Tommy Helms says he’s hurt and angry...

Tommy Helms says he’s hurt and angry at the way the Cincinnati Reds have ignored him during their search for a manager.

Helms, who became interim manager when Pete Rose was banned from baseball last August, has been identified by General Manager Bob Quinn as one of several candidates for the job. But Helms still hadn’t heard from the Reds after several days of reports that Dallas Green, fired in midseason by the New York Yankees, was the choice of owner Marge Schott.

“Classwise, they’re not handling this very well,” Helms told the Cincinnati Post.