Brewer’s interim manager Dale Sveum is officially out of the running for the Brewer’s 2009 manager position. Seems Jim Skaalen, the hitting coach, is also out. I guess his method of “swing as hard as you can every pitch” wasn’t working. Meanwhile, GM Doug Melvin has signed a 3-year extension.
Now Melvin has to find an experienced manager who can get this team playing up to full potential and find ways to win games on defense and base hits; something that cost a lot of wins this year. Right now all signs are pointing to former Arizona manager Bob Brenly as the front-runner.