Bobby Valentine/Marines Breakout Ex-Met Thread

[Guest Edgy DC]

I can think of 29 major league managing jobs I'd rather have.

On the other hand, a lot of solid young talent.

[metirish]

IIRC Bobby is known for working well with young players, no idea where that comes from but I think it was written in the papers over the years, with the money Bobby will command and the money Lou is owed that's a lot for the new owner....I think he'll hire a cheaper person.

[Elster88]

Heard on the radio that Bobby V is one of the last three candidates for the Tampa mangerial position. My question is: Don't you actually have to want the job to be one of the final candidates?

[Guest Edgy DC]

• Mike Piazza, chillin' at Amber's bar mitzvah.



• Bobby Valentine pitches grudge matchup.

[metirish]

Breaking Bobby V news...

]Valentine close to re-signing in Japan BY JON HEYMAN STAFF WRITER November 10, 2005, 8:58 AM EST A multiyear agreement to keep Bobby Valentine with the Chiba Lotte Marines is imminent, Newsday has learned. Valentine, pursued to manage the Dodgers and Devil Rays after leading Chiba Lotte to a sweep in the Nippon Series, will sign an extension with the Marines for at least three years and about $4 million per year. Valentine, who led the Mets to the Subway Series in 2000, had been considering the jobs in Tampa Bay and Los Angeles. It is believed the Devil Rays made an offer that would have paid him about half what he'll make in Japan. Valentine was also a top target of the Dodgers, where he would have joined his mentor Tommy Lasorda, who has regained power in that organization. With Valentine out of the mix, the Devil Rays are expected to hire Joe Maddon or John McLaren for their managing job. The Dodgers are busy considering candidates for their general manager job before they hire a manager to replace Jim Tracy. Valentine made $3 million this year when his team pulled off a major upset to win the title, beating the Hanshin Tigers in four straight games. Valentine is widely celebrated throughout Japan after winning the most lopsided Nippon Series. He became the first foreigner honored with the Shoriki Award, given annually to a person who makes an outstanding contribution in Japanese baseball.

[MFS62]

from espn:

TOKYO -- Bobby Valentine is so popular in Japan that he now has a beer named after him.

To commemorate Valentine guiding the Chiba Lotte Marines to their first Japan Series title in 31 years last month, Sapporo Breweries Ltd. has come out with BoBeer, a special version of its popular Black Label lager that's available only in Chiba.

The can features a cartoon likeness of Valentine giving a thumbs-up and saying "We're No. 1."

Valentine's Pacific League champion Marines swept the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers in the Japan Series last month.

The Marines have offered Valentine a new three-year contract. While he has yet to sign, Valentine said Thursday he was very pleased with the terms offered. The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager has been mentioned as a candidate for a few managerial openings in the majors.


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It was a tossup between posting this here or in the "I Love Beer" thread.
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[Guest Edgy DC]

I invented a new thread here.

[MFS62]

How so?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

All the Valentine posts extracted from the Rico thread.

[MFS62]

Gotcha'.

Later

[Elster88]

I'm not sure why my post about Orel and the '88 NLCS is here. But good job with the new thread, anyways. SC = zero.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think because the Hershiser conversation was in response to Valentine pootentially managing the Dodgers.

[Willets Point]

Good job, Edge.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Thanks. Didn't know I was clipping five pages. Wowsers.

It's an inexact science, as more than one thread of conversation can appear in the same post. In such cases, I kept a post in the thread that had the most responses to it.

It's too bad that we can fork threads this way, but can't merge two threads on the same topic.

I'm thinking of forking Davey Johnson and Team America content out of that thread as well, but we already have a thread for them I think, and I wouldn't be able to merge the two.

[metirish]

Yeah good stuff....I'm all over the first page of this thread......go Bobby

[Centerfield]

I hadn't realized Ralph Branca went over to Japan to support Bobby.

Ralphie's still pretty active in his old age.

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I want to buy some of this -

[Willets Point]

I want to drink some of that.

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You have to visit The Marines' Website and click the real time link to the victory parade and celebration. It includes Bobby thanking the crowd in Japanese and Bon Jovi music in the background - fun stuff!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I get the idea that his back is feeling better.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Valentine still (playfully) calling out the Sox.