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MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins last manager was an excitable former shortstop, and now theyre considering another one: Larry Bowa. Bowa became the second person interviewed for the job this week, a person familiar with the search said Friday. The person confirmed the discussions to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Marlins arent commenting. Cincinnati Reds pitching Bryan Price was interviewed Friday, the person said. A third candidate is former major league catcher Mike Redmond, who interviewed Wednesday. The new manager will replace Ozzie Guillen, who was fired after only one dismal season. Bowa last managed in 2004, when he finished his fourth year with the Philadelphia Phillies. He managed the San Diego Padres in 1987-88 and has a career record of 418-435. Long known for his fiery personality, he has been ejected from games 27 times as a manager. The former Gold Glove shortstop, who played in the majors for 17 years, has been an analyst the past two seasons with the MLB Network. Price has been the Reds pitching coach since 2010. He previously was pitching coach for Seattle and Arizona. All of the interviews were conducted in New York City, where team owner Jeffrey Loria lives. Redmond had his first interview for a big-league job this week when he met with Marlins officials. He spent the past two years managing Class A teams in the Toronto Blue Jays system. "Jim Leyland told me a long time ago when I was getting ready to retire, If you want to manage in the majors, youve got to go get some experience," Redmond said Friday from his home in Spokane, Wash. "I took that to heart and went out and took a job with the Blue Jays in A ball and got down to the grass roots, where youve got to teach and develop. "Ive learned a lot. I had a lot of great kids, and to see them improve is very satisfying. On top of that, we went to the playoffs both times. That was fun, too." Leyland -- now in the World Series with the Detroit Tigers -- was Redmonds first big-league manager with the Marlins in 1998. Redmond, a .287 hitter over 13 seasons, played seven years for the Marlins and helped them win the World Series in 2003. Because of his ties to Loria and president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest, some consider him the front-runner to replace Guillen. "Theres definitely a comfort level knowing them," Redmond said. "Its a great opportunity. Im very thankful to get an interview there. The possibility of me going back to the organization where I made my major league debut and spent many years is exciting." Guillen was fired Tuesday after only one season with the Marlins, and the next manager will be their fifth since early 2010. Theyre expected to interview at least a couple of other candidates. Even during Redmonds playing days, he expressed an interest in managing, and he has had plenty of successful mentors. Along with Leyland, he played for Jack McKeon in Miami and Ron Gardenhire in Minnesota, among others. "People ask you, Whats your style?" Redmond said. "I learned a lot from all of my managers. Jim Leyland taught me a lot. He was so great at matchups and getting guys in situations where they could succeed. Gardy showed a lot of faith in me as a player. He hit me third when everybody said, Dont do it. And it worked. Jack was such a great guy and showed so much faith in his players. If guys were struggling, he let them work through it. "There are so many guys I learned different things from. I sat and listened and watched and learned." Wholesale Jerseys . The Canadian guard said Monday he wanted "to get this out of the way now" because the Longhorns were about to start individual off-season workouts. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping .J. 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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Dorell Wright seized the opportunity to step into the starting lineup in place of the injured Jason Richardson and responded with his best scoring performance of the season. Wright scored 28 points and Spencer Hawes had 20, also a season high, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a six-game road losing streak with a 99-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Richardsons balky lower back allowed Wright to start his fifth game of the season. He connected on 8 of 11 from the field, part of the Sixers shooting 52 per cent. Wright hit 5 of 8 from long range as Philadelphia made nine of its 16 shots outside the arc. "Its a lot different," Wright said of the starting role. "Thats what I did the last two years (in Golden State). Coming here, that was one of the things I had to sacrifice, coming off the bench. Ive been happy with my role. Being able to step up in front for (Richardson) was great. I had the opportunity to make some shots and help the team win. Its always cool whatever job coach (Doug Collins) wants me to do." Thaddeus Young and Jrue Holiday had 13 points each for Philadelphia, Holiday adding nine assists. Nick Young finished with 12 points. Hawes blocked five shots, part of Philadelphia recording a season-high 12 rejections. Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Marc Gasol had 18 points and eight rebounds. Quincy Pondexter scored 13 and Mike Conley had 10 for Memphis, which lost its second straight. Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said he didnt think his teams effort was "on par," and he didnt find the right combination of players who would run offensive schemes and play with the right intensity until it was too late in the fourth quarter. "Its effort. Its effort on defence, and its effort on offence," Hollins said. "We get the ball, we have to run up the court with some pace. We have to move the ball quickly. Weve got too much ball-sticking. We have too much walking." The Grizzlies played the game without leading scorer Rudy Gay, who was not with the team. Team officials listed his absence as "personal reasons." The Sixers held a 16-2 advantage in fastbreak points and outrebounded the Grizzlies 38-37, despite Thaddeus Young, who averages a team-best 7.4 rebounds a game, ending the night with only two boards. "You know what I was doing most of the night," Young said of his two rebounds. "Just pretty much face-guarding and trying to keep Zach and the other guys off the glass. But it is huge if we can get the rebounds, get out in transition and get easy buckets because (the Grizzlies) thrive off getting boards, offensive rebounds and getting in transition." The Sixers took control of the game in the early stages oof the fourth quarter, when they built the lead to as many as 15 points, enough of a buffer to endure a Memphis rally later in the period.dddddddddddd The Sixers, who trailed by 10 points in the second quarter, rallied for a 49-47 halftime lead as Wright had 13 points, including 2 of 4 from outside the arc. Philadelphia scored the final eight points of the half to erase a six-point Memphis lead. "We had the nice finish to go up two at the half," Collins said, later adding: "We made some big shots to give us momentum going into the half, and we took the halftime lead, which I thought was very important." The real burst came from Hawes entering the game. Gasol had scored 12 first-quarter points against Lavoy Allen. Hawes not only shut down Gasol, but added 11 points, hitting 5 of 7 shots, part of the Sixers connecting at a 50 per cent clip in the first half. "It was something we knew we needed coming in," Hawes said of matching the Grizzlies duo of Randolph and Gasol. "Playing against a frontline like them, thats as good a 1-2 punch in the frontcourt as you are going to see. They had a little bit of a size, maybe a bit of girth, advantage, but I thought we could match that and counter that with being active and long." Collins said the Sixers knew Memphis was going to pound the ball inside to open the second half, but Philadelphia was able to withstand the Grizzlies push. The teams remained close though the third period as Wright continued to connect, and the score was tied at 64 after Conley made a 3-pointer for Memphis. The Sixers, who were maintaining a 50-per cent shooting touch, were able to use a late mini-rally to carry a 75-70 lead into the fourth period. Philadelphia extended its lead to 83-73 with consecutive 3-pointers from Royal Ivey and Young and a baseline jumper from Hawes. Memphis brought the bulk of its starting lineup back at that point, but it didnt stop the Sixers rally. The lead would eventually reach 15 points on Iveys second 3-pointer of the period with just under 8 minutes to play. "We just had no energy," Randolph said of the Grizzlies. "We played hard, but couldnt run anymore. We didnt get stops. . They had open jump shots all night. Its a combination of them playing well and taking advantage of us." NOTES: NASCAR Nationwide series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who lives south of Memphis in Olive Branch, Miss., attended the game and participated in tricycle race with a fan during a first-half timeout. Stenhouse won. ... In three games against the Grizzlies in his career, Evan Turner entered the game with a total of 12 points. He scored one Wednesday night. ... The Sixers previous high for blocks this season was 11 at Cleveland on Nov. 21. ... The Sixers were playing the second game of an eight-game road trip. ' ' '
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