The Cardinals have received permission from the Phillies to interview Ryne Sandberg for their vacant managerial job, according to a baseball source. Sandberg is a franchise icon with the Cubs and was a finalist last year to replace Lou Piniella as manager, but Mike Quade got the job. Quade was let by Chicago on Wednesday, but Sandberg confirmed that president Theo Epstein called him on Wednesday and told him he will not be considered for the managerial vacancy with the team this time around. "He didn't owe me that at all," he said. "He didn't have to do that. It was a classy move and I'm very appreciative of the phone call. In the end, I wished him and everybody there good luck." The Phillies hired Sandberg to manage their Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, last November.