 At the Chicago Cubs training camp in Mesa, Arizona, Landrith said that his main ambition was to become a manager, and that he was preparing himself daily for when the time came.Landrith was in line to become the manager of Leones de Ponce of the Puerto Rico Baseball League in the winter of 1955, but a newer regulation prevented him from being allowed to take the position.In November 1963, Hobie was one of two candidates to become the new bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles, but it fell through.