Matheny was a youth league coach prior to becoming the cardinals manager. We are associated with the winfield baseball organization. Matheny pronounced muhtheenee and his wife, kristin, have five children. The cardinals search for a new coach is nearing the. He played in mlb for seasons as a catcher for the milwaukee brewers, toronto blue jays, st. The cardinals path back to playing in october starts with. Scheidegger center on monday night for the official launch of the matheny manifesto, a book that resulted from a letter matheny wrote years ago when he was asked to coach one of his sons youth league teams. Matheny later spent seven seasons as the manager of the cardinals. Mike matheny will not be a lame duck manager in 2017, instead signing a threeyear contract extension through 2020 with the st. Candidates to replace bruce arians as cardinals coach there are plenty of young assistants who could fit the bill for the next cardinals coach. The cardinals hired former carolina panthers defensive coordinator steve wilks on monday. Tate 26, katie 25, luke 23, jacob 22 and blaise 19son, tate played baseball at missouri state university and was drafted by the boston red sox in 20daughter, katie, played womens ice hockey at the ohio state universitysons, luke oklahoma state and jacob missouri have also played collegiate baseball mike was born on september 22, 1970 in reynoldsburg, ohio and graduated from.
The md cardinals organization is a local travel baseball organization based in eldersburg, md. Searching for mike mathenys replacement as cardinals manager. Flip or flores new, 34 comments after mike munchak backed out, it is now down to four and going young may be the best road to take. As talks of a replacement for cardinals manager, mike matheny, intensify, we search through the greatest cinematic coaches of all. Louis cardinals manager mike matheny sits in the dugout before the start of the fourth inning of a baseball game against the cincinnati reds, saturday, july 14, 2018, in st. The book is about mike matheny and his coaching experiences. A few years ago, mike matheny wrote a 2,556word letter to the parents of the players on his youth baseball team. Heres a preliminary list of potential candidates in the cardinals search for a new head coach. Byron leftwich is the next head coach in waiting on the. That letter went viral and serves as the basis for his new book, the matheny.
Pat williams, orlando magic cofounder and senior vice president mike matheny has some tremendous lessons for coaches but mostly for parents. Steve wilks took over as head coach of the arizona cardinals saying he was humbled by the job but exhibiting. Michael scott matheny born september 22, 1970 is an american former professional baseball player and current manager of the kansas city royals of major league baseball mlb. He then switched to the other side of the diamond when jose oquendo had to. Chris maloney was hired as the first base coach for the cardinals in 2011. East surry high school announced friday that behrens, who was most recently the head boys basketball coach of north wilkes high school from 2010. Cardinals, matheny agree to 3year contract extension. The cardinals path back to playing in october starts with finding a new manager the cardinals will miss the playoffs again, and mike mathenys tactical shortcomings bear. Louis cardinals manager mike matheny, whose team missed the playoffs in 2016 for the first time in his fiveyear tenure, has agreed to a. Louis cardinals handbook the organization has used over the years. The book is packed with winning insights and practical advice for all to use. The arizona cardinals have found their new head coach. La russa and second wife, elaine, are the founders of tony la russas animal rescue foundation, headquartered in walnut creek, california, which saves abandoned and. The catch 22 foundation is a nonprofit founded by mike matheny and his wife, kristin, in 2003.
The matheny manifesto is a autobiography book written mike matheny. It was only a matter of time before reports started to speculate who the cardinals would target as the next head coach following arians decision to retire. The official baseball coach list for the campbell university camels. Even those who watch the team closely were shocked by the move. Cardinals extend manager mike matheny through 2020. New arizona coach steve wilks says wide receiver larry fitzgerald arguably the most.