07-26-2010, 11:01 AM
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Valentine, who led the Mets to the pennant in 2000, calls the Cubs job "one of the most coveted positions in all of sports" and adds "anybody who thinks of himself as a manager would love to be considered as one of the people who might take his place."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Don't play hard to get, Bobby. At least Ricketts knows who he can get cheap.
Valentine, who led the Mets to the pennant in 2000, calls the Cubs job "one of the most coveted positions in all of sports" and adds "anybody who thinks of himself as a manager would love to be considered as one of the people who might take his place."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Don't play hard to get, Bobby. At least Ricketts knows who he can get cheap.