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Don Wakamatsu will be Mariners' manager
Don Wakamatsu, who had been the Oakland Athletics' bench coach, will be named manager of the Mariners.
Mariners' new manager Wakamatsu is historic hire
Mariners' new manager Wakamatsu is historic hire
sports.espn.go.com — Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners. (more) Mariners' new manager Wakamatsu is historic hire
Wakamatsu gets job
Wakamatsu gets job
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com — Expect an announcement by tomorrow morning, but Don Wakamatsu is the new manager of the Mariners. An insider source just called and told me that the six other candidates will be advised shortly that they did not get the job and that Wakamatsu is ... (more) Wakamatsu gets job
It’s Official: Welcome Don Wakamatsu
ussmariner.com — KING 5 either broke the story or guessed right this morning, depending on your point of view, but Baker et al confirm that there’s a press conference tomorrow to name Don Wakamatsu as the new manager of the Mariners. As we’ve said ... (more) It’s Official: Welcome Don Wakamatsu
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Mariners Name Don Wakamatsu New Manager
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — The Seattle Times reports that the Mariners have hired Don Wakamatsu as their new manager. USSM is pleased with the move: ... I still think we should be encouraged by this hiring. Not necessarily because we have any reason to think that Wakamatsu will be one of those few that make a significant positive impact, but because of the way this entire process was handled. I know a lot of you were concerned when Zduriencik was hired that this was just going to be more of the same, with huge amounts of micro-managing from Armstrong and Lincoln, and a ...

Wakamatsu to Manage the Mariners
ShysterBallDon Wakamatsu, that is, and until being announced as Seattle's new manager today, he has been the A's bench coach. Other candidates were White Sox coach Joey Cora, Red Sox coaches DeMarlo Hale and Brad Mills, Cardinals coach Jose Oquendo, and San Diego AAA manager Randy Ready. ...

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seattletimes.nwsource.com 11/19/2008 — Don Wakamatsu has been hired as M's manager over a group of seven candidates, including former Mariner Joey Cora. Wakamatsu, the bench coach at Oakland, will become the first Asian-American manager in the major leagues.
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ussmariner.com 11/19/2008 — Larry Stone checks in with a quote from Wakamatsu saying he hasn’t heard anything yet, and a Mariners source saying they haven’t offered the job to anyone yet. None of this directly contradicts the KING 5 report from this morning that ...
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ussmariner.com 11/18/2008 — Only owner approval remains -- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner , and is copyright by the authors. This RSS feed is intended for the personal use of readers and not, for instance, spam blogs. KING reports Wakamatsu one step from being named ...
Don Wakamatsu will be named Mariners' managerThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/19/2008
Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu is to be introduced to Seattle tomorrow as the new manager of the Mariners.
Source: Mariners to name Don Wakamatsu managerThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/19/2008
The Seattle Mariners picked Don Wakamatsu as their new manager, giving the job to the Oakland Athletics bench coach and filling the only opening in the majors. Wakamatsu was chosen Tuesday over several other candidates, a person familiar with the ...
Source: A's bench coach to manage MarinersFOXSports.com News for MLB 11/19/2008
The Seattle Mariners have picked Don Wakamatsu as their new manager. The Mariners chose the Oakland bench coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The Mariners were the only team in the majors ...
Source: Mariners tap A's bench coach Wakamatsu as new managerUSATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 11/19/2008
Oakland bench coach Don Wakamatsu will be named the new manager of the Seattle Mariners.
Source: Mariners to name Don Wakamatsu managerBoston.com -- Baseball News 11/19/2008
The Seattle Mariners picked Don Wakamatsu as their new manager, giving the job to the Oakland Athletics bench coach and filling the only opening in the majors. Wakamatsu was chosen Tuesday over several other candidates, a person familiar with the ...