Hale interviewing with Mariners today

Sox third base coach Demarlo Hale is interviewing in Seattle today for the vacant managerial job. Hale is one of seven candidates for the job on a list that also includes Sox bench coach Brad Mills.

Earlier this week, pitching coach John Farrell took himself out of the running.

Jose Oquendo will be interviewed right after Hale.

Don't rule out the list expanding. On a list that doesn't have a clear front-runner, former Mets manager and current Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine, who is not among the seven interviewed, is still very much a possibility