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This is a GREAT exposé by Geoff Baker: http://seattletimes.com/html/mariners/2 ... 08xml.html
When I still lived in Washington back before 2006 as a part of a class I took for a Management degree I talked with Lincoln and Armstrong in person....they are the exact reason I hope baseball dies and the reason I no longer care about the Mariners. Until Lincoln is out it won't matter what the Mariners do he's like Jerry Jones and the Cowboys.Blitzer88":2tjni3xp said:All I gotta say is, does this news really surprise anyone? I mean it has seemed pretty clear for the last few years that there has been dysfunction in the M's FO.
It's my primary thought but they still have time to make other moves to get another premier hitter hopefully right handed then you may intrigue me.Throwdown":3mvcivem said:Jesus Christ, now the Cano deal looks like desperation.
getnasty":1br82rkv said:All 3 of these idiots need to go asap, they have ruined baseball in Seattle.
The "ownership" is a corporation. The only thing they're going to do is have a committee look at the profit & loss statement and if it looks acceptable then they won't do a damn thing.Happypuppy":1hkyoeho said:Assuming Baker is correct it sounds as if Z is as phony as a 3 dollar bill. They Ms to have a good team it starts at the top. The owners need to clean house ASAP.
SeatownJay":35nb39fl said:The "ownership" is a corporation. The only thing they're going to do is have a committee look at the profit & loss statement and if it looks acceptable then they won't do a damn thing.Happypuppy":35nb39fl said:Assuming Baker is correct it sounds as if Z is as phony as a 3 dollar bill. They Ms to have a good team it starts at the top. The owners need to clean house ASAP.
Smelly McUgly":1sqirxj7 said:I believe that most of this is true. There is smoke here about, for example, the shift to acquiring players that hit dingers. Also, Chuck and Howard have long been incompetent in GM and managerial hires.
And the sheer number of screwups in the Josh Lueke mold set a pattern of inability to properly GM for Jack Z.