Brad Mills, Sox bench coach, former Tito college roommate and current Papi hug-recipient extraordinaire, is in Seattle today interviewing with the Mariners for the manager slot that's currently empty.

John McLaren, hired by the Mariners in 2007, was fired by the front office back in June of this year - and Seattle's bench coach Jim Riggleman temporarily assumed the helm for the remainder of the 2008 season. Mills is the first of eight candidates to interview for the manager position, and Seattle's new GM Jack Zduriencik (hired just a few weeks ago) is expected to see most - if not all - of the candidates in a revolving door interview process this week.