Ben Cherington Will be Next Mariners’ General Manager

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 6/16/08

m_taylor13 posted 6/17/2008 from seamheads.com

Theres a Fire in Seattle and a Tiger Loose in the Park Plus More in this Weeks Climbing the Ladder with the American League A.L. East W L PCT. GB L10 STRK Boston 44 28 .600 – 7-3 W2 Tampa Bay 40 29 .580 2.5 5-5 L1 New York 37 33 .500 6.0 7-3 W4 ...

Breaking: Bavasi Fired

Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts found this 6/17/2008 on www.baseballprospectus.com

Bill Bavasi was “relieved of his duties” as GM of the Mariners . He’ll be replaced on an interim basis by AGM Lee Pelekoudas. More info as available.

Ichiro moves to right; room for Johjima at first base?

SeaTown Sports found this 6/17/2008 on blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com

The change at the top Monday, the firing of general manager Bill Bavasi and replacing him on an interim basis with associate GM Lee Pelekoudas, wasn't the only new look for the Mariners.

OUR LONG REGIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER

The Sporting Blog found this 6/17/2008 on www.withleather.com

Ding dong, the incompetent clown is dead.  The Seattle Mariners have finally fired general manager Bill Bavasi , the man directly responsible for the Mariners' massive and inexcusable suckitude and indirectly responsible for my anger management ...

Mariners Fire Bavasi

Dave Rouleau posted 6/17/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

The Seattle Mariners today announced that Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Bill Bavasi had been relieved of his duties with the club. Vice President/Associate General Manager Lee Pelekoudas will take over as the interim General Manager, effective immediately. He is the eighth General Manager in club history. "Change is in order," Lincoln said. "We ...