The Red Sox interviewed Pete Mackanin for their vacant managerial position on Monday. He was the first candidate to sit down with the Boston, which is looking for a replacement for Terry Francona following the worst September collapse in baseball history. "I feel like I have leadership qualities and I feel like I can help this franchise get back to where it once was," Mackanin said. "Not that it was ever gone from anything, but I guess there was a little hiccup here last year. We're going to put it behind us and move on." Former Red Sox third base coach Dale Sveum is scheduled for an interview on Wednesday, and general manager Ben Cherington says there could be five or six candidates in the first round of interviews in all. "It could be more. We're still working on the rest of that list," Cherington said.