Pat Murphy: How His Hire Changed Two Careers

jody davis know that as well as most … in 24 hours, the careers of two men changed forever… pat murphy went from manager of the chihuahuas… to manager of the san diego padres… davis: “it is pretty crazy. we had speculation that murph was gonna go to the major leagues and do something up there. we didn’t know what.” murphy is tasked with reving a struggling padres team which entered the year with high expectations after an aggressive off season of spending … murphy: “as i got int pro ball i started to learn a little bit more. i’ve got a ton to learn but i started to think of it more as something that might be fun.” the padres los their first game under murphy… but he has time to right the ship … meanwhile… the task of managing the chihuahuas falls on jody davis… at least for now… davis has a rapport with the players… but ultimately the padres have a say in who the manager will be… inside the organization… he has support… taylor: “you’ve got guy like jody who’s been with the team for over a year. he’s a former big league catcher. pretty good experience, pretty good track record and he’s got managing experience in minor league baseball. what’s not to like about that?” murphy is known for hi fiery passion… something the padres hope to utilize… murphy: “i fin myself like and people say, look at you! i love seeing guys that maybe i had that much to do with succeed. it’s something i found out i really enjoy.” even afte he left… murphy managed to spark something in his former team.. davis: “these guys have rapport with murph. they know him and he knows what they can do and they’re excited about that fact that now the major league manager knows who they have in triple a and if someone needs to be called on, they feel like they have an insight with the manager.” no the next chapter of the chihuahuas begins. nat: “the chihuahua win!” there’s plenty more on pat murphy on our website kvia dot com … meanwhile… the chihuahuas were in action today… looking to