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MARINERS GM TAKES ADVICE FROM FANS
On June 24th, Jack Zduriencik had an online chat with some Seattle fans via MLB.com.... One of the questions asked/posed to him was booxa: We need more LH bats. Have you looked at Ryan Langerhans, currently in the Nats' organization? Jack_Zduriencik: Good suggestion. Well, lo and behold, 4 days ...
Mike Morse Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Washington Nationals - MLB
sbnation.com — Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions June 28, 2009 Acquired from the Seattle Mariners. April 1, 2009 Outrighted to Tacoma (AAA). February... 21, 2009 Re-signed by the Seattle Mariners to a one-year contract. September 1, 2008 Transferred from the 15-day DL ... (more) Mike Morse Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - ...
Did Mariners Get Trade Idea from Fans?
Did Mariners Get Trade Idea from Fans?
sportingnews.com — For much of the universe, a trade involving two marginal minor leaguers -- Mariners 27-year-old infield prospect... Michael Morse and Nationals journeyman outfielder Ryan Langerhans -- registered hardly a blip on the news wire. A bad team and a mediocre ... (more) Did Mariners Get Trade Idea from Fans?
Nats Player News: Langerhans to M’s for Mike Morse
nleastchatter.com — According to MLB Trade Rumors and MASN sports , The Washington Nationals have sent current AAA outfielder... Ryan Langerhans to the Mariners for AAA INF Mike Morse. Check out MLB Trade Rumors for more, but at first glance, it seems a fairly even trade, with possibly a slight edge to the Nats.  ... (more) Nats Player News: Langerhans to M’s for Mike Morse
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Did Mariners Get Trade Idea from Fans?
The Sporting Blog — ... going meta on the sports blogging universe? Or just an impossibly well-read fan like Cameron who was convinced this journeyman outfielder was the answer for a middling AL West franchise? Whichever it was, I'm tending to doubt that Zduriencik actually got the idea for this trade from the online musings of the anonymous. But if you're, say, a Knicks fan with a strong desire to see Ricky Rubio suiting up in the Garden, you might want to get booxa on the case. (H/T to The World of Isaac)

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Mariners GM May Have Gotten Idea for Trade in Online Chat with Fans
Larry Brown Sports — ... says that a minor trade by the Mariners recently can be attributed to an online chat the team’s GM had with fans last week. Check out this ...

Ryan Braun Applies For New Job
Bootlegger Sports- Sports Humor Blog — ... General Managers in MLB better start watching their backs.  It was only a week ago in an online chat that a fan suggested to the Mariners GM that they look into acquiring Ryan Langerhans, who was traded to Seattle only four days later.  That fan likely has already submitted his resume to the Mariners ownership to be considered for employment in the front office.  He’s likely also alienated all of his friends, family and co-workers by constantly bragging about the baseball transaction he inspired.  Incidentally, it’s the same way ...

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