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Mariners Fire McLaren

By Tim Dierkes [June 19, 2008 at 12:12pm CST]

According to Baseball Digest Daily, the Mariners have fired manager John McLaren. Former Padres and Cubs manager Jim Riggleman will step in.

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well, you knew this was coming. i thought it might be willie that gets control of this out of control team. a better move then no move

Posted by: 04Forever | June 19, 2008 at 12:19 PM

after that embarrassing explosion he had where he said he was "tired of *expletive* losing" i mean that was just funny, that man said like 10 f words 7 s words and managed to blaspheme for a pretty considerable amount of time

Posted by: 04Forever | June 19, 2008 at 12:33 PM

Weak. I actually think McLaren's a pretty good manager...stuck in a bad situation. 'Least his blood pressure will drop to a safe level; dude was gonna have an aneurysm (BTW- I spelled that right on the first try; holla! LOL). He'll probably never manage again, which sucks, but I'd be surprised if he isn't the bench coach or whatever they call it (Don Zimmer's job with the Yanks) for some team in short time. He's probably better off. The Mariners are a friggin' mess.

Wonder what Guru thinks- probably views this as part of their strategy from the beginning to lull the AL West into a false sense of security before striking with deadly precision.

Posted by: milehigh78 | June 19, 2008 at 12:43 PM

What happened to not posting about manager hirings/firings?

Posted by: John Peterson | June 19, 2008 at 01:05 PM

Anyone who bats Jose Vidro, statistically the 2nd worst hitter in the AL, 2nd through 4th, or puts him in the lineup at all for that matter, should not be managing a major league team. It really is that simple. I'm not saying he has a tone to work with, because he doesn't, but that is just wrong.

Posted by: Logger | June 19, 2008 at 01:05 PM

"Anyone who bats Jose Vidro, statistically the 2nd worst hitter in the AL, 2nd through 4th, or puts him in the lineup at all for that matter, should not be managing a major league team."

...Let alone at DH ~ The single easiest (starting) position to fill in the game... Shoot, its easier to find a good DH than it is to find a good utility infielder...

Posted by: darkstar1661 | June 19, 2008 at 01:22 PM

Mclaren is best friends with Lou Piniella and turned down the Cubs bench coach job to coach the M's. Bet you he winds up working for Lou somehow.

Posted by: Dave | June 19, 2008 at 01:43 PM

Decided to give brief manager hiring/firing posts, it's the easiest thing to do.

Posted by: Tim Dierkes | June 19, 2008 at 02:12 PM

This firing deserved attention because it means Jimmy Riggs is back in the manager's seat! woooohoooo

Posted by: worldcupfever | June 19, 2008 at 04:09 PM

If I'm the Cubs, I don't want to give up Trammel. So don't sign Mclaren.

Posted by: Joe | June 19, 2008 at 04:28 PM

Thanks for the post Tim.

I'm with worldcupfever, Go Jimmy!

Posted by: ASGAppearance | June 19, 2008 at 09:43 PM