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Originally Posted by beer me
Hadn't heard that.
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He was managing their AAA club in Iowa - by all accounts was a pretty good manager ready for the next level. A HOF fan-favorite who had stayed loyal to the organization as the next manager - seemed perfectly logical. So of course they hired somebody else, and Sandburg immediately left for a job with the Phillies.
I guess he didn't kiss Ricketts' ass sufficiently.