…if I’d just finished having to broadcast a series with Dick Stockton, a managing job – even if it was the Nationals – might sound pretty good to me.

He really should be on the bench with Lou… although that would last all of 10 minutes until Lou falls asleep and Bob slowly moves him into a closet for the rest of the season. I wish Bob nothing but the best of luck, but he would go absolutely insane in Washington…

How about this… Lous had fun babysitting down in Tampa Bay for a while until a real manager could take over… why not ship Lou off to Washington (I hear they have GREAT mojitos – it’ll be just like home!) and BB can take over until Ryno is ready, and then BB can head back upstairs with Len.

Is that REALLY asking too much?

On The Score this afternoon. He said Bob’s still young enough to put up with a few initial tough years. You have to think the Mets will improve, the Phillies are going to be good for a while, and Florida is always going to hang around (possibly be better with the new stadium). I don’t see BB wanting to be a part of that disaster in Washington.

…but I have hard time believing BB would want to leave his cushy broadcasting gig, which apparently gives him plenty of flexibility to help support his son in the minor leagues, to step into that Nationals mess.

However he’s flirting with them to say “hey other teams, I’m still interested in managing.” I big part of me thinks he believes he’s a contender for the job once Lou bolts.

I don’t think BB thinks he has a long-term future in Chicago, either in the booth or the dugout, because he doesn’t want to impede, or create any possible conflict of interest, concerning his son’s promotability. Michael probably still a long shot for the majors, but BB is likely to be more receptive to an out of town offer than before.

Judd will join Len

I don’t think he’s anything great, as an announcer, and I wouldn’t be disappointed if he left the booth. He’s pretty easily replaceable.

What I find weird is this is the best job he can get?

He managed a team to a wortd championship.

Who would replace him in the booth if he does goes? Grace?

As such, time in the broadcast booth is only something to keep him busy until he can put his cleats on again. To think anything else is unrealisitc. Don’t you remember what Lou did between “real” jobs.

Washington? Why not. It’s a job and it’s back in the game. Maybe he’ll fail, and maybe he won’t. There’s only one way for him to find out.

I love Bob and Len as a team. I thought I’d never get over Stoney and Chip leaving but now I’m glad they did because Bob and Len are better. The fact is though, Bob is temporary at best. Every off season Bob has probed the job market. Why shouldn’t he.

why he would go to the (Devil) Rays when he was just inches away from getting the Red Sox job.

Some guys want the challenge of turning a crap organization into a winner – and having a backlog of top picks doesn’t hurt.

He has said he would find it difficult to be the color analyst if Michael was playing but there is no guarantee Michael will stay with the Cubs organization.

How good of a job do you have when you’re paid to watch a team you like/love half ass it, see what needs to be done, see those things not being done, and be completely powerless to do anything about it?

That sounds more like a really frustrating job, which is what this last season seemed like for B-squared. I mean, managing the Nationals is like the equivalent of coaching the Raiders, but at least you can try to mold your team into something.

I’m a bit late to the game on this one, but wanted to chime in. We all want to give our two cents and hypothesize on Brenly’s decision, the idea of him taking a job with a mediocre team and staying in a high profile broadcasting job. The fact of the matter is that for many managers and former managers, what they want to do is manage. Its not that broadcasting isn’t a great second gig, but what they want to do is manage. People here were quick to recognize Steve Stone’s ego, but the fact of the matter is that these egos are pervasive throughout the sport. How could one be in such a position and not have an ego the size of Montana? Some show it in different ways, but these guys have ego. Most of these guys are former players and they have been put on a pedistal from the time they were kids and were recognized as the star of the team.

So you have a former manager and what most of them want to do is get back and win. They are driven to compete and that is not an element that is present in the broadcast booth. Add ego and you have someone like Brenly who believes that no matter where you put him, he can bring them a winner. Does anyone actually think that a manager takes a job, even if its in a crappy market and not believe that he’s going to win there?

The bottom line is that Brenly wants to manage again, and if that were not the case he would not have talked to the Brewers last year. As each year passes, too, he gets further and further away from his world series win and he gets a year older. There are 30 major league managerial positions and many of the great ones aren’t coming open any time soon. If Brenly wants to manage again, he’s got to make the move sooner rather than later.

But if he goes, I will miss him and get used to Keith in there just as easily I got used to BB after Stony left.

But to answer Al’s question in the title….yes. It’s always money and everyone has their price. It’s the intersection of the 2 that drives many decisions.

I agree with Al, why would you ever leave a seemingly stress free, fun job for something with way more hours and an immeasurable amount of stress? I would hate to lose Brenly, Len and him have become a really good pair, you can tell they have fun.