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(1) MANAGERS IN TROUBLE

Baseball's merry men

Several managers in the last years of contracts, most notably the Dodgers' Jim Tracy, appear safe. Two interims, the Astros' Phil Garner and the Blue Jays' John Gibbons, stand good chances of being rehired. Others won't be as fortunate.

Only three managers have been fired since opening day, so get ready for the merry-go-round to start spinning furiously once the season ends.

THEY FALL OFF FIRST

Larry Bowa, Phillies. In grand baseball tradition, the Phillies will hire a cuddly, player-friendly type who is the polar opposite of the combative Bowa. Embattled general manager Ed Wade needs to do better than the Phillies' leading in-house candidate, former Indians manager and FOJT (Friend of Jim Thome Charlie Manuel.

Art Howe, Mets. A team often takes on the personality of its manager, and Howe's injury-depleted club is in a deep sleep. Howe is owed nearly $5 million over the next two seasons, but that excuse won't fly in a city where price is no object for the Yankees. Lou Piniella, increasingly frustrated in Tampa Bay, would be perfect.