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(AP) -- Dale Sveum felt as though he was seeing the same pitch again when he interviewed for the Chicago Cubs' managing job.

The Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach says Monday the process mirrored what he went through in Boston last week, with management firing similar questions his way and putting him through a game simulation.

Whether he gets a chance to replace Mike Quade in Chicago or Terry Francona on the Red Sox bench remains to be seen. Sveum says those are the "two most prestigious jobs in baseball, if not sports."

Sveum has little experience as a manager, other than an interim stint for the Brewers late in 2008 when he led them to the playoffs.

He also served as Boston's third base coach when Theo Epstein was the general manager.

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