You know you’re getting old when your boys of summer start applying for managerial jobs.
Give you a for-instance: According to Bleacher Report, former A’s third baseman Eric Chavez is the leading candidate to become manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As we speak, Mike Scioscia is the Angels skipper, but The Athletic assures us his tenure with the team will sunset along with his 10-year contract at season’s end.
If you were an A’s fan in the late 1990s and 2000s, you likely recall Chavvy fondly. He was a six-time Gold Glove winner, a stand-up, laid back, quietly intense, steadying presence in the Oakland clubhouse.