Former Ozzie Guillen assistant Joey Cora would be the popular choice for the Mariners open Managerial position.  The man played a significant role on the the 1995 club that won their first Division Title since coming into the Majors in 1977.

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The Mariners new manager needs to be someone who can turn around the recent trend of losing baseball at Safeco Field and help bring a new era of baseball to the pacific northwest.

General Manager Jack Zduriencik has exhaustively looked at a number of different options, with potential candidates ranging from young to old, some with Seattle connections, some completely new to the city.

However, it appears, although this is just an assumption, that he has narrowed his list to three option.

Chip Hale, the Athletics bench coach, Lloyd McClendon, the Tigers hitting coach, and Joey Cora, the former White Sox bench coach. Here is a look at each of the three top candidates and which one is my favorite of the bunch.

Joey Cora Game #5  (ALDS) HR versus the Yankees in 1995

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