Look who was in Chattanooga

Mike Goff, the first Timber Rattler manager, spent yesterday getting a look at his new surroundings.

[Lookouts owner Frank] Burke treated Goff to a tour of AT&T Field on Monday, and Goff liked what he saw, saying the facility built in 2000 still looks brand new.

Goff has spent the past 15 years in the Seattle Mariners organization and was big-league bench coach the past two seasons. Nine of his years with Seattle were spent as the minor league coordinator for instruction.

He last managed in 1996, when he led the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to the finals of the Class A Midwest League.

“There will be an adjustment period, no doubt about it,” Goff said. “I managed in the Arizona Fall League in ’04, and finishing up the last two years as a bench coach, you’re basically managing every single game anyway along with the manager. It’s something that will take a little while to adjust back to again, but it’s not something I anticipate any problems doing.

“Managing is something I’ve always loved to do, and walking away from it the first time was very difficult.”