Job Description Is Very Positive

Paul DePodesta: Thank you for coming. Please sit down. Did you have a pleasant trip?

Dodger Manager Candidate: Yes.

PD: Would you like some coffee?

DMC: Yes.

PD: I was once quoted as saying I’d take nine Milton Bradleys if I could get them. Do you agree with that statement?

DMC: Yes.

PD: We have many Latino players on our roster. Do you speak Spanish?

DMC: Si.

PD: Hee-Seop Choi’s quite a ballplayer, isn’t he?

DMC: Yes.

PD: We took the names off the uniforms this year. It saves our cash-strapped franchise money. Would it be OK if you wore this slightly used No. 16 jersey?

DMC: Yes.

PD: I was watching the Cardinals play the Padres the other day, and Tony La Russa wasted a lot of time sacrificing and using the hit-and-run and the squeeze play. Do you believe that mode of managing is a complete waste of time?

DMC: Yes.

PD: Oh, here’s our coffee. Thank you, Jamie. You take it black, right?

DMC: No, I’d like a little cream and sugar if you have it.

PD: Bzzzzz! Sorry, wrong answer! Good luck in your future endeavors. Next!

ROBERT OSTROVE

Oxnard

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My heart is racing, my blood is bubbling, the excitement is overwhelming me! Ron Wotus! Jerry Royster! And the name sure to knock anyone’s socks off: Torey Lovullo! Where do I buy my season tickets?

TIM WARD

Los Angeles

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Hi, Mr. DePodesta. Can Tommy come out to manage?

JERRY SELBY

Pasadena