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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog: Seattle Times: Baker: M’s unlikely to sign stars for ‘09
Lookout Landing: Geoff Baker interviews Armstrong about 2009
Big League Stew: Seattle Mariners wave goodbye to free-spending ways
Assist by The Mitten: Armstrong: And the whining begins...
Baseball Prospectus: The Week In Quotes: September 1-7 by Alex Carnevale
Seattle Times: Baker: M’s unlikely to sign stars for ‘09
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Seattle Times: Baker: M’s unlikely to sign stars for ‘09 Baker of The Eudaemonic Pie? Armstrong said Thursday that the team’s major goal is to rebuild through “a comprehensive plan” and that any general-manager candidate will have to present one to him in applying for the job. “If I have my way, the plan will be that we’re not going to make a splash in 2009,” Armstrong said of new financial commitments. “We want the ability to contend on a continuing, year-by-year-by-year basis.” ..."I’m not ready to concede anything,” he said of next year’s chances for contention. “But my ...
Geoff Baker interviews Armstrong about 2009
Lookout Landing —
... and in a regular beat story. There's enough in there to enable an average heathy adult to grind down every tooth in his or her mouth to bare nubbins, with enough left over to handle three or four high quality replacement crowns to boot. ...
Seattle Mariners wave goodbye to free-spending ways
Big League Stew —
... Snakebit by spending $118 million for an '08 team that could potentially lose 100 games (85 and counting), M's team president Chuck Armstrong has already said the team will not pursue any big-ticket free agents who could help them next season. ...
Armstrong: And the whining begins...
Assist by The Mitten —
... In a pair of interviews this week, one with the Seattle Times and one with Los Angeles Times, Armstrong signaled the end of free agent signings and a move towards a total rebuild. ...
The Week In Quotes: September 1-7 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... basis." Armstrong "The people I talk to, all of them are surprised our record is as poor as it is this year. But they tell me, 'Part of your reputation the last few years is that you put all your eggs in one basket, thinking that you're closer than you are. Is that still the case?" Armstrong "It's my view that this is not just a tweaking, and we'll be there competing [for a title]. I feel that we need to do this on a fundamental basis." Armstrong (Geoff Baker, Seattle Times ) HE EVEN LOOKS LIKE A TORTOISE, AND HE'S WINNING THE RACE "When you get your team, you can run ...
