1.   Daly said Malone would be primarily in charge of the new manager search.

2.   Not wanting a general manager search to become a distraction, the Los Angeles Dodgers postponed their search Thursday until their season ends.

3.   The Mariners are also thinking big in their general manager search.

4.   Bowden had no comment Thursday, keeping with his decision to conduct the manager search as privately as possible.

5.   General manager Jim Bowden had no comment Thursday, keeping with his decision to conduct the manager search as privately as possible.

6.   General manager Jim Bowden had no comment, keeping with his wishes to conduct the manager search with as much privacy as possible.

7.   The Phillies seem to have made it through the letter B in their manager search.