In professional sports, the search for a new coach or manager is typically done in the shadows, to protect a team’s competitive advantage as well as the candidates’ privacy. Private jets may be dispatched — and even scrambled — to conduct interviews. The chattiest general managers suddenly become taciturn.
The rule of thumb: Be discreet with who you meet.
But industry standards, including this one, do not always apply to the Yankees. In their search for a replacement for Joe Girardi, whose contract as manager was not renewed after last season, the Yankees are not only making little effort to hide candidates but also crowdsourcing the vetting process by parading them in front of the news media.