TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez has said he never wants to be a major-league manager, but he has said a lot of things and then ended up doing them.
So when New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says he envisions the newly minted adviser eventually taking on an expanded role in the organization, the idea that A-Rod will one day be the manager of the team shouldn't be ruled out.
In fact, while it probably won't happen soon, it's easy to imagine a plausible case for it.
Let's start with the most important part of being hired -- the person doing the hiring has to like you a lot.