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By George Brett contacted by Indians for managerial job
Posted: Tuesday October 19, 1999 01:20 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- George Brett is getting a lot of attention for managerial vacancies. Brett told The Kansas City Star he was contacted last week by former Kansas City Royals teammate Bud Black, now an assistant to Cleveland Indians general manager John Hart. The Indians fired manager Mike Hargrove on Friday. The call from Cleveland came about the same time as Brett's conversation last week with the Colorado Rockies, who were left with a vacancy when Jim Leyland retired and appear likely to hire Buddy Bell as a replacement. Brett, a 1999 Hall of Fame inductee and Kansas City Royals vice president, hasn't given details of either conversation and said he hasn't discussed the Cleveland possibility with his wife, Leslie. "I don't know what's going on," he said. "I'm overwhelmed by all the attention all of a sudden." But he believes he knows why clubs might be interested in him. "When I played, I played hard and I wouldn't tolerate a lack of effort," he said. "There is a lack of effort in some places, and I think they know I wouldn't tolerate that." Indians batting coach Charlie Manuel is considered the leading candidate for the Cleveland job. Others mentioned include Davey Lopes, Chris Chambliss, Willie Randolph, Don Baylor and Ted Simmons. The Indians have said Hargrove's successor need not have managerial experience. Brett has none, and realizes he would have to rely on experienced coaches on his staff. "If I ever did that, obviously, I'd have to have a lot of help," he said. "But whatever city I'd be in, they know I'd give it 100 percent." Brett played his entire career with the Royals but has not ruled out leaving the club.
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