Quote Originally Posted by STLHAMMER32 View Post
I have to disagree. It depends on the player of course and their personality. Some players who are business savvy move onto things away from the game but in general most players know baseball and are lost without it. How many players do you see even take an espn job just to talk about and be around baseball?

Ryne Sandberg managed single A ball and stayed at motel 8's for the love of the game and chance to be around it.
Yep...now Ryno's managing at Triple-A and has a good shot at replacing Lou Piniella with the Cubs in 2011. Most HOF caliber guys, if they DO stay in the game, want to start right at the top...MLB front office, coach, or manager...not work their way up, like Sandberg has.

Dave Miedema