Sandberg making case to return as manager in '14

NEW YORK -- Not too many people know what the future holds for Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg, but at the moment the smart bet is he will be in the dugout managing the Phillies in 2014.

He has been impressive through 12 games, although much can change.

Asked Wednesday at Citi Field if Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. provided him a timetable for a decision about his future, Sandberg said, "No, he didn't talk about that. Nope. He told me ... I'd be named interim manager and we were both on the same page. I might've had as much input or more to say than he did as far as these are meaningful games for evaluation of the players and all that. Fairly easy conversation, but it was left at that."