Anybody Want to Hire This Guy?

Padres CEO Sandy Alderson practically begged the Cubs to hire Bruce Bochy, but Chicago wasn't all that interested and instead hired Lou Piniella.
Bochy, who answers to the colorful nickname "Boch," was no better than the Cubs' third choice as former Marlins manager Joe Girardi was the runner-up for the job and Chicago didn't even bother to interview Boch.
Now Boch appears to be a candidate to replace Felipe Alou as Giants manager, but who knows how serious that is. At this time last week, some people on the radio already had Boch getting fitted for a Cubs uniform.
Alderson has given Bochy permission to talk to other teams who have managerial openings, but so far Bochy seems to be like the remarkably plain-looking girl who's sitting at home, waiting for the phone to ring but can't get a date.
It's not that other teams don't like Boch; they like him -- just not enough to hire him.
Can't imagine why.
Maybe that 951-975 career record (.494 winning percentage) has something to do with it. If you're a GM looking for a new manager, you need to hire somebody you can sell to your fan base. A manager whose career record is 24 games under .500 ain't gonna close the deal.
You might be wondering how a manager who's 24 games under .500 has lasted for 12 seasons in the same job. Good question. We can't think of another big-league city other than San Diego where this would be possible.
Alderson is a numbers man and no doubt has Bochy's career record memorized. And another number also is on Alderson's mind. Bochy's $1.9 million salary for next season, a figure that puts him in the top 10 among managers, surely was a factor in Alderson granting Bochy permission to speak to other teams.
Alderson probably would prefer not to pay that much for a manager because he's of the belief that managers don't win games, CEOs win games.
Bochy seems like an interesting figure in town. Some fans love him, while others wish he were gone yesterday. Love him or hate him, it appears other teams have only minimal interest in Boch as the Giants are the only team looking to interview him.
Bochy's career record won't thrill Giants fans, but the club just might overlook that and get blinded by one other factor. Bochy knows how to Beat L.A. (and we don't mean the Angels). Boch's teams regularly beat up on the Dodgers and that just might override everything else in the Bay Area.
But then, it wouldn't shock us if the Giants bypass Boch and hire someone cheaper with no managerial experience.
In which case, Padre fans can look forward to seeing a lot of this in box scores next season:

LOB--12.