Change in Managers

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The Griddle: More on Hargrove's resignation
Published 7/2/2007 at The Griddle
... elling the truth. That he really did first tell GM Bill Bavasi about these thoughts a few weeks back. That would have dated to right around the time the team left on its previous road trip. Seattle had just blown a lead and lost at home to Baltimore, then won a couple of games in San Diego. It was another four-city road swing, the kind that sucks the life out of you. I described it amply a couple of weeks back when seeking a reason for why the M's had dropped the last five games of the trip. Hargrove could very well have been feeling burned out at that point. Don't forget, the team was still slipping well behind the Angels (making up four games so quickly is extremely rare) and was a good distance behind in the wild-card race. All of that has changed in a hurry, with Seattle doing the unexpected of sweeping the Boston Red Sox and taking two games out of two from the Toronto Blue Jays to start this current series. There was very little to foreshadow this a couple of weeks ago. ...

Yardwork: Why Hargrove, Why?
Published 7/2/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Seattle 2, Toronto 1: Jose Guillen was the hero, homering and getting the game-winning hit – a walkoff single! – as the Mariners gave coach Mike Hargrove a nice sendoff. We’re still perplexed by his departure – did you know the Mariners are just one game behind Detroit for the Wild Card spot? Cincy ...

Kelley : What’s Up With Grover’s Exit?
Published 7/2/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Aside from refusing to play mindreader with Hargrove, Dave at U.S.S. Mariner insists “managers just don’t make as much of a difference as most people believe.” ...

Grover-less in Seattle
Published 7/2/2007 by TheNaturalMevs at Diamond Hoggers
... Change in managers (U.S.S. Mariner)

Rounding The Bases: Do They Sell That Shirt At Target?
Published 7/2/2007 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
... Remembering the Mike Hargrove era in Seattle. [USS Mariner] ...