New Manager

Democrat John Delaney's campaign for Maryland's 6th Congressional District has brought a new manager on board a little more than a month out from the April 3 primary, the campaign confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Justin Schall, who has previously run campaigns in Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York, will replace Max Cummings. Delaney, a Potomac banker, is running in a feisty nomination contest against State Sen. Rob Garagiola and three other Democrats. “Our campaign has grown significantly and rapidly across the Sixth District," campaign spokesman Will McDonald said in a statement.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be facing a challenge from actress Ashley Judd when he runs for re-election next year. Though he may be happy to have avoided the physical comparison -- she, after all, played Marilyn Monroe in a movie, while he looks like an ancient sea turtle dressed in a $1,000 suit -- the Kentucky Republican may miss having such an attractive target for his attack machine. Mr. McConnell is not all that popular back home. Democrats, of course, can't stand him, and tea party Republicans may like him even less.

All right, Orioles, enough with the stalling. Enough with dragging out the search for the Chosen One who will lead the orange and black back to prominence after 12 consecutive losing seasons and a 13th all but certain. Time to announce the new manager. And I mean soon. Real soon. As in the next few days. In fact, if I ran the show, I'd make the announcement Friday. That's the day the team returns from the All-Star break to begin a 10-game homestand at Camden Yards with three against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Baltimore County Public Library has named a new branch manager for the Perry Hall Library. Cindy Kleback, a 15-year veteran of library work, was announced Tuesday as the new manager at the Perry Hall branch, 9685 Honeygo Blvd. Library officials said that prior to joining the county library system, Kleback worked at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore for nine years, and most recently served as branch manager of the Southeast Anchor Library in Highlandtown, where she was on staff when the library opened in 2007.

The Baltimore County Public Library has named a new branch manager for the Perry Hall Library. Cindy Kleback, a 15-year veteran of library work, was announced Tuesday as the new manager at the Perry Hall branch, 9685 Honeygo Blvd. Library officials said that prior to joining the county library system, Kleback worked at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore for nine years, and most recently served as branch manager of the Southeast Anchor Library in Highlandtown, where she was on staff when the library opened in 2007.

Mayor W. Benjamin Brown Jr. broke his silence over the council's recent hiring of a new city manager, leveling criticism that the cost ofthe move was excessive.But one councilman countered that the mayor should review his math when considering the expense of the new hire.Last week, the council approved the hiring of Philip F. Hertz, a Hanover, Pa., native and borough manager in Metuchen, N.J.Hertz, who starts Feb. 19, will be paid $57,500 annually. But the mayor saida benefits package will push that figure closer to $75,000, an amount he termed excessive.

The manager of one of T. Rowe Price's top funds and two analysts have resigned, effective Friday. Kris H. Jenner, 51, has managed the T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund since 2000. The fund, with $5 billion in assets, gained nearly 32 percent last year. Along with Jenner, analysts G. Mark Bussard and Graham M. McPhail also tendered their resignations. "They are leaving to pursue other opportunities," Price spokesman Brian Lewbart said. "They didn't share what they are. " According to Bloomberg News, Jenner wrote to some of his contacts to say the trio were leaving to form a new venture, although they couldn't disclose their plans yet, partly because of regulatory and reporting requirements.

NEW YORK -- Very quickly, if the players are paying attention, the New York Mets will discover that Jeff Torborg is smarter than they are. Also better organized, more prepared and more perceptive.And they better be paying attention. That's the new manager's first rule. Or, in his words, "They won't be playing." They won't be able to blame him for their failings. Maybe he will even enable them to be better players.The people on the search committee -- General Manager Al Harazin; Frank Cashen, GM emeritus; Gerry Hunsicker, the vice president of baseball operations; and Fred Wilpon, the owner whose baseball input is greater than meets the eye -- were so impressed by him that they looked nowhere else.

The Orioles have yet to formally announce the hiring of Ray Miller as the club's new manager, but he is on his way back to Baltimore and club officials already are beginning to piece together the coaching staff that will work under him in 1998.Miller could be installed officially as early as this afternoon, according to a high-ranking club source.He has been summoned to Baltimore from his Ohio home to meet with front-office officials, apparently to work out the details of his new contract and discuss the makeup of the coaching staff.

Taneytown City Manager Joseph A. Mangini Jr. has taken his place at the table in the council's meeting room.And he's been on the job seven weeks already.But Friday evening was the first formal opportunity Taneytown residents had to meet their new manager. Mangini succeeded Neal W. Powell, who retired."We wanted to give (residents) an opportunity to meet the city manager," said Mayor Henry Reindollar, who along with his wife, Dean, attended the open house at City Hall. "We're very pleased with him. Things are going very well."

Amanda Forr of Bel Air has been hired as communications manager for the National Aquarium in Baltimore. As communications manager, Forr will create, edit and deliver content and communications relating to the organization's mission within brand guidelines. This includes content for online communications such as the website, http://www.aqua.org , mobile website and social media platforms, as well as for marketing materials, the quarterly magazine, Watermarks, and the weekly WYPR-FM show "A Blue View.

The manager of one of T. Rowe Price's top funds and two analysts have resigned, effective Friday. Kris H. Jenner, 51, has managed the T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund since 2000. The fund, with $5 billion in assets, gained nearly 32 percent last year. Along with Jenner, analysts G. Mark Bussard and Graham M. McPhail also tendered their resignations. "They are leaving to pursue other opportunities," Price spokesman Brian Lewbart said. "They didn't share what they are. " According to Bloomberg News, Jenner wrote to some of his contacts to say the trio were leaving to form a new venture, although they couldn't disclose their plans yet, partly because of regulatory and reporting requirements.

There's no question that the Toronto Blue Jays have made the most noise throughout baseball this offseason - and that's pushed them from a fourth-place finish in 2012 to division favorites heading into this season. They've added three strong, veteran starting pitchers in R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle. They've added a perennial all-star and one of my favorite players to watch in shortstop Jose Reyes, as well as outfielder Melky Cabrera and infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio to a lineup that already included Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus.

Real estate veteran Tom Coard has been named manager of the Bel Air Central office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. Coard joins Long & Foster with more than a decade of real estate and management experience with his team, The Coard Group. He was previously affiliated with Coldwell Banker's Harford County Regional Office in Bel Air, serving home buyers and sellers throughout Maryland with an emphasis on Baltimore and Harford County. "I am thrilled that Tom is joining the Bel Air Central office as our new manager and look forward to seeing him build a lasting and rewarding affiliation with the Long & Foster family – a brand that has for more than 40 years helped buyers and sellers with all of their real estate needs.

DeMarlo Hale, who had served as the Orioles' third-base coach this past season, is taking a job as bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, an industry source has confirmed. Hale, the only remaining unsigned coach from Orioles manager Buck Showalter's staff heading into Thanskgiving, interviewed for the Toronto job earlier this week. The Orioles had extended an offer for Hale to return to the club as third-base coach, but a bench coaching position is seen as a move up. Hale, who was previously the Red Sox bench coach under former Boston manager Terry Francona, joined Showalter's staff this past season after Francona was not retained following the 2011 season.

Orioles third-base coach DeMarlo Hale, one of two coaches the team has yet to resign, has interviewed for the Toronto Blue Jays bench coach job, an industry source has confirmed. Ending a tenuous search for a manager to replace John Farrell, who left to become the Red Sox's new manager, the Blue Jays hired John Gibbons, who managed Toronto from 2004-'08. He was introduced to the media on Tuesday morning.  Orioles manager Buck Showalter had expressed concern that other teams could woo Hale, who also served as the team's infield coach, with the offer of a bench coaching job. Hale was bench coach on new Indians manager Terry Francona's staff in Boston and worked alongside Farrell, formerly the Red Sox pitching coach, under Francona.

The restaurant in the Sykesville train station, the cornerstone in the revival of downtown, has a new manager.Stewart Dearie promises to make the property prosper and attract visitors to town.Dearie, 44, brings 20 years of experience in restaurant management to his new job at Baldwin's Railroad Restaurant. Most recently, he managed the Smokehouse Restaurant and the Pickwick Pub at Antrim 1844, an award-winning inn in Taneytown.Before Antrim, Dearie ran two restaurants and a $2 million catering operation at Peabody Court in Baltimore.

FREDERICK -- They have a new manager, but 10 of the same players from a team that nearly made the Carolina League playoffs last season and two more from the preceding summer.Ticket sales, which drooped in 1996, have improved and favorable weather could push the Frederick Keys back into the 300,000-fan neighborhood they usually inhabit.The roster is not loaded with big-name prospects, but contains an interesting mix of Single-A veterans, newcomers from independent leagues, line-drive hitters and solid fielders.

Baltimore has its baseball all-stars and its beer all-stars, too, with names like Loose Cannon, Resurrection and Snake Dog. Come to think of it, those would make pretty good baseball nicknames. The city has always enjoyed its baseball and its beer, preferably at the same time, and you won't find a more entertaining guide to Baltimore's beer-baseball connections than "Baltimore Beer: A Satisfying History of Charm City Brewing, the new book by longtime Baltimore Sun writer Rob Kasper.

For decades, Liverpool soccer fans at the team's 120-year-old stadium, Anfield, have been singing their adopted anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone. " Brendan Rodgers, who was named the team's new manager June 1, is hoping that the partisans of the former English Premier League power stay true to the words that were penned nearly 70 years ago by the legendary songwriter Oscar Hammerstein. Rodgers and "The Reds," as Liverpool is known because of the color of its home jerseys, will start walking together during a summer U.S tour, including a friendly against rival Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, on July 28 at M&T Bank Stadium.