"I'm the only one left who voted in 1972 for the designated hitter," said Sunday, according to MLB.com. "So here we are now, 41 years later. And I often worry about that. But my friend (Phillies chairman) Bill Giles once said to me, 'You know, I like the controversy between the leagues. I think it's good.' Having said that, I did say three or four years ago that I had strong feelings on (expanded) instant replay. And, like everything else in life, you make adjustments and I now have somewhat different feelings.

"So I'm never going to say never to anything. But at the moment is there anything going on? No. If somebody has something to say, I'm glad to listen."

The American League started using the DH in 1973. The NL never has adoped.

MLB's decision to realign to two 15-team leagues this year created the need to play interleague virtually every day of the season. And that in turn has caused some to call for the two league to align their rules. As it in now, the DH is used in AL parks but pitchers hit in NL parks.


M's TO INTERVIEW McCLENDON


Detroit Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon will interview for the Mariners' managerial opening, FOXSports' Jon Morosi reports.

McClendon, 54, interviewed for the Detroit job last week and is "thought to be the frontrunner," according to MLive.com.

McClendon has been the Tigers' hitting coach since 2007. The former major league OF/1B was manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2001 to 2005, leading the Bucs to a 336-446 record in that time.

The Mariners are looking for a replacement for Eric Wedge, who stepped down at the end of the regular season.


O'S WANT PITCHING COACH SOON


The Baltimore Orioles hope to have a new pitching coach in place this week.

“We have some well-qualified candidates, and we should be able to have a top quality coach on our staff before it’s over. … We’d like to get it done before the end of the month," executive vice president Dan Duquette told the Baltimore Sun.

The team has given interviews to four outside candidates: former Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee, Seattle Mariners pitching coach Carl Willis, Texas Rangers bullpen coach Andy Hawkins and Atlanta Braves minor league pitching coordinator Dave Wallace.

“We have some really talented candidates,” Duquette said.

Also under consideration, former bullpen coach Bill Castro, who has been acting pitching coach since Rick Adair took a leave of absence in August.

Whoever replaces Adair will be the fifth pitching coach to work under manager Buck Showalter, who has led the team since August 2010. Showalter inherited Rick Kranitz, who was let go after that season. Mark Connor was hired before the 2011 season and stepped down that June, when Adair stepped in. Castro served in the role since Aug. 15.

Castro will be considered for the full-time gig, but the Orioles are likely to hire from outside the organization, the Sun reports.

The Orioles' pitching has been a weak spot for years. In 2013, the team's 4.20 ERA was 10th worst in the league and it was near the bottom in complete games, shutouts, walks and strikeouts. The Orioles allowed 202 home runs, worst in the majors.


TIGERS INTERVIEW WALLACH


Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach has interviewed for the Detroit Tigers' managerial opening.

Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski confirmed Saturday that Wallach and Lloyd McClendon have both interviewed for the job. McClendon is Detroit's hitting coach.

The Tigers have won three straight AL Central titles, but they need a new manager after Jim Leyland stepped down following eight seasons at the helm.

Wallach managed the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque in 2009 and 2010.

McClendon has been a member of Detroit's staff ever since Leyland took over, and he also has managerial experience in the majors. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2001-05.


SERIES RATINGS UP


The Cardinals' wild 5-4 win in Game 3 of the World Series received a 7.4 rating on Fox, up 21 percent from the record low set last year for San Francisco's 2-0 victory over Detroit.

Saturday night's game ended on an obstruction call against Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

Nielsen Media Research said Sunday the game received a 14 share and was watched by 12.5 million viewers. Game 3 last year received a 6.1/11, matching the record low for any Series game - Philadelphia's rain-delayed 5-4 win over Tampa Bay in the third game in 2008.

The three-game average of 8.1/14 is up 13 percent over the first three games last year.

The rating is the percentage of U.S. television households tuned to a program. The share is the percentage watching a broadcast among those homes with TVs on at the time.

Contributors: Justin McGuire, The Associated Press