baseballmusings.com - 6/20/2008
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John McLarenPhoto: Icon SMI John McLaren took over on July 2, 2007, less than a year ago. His 156 game stint as manager went well in the first half. The Mariners finished 43-41 under John in 2007. That's not...
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Daily Notes 6/19
SeaTown Sports —
John McLaren, you're a nice guy, but you had to go :( +Jose Vidro and Richie Sexson. You're Next. [Seattle Times] +The Current Manager: Mr. Riggles [USS Mariner] +The Press Conference [Enjoy the Enjoyment] +An overview of McLaren's time as manager [Baseball Musings] +Will he work somewhere else? Naw..[Lookout Landing] Seattle Supersonics +Today's final transcript (Day 4) [King5] +Day 3 Wrapup [Sonics Blog] +A true Sonics Fan, Sherman Alexie [Sonics Insider] +Draft Rumor ...
Baseball Today: Friday, June 20
Projo Sox Blog —
... . (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) David Pinto of Baseball Musings normally blames the general manager "for putting a terrible team on the field," but concedes that "[as] far as I can tell, however, McLaren did nothing to get the most out of a weak squad." ...
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assistbythemitten.com 6/19/2008 — John McLaren's firing today is a classic case of ousting the manager because you can’t fire the players. He was always characterized as a player’s coach and it’s that managerial approach that probably did him in. It’s still amazing to me that a grown man making millions of dollars a year in professional baseball needs to be motivated, but there are dozens on this roster that need to be pushed.
McLaren Firing Press Conference
enjoytheenjoyment.com 6/20/2008 — Note: This isn't a full transcript--I just jotted down the quotes that answered the questions. On why: "John worked extremely hard, but our team continued to underperform compared to our expectations of them. With 90 games left on our schedule, we ...
Sexson, Vidro leave on team flight
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com 6/19/2008 — The players were down here at Safeco Field as the John McLaren firing press conference was taking place. Both Richie Sexson and Jose Vidro were on the team bus that left for the airport moments ago. Interim GM Lee Pelekoudas was asked after the press ...
McLaren joins Bavasi on the Mariners' firing line
seattlepi.nwsource.com 6/19/2008 — Three days after firing general manager Bill Bavasi, the Mariners on Thursday followed by giving McLaren the ax hours before the team left for a three-city interleague road trip.
Mariners fire manager McLaren, promote Riggleman - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 6/19/2008 — SEATTLE (AP)—John McLaren is the latest member of the Mariners to get cut loose. He probably won’t be the last. On the day McLaren was fired as manager, Seattle executives said they agree with franchise cornerstone Ichiro Suzuki that players should ...
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Major League Baseball News 6/19/2008
Mike Hargrove's resignation on July 1, 2007, stunned everyone in the Mariners organization, including John McLaren, who became skipper on the spot. That same managerial door McLaren walked through nearly 11 months ago slammed shut on him on Thursday ...
