Ryne Sandberg will manage the Triple-A affiliate of the Phillies. Sandberg will manage the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Triple-A International League. He was a candidate for the managerial position with the Cubs, but was passed over for interim manager Mike Quade. "I didn't think it was in the Cubs' or my best interest to stay in the organization at this time," Sandberg said in a conference call. "It also would not have been fair to Mike Quade, either, if the perception was I was waiting for him to fail in Chicago and waiting for the axe to fall."