Baseball Notes: Cleveland farmhand wants shot as manager
"I'm familiar with the setting," Lovullo said yesterday, after interviewing a second time with general manager Mark Shapiro. "This team is a lot further along than some might believe."
Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly and Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke are expected to go to Cleveland next week for interviews. Former managers Manny Acta and Bobby Valentine also have been interviewed, and Shapiro hopes to finish his search by the end of the World Series.
Lovullo managed 35 players at triple-A Columbus who played this year for Eric Wedge, who was fired with six games remaining in his seventh season as the Indians' manager.
The constant shuttle was caused by injuries and poor play by the Indians, who finished 65-97, their worst record in 18 years.
Dodgers. Los Angeles general manager Ned Colletti said it's been business as usual running the team despite owner Frank McCourt's firing his wife as CEO of the club.
Colletti said he doesn't anticipate any cutbacks in resources as he tries to mold the team for the 2010 season.
The Dodgers have the most potential players eligible for free agency with 16, including slugger Manny Ramirez, who must decide whether he will exercise his $20 million option for next season and return.




