ussmariner.com - 11/19/2008
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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 hundreds of times here, the field manager matters ...
rockymountainnews.com - 11/21/2008
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NUMBERS GAME 2,182 Most Valuable Player points for
St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols during this decade,...
most of any player. Barry Bonds ranks second with 1,998 points, with Alex Rodriguez third at 1,634. Pujols won his second National League MVP ...
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RINGOLSBY: Pujols changes MVP stance
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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Wakamatsu gets job
sports.espn.go.com - 11/19/2008
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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
ShysterBall —
... (b) even if we had, it's not like a bench coach leaves an impression on fans. To be honest, I hadn't even heard of the position of bench coach until Don Zimmer's telegenic mug started showing up on FOX World Series broadcasts all the damn time in the late 90s. Until someone tells me differently, I will remain convinced that "bench coach" is German for "drinking buddy of the manager." At any rate, Wakamatsu has tentative approval from the folks that matter in this, and that's the good fellows of U.S.S. Mariner: I still think we should be encouraged by ...
Wednesday Wangdoodles
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
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• Just like the rest of us, U.S.S. Mariner doesn't know if Don Wakamatsu has the right stuff . But they're impressed with the process , which is about the best you can say about the hiring of a manager who has never managed. • From Posnanski, some sort-of news: ...
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bleedingblueandteal.com 11/18/2008 — King 5 news is reporting fromsources close to the M’s that Don Wakamatsu is the front-runner for the M’s managerial job and all that’s left is the owner’s approval before its official. Wakamatsu who’s full name is Wilbur Donald Wakamastu which is an awesome name ...
Mariners Name Don Wakamatsu New Manager
6-4-2.blogspot.com 11/19/2008 — 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 ...
Wakamatsu It Is
lookoutlanding.com 11/20/2008 — Baker's on it :
Expect an announcement by tomorrow morning, but Don Wakamatsu is the new manager of the Mariners. ... There were people within the Mariners organization who favored Joey Cora for the job. But in the end, Mariners GM Jack ...
New Manager On The Way
lookoutlanding.com 11/18/2008 — I don't know how many of you care about this whole process, but I do know that it's almost over :
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik could name a new manager as soon as Tuesday after deciding not to hold a second round of interviews for the ...
Mariners will introduce Wakamatsu as new manager today
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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