Bit surprised but so be it.
Terry Francona available? Tony Lovullo? Too bad neither are.
Brad Ausmus get a look?
I'd take himTorey Lovullo a better baseball man than Tony I hear.
How about Girardi?
-- As for the managerial search, he expected his candidates to have either managed in the minors or coached on a big-league staff. That would appear to take former Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek out of consideration. Two names we should expect to hear in the coming weeks: former Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, whom Dombrowski hired in Detroit, and former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora.No experience but hear good things about Cora. Likeable guy. Could be good.