“The Seattle Mariners haven’t asked for permission to talk to any Dodgers executive about the possibility of replacing Bill Bavasi, the general manager they fired last week. Hell, he’d probably even welcome it, especially since both of them would be better at his job than he is. Logan White built this current crop of Dodger [...]
Continue Reading...Bench coach Jim Riggleman will run the Mariners for the rest of their lost season, beginning Friday night in Atlanta. The Mariners made the announcement before the team left on its road trip and three days after general manager Bill Bavasi was fired. McLaren was the second manager in the majors to be fired this [...]
Continue Reading...That was last season when Seattle won a surprising 88 games, and was in contention for a playoff berth into September. That performance, and the offseason acquisitions of pitchers Erik Bedard and Carlos Silva, caused many to believe the Mariners could overtake the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West this season. Despite being armed [...]
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