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"I'd be asking, 'What's going on here?' Why are we defending here, or not defending there? Why are we are doing this or that?' At that point I knew I wanted to manage someday."
It doesn't mean he's a lock to get the job if and when [Joe Torre] departs. With GM Brian Cashman wielding so much organizational power these days, it likely will be his call, and there are people around the Yankees who aren't sure if Cashman is sold on [Don Mattingly] as the next manager."I certainly think he's got the ability to manage. He has a feel for the game, and for the players, that you really can't teach. Whether he's ready a year from now, or whenever the opportunity might come, I don't think you ever know until you jump in there and find out."See the full content of this document
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Mattingly On Deck for Yanks
No secret he's next in line for Torre's job
By John HarperTAMPA, Fla. -- It was sometime during the 2005 season, the second year of his return to baseball, that ...See the full content of this document
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