BOWA COULD RETURN AS YANKS' THIRD BASE COACH

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King: Bowa Leading Candidate to Replace Meacham
Published 10/16/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
He doesn't mention a source (what else is new?) but according to George A. King III Larry Bowa is on top of the Yanks' list to replace Meacham as third base coach. ...

Bowa, Manny, Draft Picks, Pettitte
Published 10/16/2008 by Tom Gaffney at The Bronx Block
... George King speculates upon a return of Larry Bowa to the Bronx, here.  Bowa has a two-year deal with the Dodgers but does have an out.  I highly doubt he’d be willing to leave Torre, but what the heck?  Throw a boatload of money at him and see if it sticks.  We sure could use his voice in Robby’s ear.  Bowa is one of the few cases of a coach making an actual, tangible impact on a team. ...

2008 Post-Mortem
Published 10/16/2008 by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness at Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
... for the Seattle job. There’s also rumors that Larry Bowa might return to the Yankees, which I would count as a big loss. ...

Bowa could return as Yanks’ third base coach
Published 10/17/2008 by zellyanks91 at Zell's Pinstripe Blog
...      According to George A. King III from the New York Post, Bowa is the leading candidate to fill the Yankees need for a 3rd base coach. I would love it if he returned to the Yankees. I really liked his enthusiasm and how he pushed Cano. I think it would be a great move. Cano hasn’t been the same without him. Since the Dodgers season is over, I guess they can go after him. ...

Talking about Joba Chamberlain, for starters
Published 10/17/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... with youth that Torre had trouble with. If Wang or Cano came up under Torre and faltered, would he have stuck with them for a few months the way the Red Sox stuck with Dustin Pedroia? Or would they have been buried on the depth chart like Andy Phillips? Given a choice between players with similar stats -- a young guy with lots of promise but little experience or a "proven veteran" -- we think Torre would choose to play the veteran every time. Okay, we're confused. George King feels Larry Bowa is the leading candidate for the third base job . But when Meacham was first fired, ...