sports.espn.go.com - 11/19/2008
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Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
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
ussmariner.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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It’s Official: Welcome Don Wakamatsu
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/19/2008
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SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... Seattle Mariners hire first Asian-American manager. Best of luck to Don Wakamatsu. It might be easier to turn the University of Washington football program into a winning team. ...
Seattle Mariners Make Historic Hire
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Congratulations to Don Wakamatsu, the new manager of the Seattle Mariners.
SEATTLE -- Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
The 14th manager in Mariners history, Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season. Before that he spent five years with the Texas Rangers.
The 45-year-old was among a field of seven candidates interviewed by Mariners general manager Jack Zdurencik. None of the seven had ...
Catching up with the Cardinals’ off-season
Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St. Louis Cardinals blog —
... The Mariners hired Don Wakamatsu to be their new manager, leaving Jose Oquendo still with the Cardinals, for now. Expect Oquendo to continue to get looks for managerial openings throughout the league. I still have the Secret Weapon down as my top candidate to replace LaRussa when he decides to give it up, but for now, only Tony knows when that will be. Congratulations to Wakamatsu, the first Asian-American manager hired in MLB history. ...
Mariners' Wakamatsu is first Asian-American manager in majors [ESPN via Hyphen]
This is a great...
Golden State Of Mind —
... Mariners' Wakamatsu is first Asian-American manager in majors [ESPN via Hyphen]
This is a great thing to see for Asian Americans, all of America, and the entire world of sports. There's some Bay Area flava here to as Wakamatsu was the bench coach for the Oakland A's this past season. Good luck to Wakamatsu and the M's as long as they're not playing the A's!
Also see: Wakamatsu It Is [Lookout Landing] ...
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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 ...
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.
Wakamatsu
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 ...
Don Wakamatsu To Be Named Manager
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 ...
KING reports Wakamatsu one step from being named manager
ussmariner.com 11/18/2008 — Only owner approval remains
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KING reports Wakamatsu one step from being named ...
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 ...
