I know there is a constituency of fans who are adamantly opposed to their team hiring a rookie manager for any reason at any time, and I find that more than a bit ridiculous. Every manager who has ever managed anything was a first-timer at some point, as is the case for everything that everyone ever has ever done. Ever. And it's not like having a new-to-the-job skipper is an instant kiss of death; in just the past two seasons we've seen three rookie managers take their clubs to the postseason.
The next team that hires Joey Cora as its manager will be the first.