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Kirk Gibson has the tools to be a manager
Kirk Gibson wants to be a major league manager. "I love challenges," said Gibson, 52. "It seems like the ultimate challenge." Gibson, bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, has six years of major league coaching experience: his Tigers homecoming in 2003-05 under manager Alan Trammell and the ...
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Morning Prowl: Arbitration Dilemmas, Free Agent Predictions, and Gibby's Managerial Aspirations
Bless You Boys — ... ' manager job?  I don't recall reading that anywhere else, but apparently he did.  Gibby wants to be a major league manager, and feels his six years working as a bench coach (between the Tigers and ...

Tom Brookens joins Tigers' coaching staff
Detroit Tigers blog — ... It's not that Brookens is the only one who could take over after Leyland is gone -- his contract runs through 2011 by the way. It's possible Arizona bench coach Kirk Gibson could be in the mix in the future. He wants to manage in the MLB, for sure. It's always possible, though unlikely, Cubs bench coach Alan Trammell could have a second go-around. Or it could be someone from outside the organization entirely. ...

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