike Maddux.

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  7. DarkSide830

    4 months ago

    who honestly cares. Hinch is the most qualified candidate on the market by far. im honestly so far gone it just doesnt even matter to em anymore.

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  8. lordd99

    4 months ago

    Cora was at the center of the Astros scandal, although a main reason he wasn’t at the center of the Red Sox scandal is there was no whistleblower. No Mike Fiers. Not a single person believes Watkins was the instigator. The Red Sox tossed him under the bus. Cora was at the center of the Astros scandal and no way he didn’t do similar with the Red Sox. He should NEVER manage again.

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    • jjd002

      4 months ago

      And the MLB didn’t want to admit it was a league wide issue.

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      • Padres458

        4 months ago

        It isnt. Its a astros sox issue

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        • trace

          4 months ago

          You must still believe Santa really exist too.

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        • DarkSide830

          4 months ago

          most of us believe in hard evidence, actually

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        • Steven St Croix

          4 months ago

          Padres458, if you think Hou and Bos were the only ones, you are mistaken. I have a few friends that played and they told me about the parks they knew were recording the sequences by the catcher.

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        • pc01

          4 months ago

          NY has gone to court to keep evidence sealed, so…

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        • Vickers

          4 months ago

          No doubt many, maybe all were recording the catcher, BUT how many were relaying that information while the batter was in the box?! We don’t know how bad it was in Boston, but Houston definitely took it to a new low.

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        • gtb1

          4 months ago

          Silly uninformed response. It was League wide. New York Yankees sue to block internal email release as it would cause “irreversible reputational harm”. MLB provided live feeds to all teams – just outside the dugouts. You don’t think anyone else was watching them? Baseball has relied on cheating since its inception.

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        • SportsFan0000

          4 months ago

          Indians were notorious for recording the pitchers and catchers and signs from their scoreboard

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    • gwell55

      4 months ago

      Funny thing about this article is that from news reports in houston that the sign stealing scheme was cooked up in 2016 with a lower level analytical guy who was one of the houston guys that reported that tidbit. What MLB now doesn’t want the press writing on was that Manfred knew more aabout that and he was taking the players who actually cheated side over that Cora evidence when he wasn’t there in 2016.

      Hmm Mlb and Houston seemed to scapegoat a guy who was no longer with the team… OH wait there was two guys scapegoated by the players (Beltran)… Seems the Mets got their new hire fired too after the players still left in houston did their scapegoating!!!

      We do know that sign stealing is prevalent all the way through baseball (gee as if no one new)… and Manfred let the Yankees off scott free again when it was know he sent that damning letter to them!!!

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    • Astros2333

      4 months ago

      Finally an intelligent comment with actual facts. Its hard to believe that people think a video room guy who makes $60k would go up to the players with this scheme and be the SOLE person in charge.

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  9. Yank4Life

    4 months ago

    Are these managers included with trash cans?

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    • 4WSsince04

      4 months ago

      Yes, trash cans provided…as many as necessary….maybe they can be included on games away as well BYOTC….

      (Bring your own trash can)

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    • 92jays

      4 months ago

      Bang bang

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    • 92jays

      4 months ago

      Bang bang buzz buzz

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  10. Far Beyond Driven

    4 months ago

    If Altuve and Bergman still have jobs, so should these guys. Let’s not forget who actually did it vs. who took the fall for it.

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    • DarkSide830

      4 months ago

      did you read the report or not? it clearly says it was the FO’s idea. only Beltran was known to have been involved besides actually listening to the can.

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    • sacball

      4 months ago

      take the fall? Hinch turned a blind eye to the whole thing and vehemently denied any cheating during interviews from 2017-2019, he’s just as much at fault as the rest

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      • Far Beyond Driven

        4 months ago

        When has any manager ever ratted out his own players? Should Joe Torre also be punished for turning a blind eye on A-Rod and Giambi taking anabolics?

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        • 92jays

          4 months ago

          That’s different era. Every team had guys on juice. It was the norm

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        • Astros2333

          4 months ago

          Different era or not its still cheating. Or are you one of those people that cares about certain cheating?

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  11. GoLandCrabs

    4 months ago

    Tigers are a nice lowkey place for them to get back in the game.

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  12. habs93

    4 months ago

    I am all for Hinch…he will have paid his price and now it’s time to move on….if he is deemed most qualified…hire him…Tigers need to start winning and this guy has won

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  13. julyn82001

    4 months ago

    Aren’t there plenty of qualified candidates out there to manage the Tigers? Maybe there I’m wrong…

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  14. keysox

    4 months ago

    Either one can and should have the White Sox job.
    From what I saw from yesterday, Ricky has no clue about managing a major league baseball team. Poorest job I’ve ever seen. Put pitchers in roles they were never in during the season. Blow another lead.

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  15. mp9

    4 months ago

    TAN TAN TAAAN!!!!!!

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  16. 4WSsince04

    4 months ago

    “Manfred suspended Hinch until January 2021”

    I doubt the Tigers want to wait until January for Hinch to finish his suspension. Hopefully the Tigers hire Alex Cora immediately, so the Red Sox can’t (although I do not think Bloom wants Cora anyway). I think there are plenty of good manager candidates that have not been recently suspended…..just a better PR move.

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    • Rsox

      4 months ago

      Theoretically the Tigers could agree with Hinch and wait til January to announce it

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      • 4WSsince04

        4 months ago

        Rsox – …..and secretly consult with him about player and coaching decisions (October, November, and December)…..

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  17. sufferfortribe

    4 months ago

    I don’t want to work, I just want to bang on the can all day……

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    • 92jays

      4 months ago

      Best comment of the day

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      • sufferfortribe

        4 months ago

        WMMS in Cleveland used to play this song every Friday, though with a different instrument actually included in the lyrics.

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  18. wild bill tetley

    4 months ago

    Ask Miguel Cabrera to Player-Manage. End the search. Give it a year.

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    • 92jays

      4 months ago

      I would like to see that. Last player manager was Pete rose?

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      • wild bill tetley

        4 months ago

        Might as well. Detroit probably needs a year to get things together. Best case scenario they take big step forward in 2021. They play in the weakest division so I won’t count them out.

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        • SportsFan0000

          4 months ago

          AL Central is becoming one of the strongest Divisions with 3 teams in the playoffs, White Sox, Twins and Indians.

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  19. 4WSsince04

    4 months ago

    Alex and AJ can have their own trash can band…..will probably make more money as recording artists……lol

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  20. leolujan77

    4 months ago

    L for sure

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  21. Wjlan79

    4 months ago

    according to espn, Hinch’s suspension is up after the world series, not January

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    • 4WSsince04

      4 months ago

      ….what….no band….very disappointing

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  22. kingcong95

    4 months ago

    (bang) (bang) (bang)

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  23. ScottCFA

    4 months ago

    Lay all the cards on the table and see who is best positioned to help the team succeed. The baggage Hinch and Cora carry have to significantly outweigh the benefits of their success. Life is a series of tradeoffs and it always comes down to, “what choices do we have?”

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  24. Rsox

    4 months ago

    Sandy Alomar Jr., Don Kelly, Mike Rabelo, Carlos Febles, Phil Nevin, Hensley Meulens, Mike Lowell, all names that should be considered.

    I don’t want to knock on Hinch and Cora but i think teams hiring them immediately after their suspensions end is too soon. Any and all success will be heavily scrutinized in the near term and thats a distraction no team wants or needs

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  25. itslonelyatthetrop

    4 months ago

    If you’re gonna hire one of them, the sooner the better. It allows the most time to let all the awkward questions be answered and address the past and move on to the future.

    I also have a feeling there’s more details about the roles Cora and Hinch played in their respective scandals kept tucked away by the press to release if and when they get hired.

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  26. driftcat28

    4 months ago

    Hinch and Lunhow should’ve received bans.

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  27. Ducky Buckin Fent

    4 months ago

    I mean you had to know this would happen.

    I’d be wary of Hinch simply due to the fact it seemed his players and coaches were completely out of control.
    I also don’t think Cora is actually that good of a manager.

    But.
    Teams want to win.
    That’s sorta the whole point of playing sports. Uh?

    These guys’ll keep having their names thrown about. &, hey!, they served their punishment. I know lots of folks love their outrage & wanted the key thrown away.
    Those are the perfect people, however. You know…the one’s who have never made any mistakes or did anything wrong.

    Bless their little hearts.
    :)

    If it were me I’d just block out all the noise (aka: HOTTAKES!) & hire the guy I thought was the best candidate. If that were to be Hinch or Cora… well, full speed ahead, then.

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  28. empirejim

    4 months ago

    Very surprised that the Tigers would consider either of those guys with all the “garbage” they have attached to their names.

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  29. 4WSsince04

    4 months ago

    ….it’s like hiring Monica Lewinsky…..lol

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  30. ChangedName

    4 months ago

    Why are MLB GMs in such a hurry to bring them back? Not a good look for the league.

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    • Rsox

      4 months ago

      They won back-to-back World Series’ (albeit of questionable means) thats the only thing i can think of

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  31. Fred

    4 months ago

    The backlash would be very severe if they hired one of these 2. Any team would be guaranteeing themselves bad karma by hiring anyone Beltran, Hinch, Cora or Luthrow.

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  32. anthonyd4412

    4 months ago

    So Rose gets banned but these 2 oversaw an cheating operation that led to WS championships and they’re likely coming back.

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    • puhl

      4 months ago

      Yep. Rose is scum.

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    • Patches O'Houlihan

      4 months ago

      It Shows how big of a POS Rose is.

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  33. TJECK109

    4 months ago

    I know they don’t control Covid but to me they were suspended the season. A season is 162 games, not 60. They should still have 102 left

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    • puhl

      4 months ago

      Already been addressed by the league. Even if the season had been a total loss, Manfred has already said the bans were done and they were eligible for 2021.

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  34. bigdaddyhacks

    4 months ago

    They both should have been banned from
    The game.

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  35. hwyisalive

    4 months ago

    Mike Rebello is the Tigers obvious choice.

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    • SportsFan0000

      4 months ago

      Rabello knows many of the players and earned his stripes managing multiple Tigers minor league clubs successfully…yes MR is a very good candidate.

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    • GarryHarrisGarryHarris

      4 months ago

      I’m in complete agreement. He seems to know how to win at the lower levels. LePlease give Mike Rabello the reins.

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  36. forwhomjoshbelltolls

    4 months ago

    As long as you don’t care about the integrity of your organization or the sport itself, those would be good hires.

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  37. SportsFan0000

    4 months ago

    Plenty of great, young candidates to choose from besides AJ and Cora.
    Those two may need a bit longer away from the game for the abuses to fade in the rear view mirror. With the many Hispanic and Latin players on the Tigers, it would be a great idea to look at some bi lingual managerial candidates…

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  38. Rangers29

    4 months ago

    I took flak the other day for mentioning Luhnow as a replacement of Jon Daniels as the Rangers gm, and people thought that was the worst thing ever. But this, this is different. Hinch can’t handle a team, and Cora peer pressures his players into cheating. Don’t do it Tigers.

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  39. chetslemons

    4 months ago

    Would no longer be a Tigers fan if either of these two were hired.

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  40. gtb1

    4 months ago

    Why isn’t Bo Porter in the discussion any more? Very bright baseball mind. Struggled with some of the vets – and management -mostly Luchnow but was great with Springer and other younger players

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    • miltpappas

      4 months ago

      I wondered about Bo last year. He knows his stuff but doesn’t get much mention.

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    • puhl

      4 months ago

      The main reason Porter lost his job in Houston is because he was very resistant to the new analytics and where baseball was heading. He didn’t buy in. If he hasn’t shown to those in the league that he has changed in that regard, he isn’t getting an interview anywhere.

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      • Rsox

        4 months ago

        Bo Porter also lost his job because he treated the players like little leaguers hanging daily affirmations in their lockers which led to one Astros scout saying “if you want to win keep Bo away from the young players”

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        • gtb1

          4 months ago

          We all can use some daily affirmations. Especially when failure only 2 out of 3 times guarantees you a spot in the Hall.
          Bo is a really bright guy. Surprised he’s not in the discussion.

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  41. 4WSsince04

    4 months ago

    Dennis Rodman used negative publicity to get noticed and receive endorsements and a larger NBA contract. If the Tigers want negative publicity to keep themselves relevant then by all means hire Cora or AJ, but if they want to avoid the drama, then they need to go a different direction with their hiring.

    The list from above that included Mike Lowell had some interesting names. Why not give someone new a try…….?

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  42. Daver520

    4 months ago

    BOTH offenders did WORSE than Pete Rose #ManfredIsAPussy

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    • puhl

      4 months ago

      #WRONG

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  43. leftykoufax

    4 months ago

    Pete Rose gets banned for life for betting on baseball, and these guys fixed 2 world series outcomes and are allowed back in the game, that’s a disgrace.

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    • puhl

      4 months ago

      There is a huge difference between what Rose did and the Astros scandal. Both are cheating, but the degrees of significance are drastically different.

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  44. Briffle

    4 months ago

    Might have as well said Pete Rose was on their list.

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  45. RoyalsFanAmongWolves

    4 months ago

    I think the Detroit Tigers should look elsewhere and this is coming from somebody who has the Tigers as a rival in the AL Central. No cheaters! That means no Cora and no AJ Hinch.

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  46. J leathal86

    4 months ago

    Orioles should hire hinch we already have alias there old gm now we just need hinch in our rebuild

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  47. Dtownwarrior78

    4 months ago

    Im gonna go out on a limb and say Don Kelly will get the job. Was here as a player for years and cut his teeth under Jimmy “smokes” Leyland and I think that Avila will hire him. Avila is to much of a bland GM to take that kind of chance on either Cora or Hinch b/c I guarentee that if they don’t win in the first few years with the kind of backlash he’ll get for hiring one of those two, the Illitch’s will “can” him (no pun intended). Just an opinion but I can see it happening.

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  48. Yankee Clipper

    4 months ago

    Any justification for these guys to be hired or assertion that everyone (or team) does what they did is simply disingenuous. If you have to look to one of these two to turn your team around, out of all other prospective managers, you need to re-evaluate other more critical aspects of your team.

    Pete Rose would be a better and more logical choice, even including his violation.

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  49. TradeRumorUser

    4 months ago

    ridiculous at what point are people gonna let this go? honestly! none of the players got punished, Cora and hinch took the brunt of it. unfortunately they were scapegoated. I get it they cheated why are we acting like hou is the first? this outrage is crazy it’s over with already let it go. once you get past that cora and hinch did well at their job everyone makes mistakes doesn’t mean they should forever be penalized for it! I like that the tigers are giving them a look as they should they payed the price already. good for Detroit being open minded I only hope more teams do so

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    • Astros2333

      4 months ago

      Traderumorsuser its because all these commenters are perfect individuals. All choir boys who have never done one wrong thing in their lives.

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    • neurogame

      4 months ago

      “this outrage is crazy..”

      Had the Astros NOT won the World Series or lost to the Yankees. I could bend and see your point.

      But they did win, and that changes a lot of things,

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  50. stymeedone

    4 months ago

    I guess if McCloskey says it, it must be true. No context provided. This would be so unlike the Tigers organization. Yes they are more high profile than the others that have been mentioned, but many names are still in the playoffs, and yet to surface. Plus, some team will let a qualified manager go for stupid reasons. No rush.

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  51. fomeols

    4 months ago

    Disgusting

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  52. neurogame

    4 months ago

    AJ Hinch, a man who openly mocked an opposing team during a press conference when the suggestion of cheating was broached. Yup, sounds like a reputable hire.

    I was also disappointed in ESPN media like Buster Olney who said earlier this week that the Red Sox NOT hiring Alex Cora back would be a grave mistake. People are so quick to forgive when they’re not directly affected by the behavior and negative consequences of others.

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    • TradeRumorUser

      4 months ago

      at one point do you realize and get the fact it’s a game? not a matter of life and death! Not like they stole money or physically hurt someone stop crying already.

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      • wordonthestreet

        4 months ago

        Its not a game. It a multi billion dollar busiess. Wake up.

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      • neurogame

        4 months ago

        This is a poor and near-sighted take.

        First of all, they did steal money. Do you realize that by cheating throughout the regular season AND playoffs, the Astros took money out of the hands of the other teams? And I’m not just talking about playoff bonuses and World Series appearances. I’m talking about the lower level employees like clubhouse attendants, concessions, janitorial security etc. By cheating and advancing, these other workers didn’t get paid because the Astros won.

        Secondly, do you know how dangerous it is when a pitcher throws a baseball and the hitter KNOWS what pitch they’re throwing? There’s no barrier protecting the pitcher from the baseball and the likelihood of a line drive hit back to the pitcher is only increased if batter has a signal as to what’s coming.

        Although there are many other points, my last one is legacy, the life and reputation after baseball. Clayton Kershaw threw a gem in Game 1 of the 2017 World Series, then somehow, couldn’t hold a lead in game 5. If you’ve watched the youtube video from Jomboy, then you would know just how badly the Astros cheated to come from behind several times. The narrative is “Kershaw blew it” and “he is not a big game pitcher.” Given what transpired behind the scenes, both are unfair descriptions.

        If you can’t understand the above points, I cannot help you.

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  53. minhunglei

    4 months ago

    Good luck with those thieves

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  54. pasha2k

    4 months ago

    Noooooooooo, Cora is coming bk to Boston, no where else. Detroit can have that sad excuse for a manager, AJ.

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  55. #LCDad#LCDad

    4 months ago

    Hinch and Cora should have been banned from baseball…they lucked out big time by serving their suspensions during a compressed season. Mandfred is a spineless joke.

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  56. davidkaner

    4 months ago

    The Tigers will have plenty of candidates to choose from and at the end of the day, it needs to move the needle. I prefer someone with some experience and not over 55.

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  57. dbisawesome

    4 months ago

    Tigers looking to start a bang

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  58. bigred75

    4 months ago

    What, Carlos Beltran didn’t want any of that?

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  59. bradthebluefishbradthebluefish

    4 months ago

    Detroit, why taint your young team with cheaters and bad leaders? Why?

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