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    Default The Next Reds Manager ?

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    Dave Martinez – Current Bench Coach for Joe Maddon’s Tamp Bay Rays.
    Talk about a change of atmosphere in the clubhouse? The Rays are arguably the majors best grinders and if you haven’t seen Chewbacca on the field celebrating, you need to cross it off the bucket list. These guys play hard, are loose, and Martinez has been Maddon’s right hand man since becoming bench coach for the 2008 season. Martinez, 49, played 16 years in the majors and has spent the last 6 years learning from one of the best in the business. Talk about a team built on work ethic, imagine that ”breath of fresh air” in the Reds manager’s office.

    Brad Ausmus – Special Assistant to Baseball Operations for the San Diego Padres.
    How about another catcher turned manager for the Reds helm? Ausmus turns 45 next April and spent 18 years in the big leagues as one of the best defensive catchers ever, finishing with a .994 fielding percentage. He was the Boston Red Sox choice for replacing Bobby Valentine last winter if they couldn’t work out a deal with Toronto for John Farrell. In 2010, Sporting News named him the 9th smartest athlete in sports, so he’s got the best baseball acumen you could ask for in a skipper. With analytics being such a huge part of the game today, Ausmus fits the bill moving through this century of America’s pastime.

    Matt Williams – Current Third Base Coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks
    Is intensity what the doctor ordered? Matt Williams brings it, a lot of it. ”Matt the Bat” hit 378 Home Runs, was a 5 time All Star, 4 time Gold Glove winner, has 4 Silver Slugger Awards, and won the World Series with Arizona in 2001. Unquestioned in his leadership skills, Williams, 48 in November, has the ability to rally the troops and lead men which the Reds desperately need. He single handedly led that loaded Cleveland Indians team of the 90′s who never could get out of the ALCS to the World Series in 1997.

    Barry Larkin – ESPN MLB Analyst
    So you say the Reds need accountability in the clubhouse? Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, 49, ruled that very same Reds clubhouse with an iron fist. Larkin brings instant credibility with the players as a guy who came up in the Pete Rose managerial era and was a cog batting .353 in Lou Piniella’s Wire-2-Wire 1990 Reds sweep of the much favored defending champion Oakland A’s to bring a World Series winner back to Cincinnati. 12 time All-Star, 9 Silver Sluggers, 3 Gold Gloves and you can’t ignore the fact that Larkin won the NL MVP in 1995 not on numbers, .319-15-66 with 51 steals, but for the leader he was on the field. Larkin became the first shortstop ever to go 30/30 in 1996 and a year later was named “Team Captain” for the first time in Cincinnati since Dave Concepción’s retirement after 1988. It was quite evident that Barry Larkin was the de facto Reds manager in 2003 after Bob Boone was fired and replaced by Dave Miley. This past spring, Larkin managed Brazil’s team in the World Baseball Classic’s qualifying round. Despite having virtually no international experience, Brazil won its qualifying group unbeaten and clinched its spot in the WBC with a surprising 1-0 victory over Panama. Natural born leader.

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    Out of that list, I'd go with Ausmus

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    Apparently the Reds have talked with Paul O'Neill about the job. I'm not sure what I think about that.

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    The obvious choice is Pete Rose.

    oh, wait...
    I miss the old Mile High Stadium.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OrangeHoof View Post
    The obvious choice is Pete Rose.

    oh, wait...
    You make my heart sad.

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