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Wakamatsu Is New Mariners' Manager

By Alex Walsh [November 18, 2008 at 6:28pm CST]

According to Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, Don Wakamatsu will be the next manager of the Seattle Mariners. Wakamatsu has worked previously as a bench coach for the Oakland Athletics, and also as a third-base coach for the Texas Rangers.

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woo hoo!
Excuse my ignorance, but
Who!?!

Posted by: pskip13 | November 18, 2008 at 06:44 PM

Good, that means Oquendo who was one of the people interviewing for that job will stay with the Cards.

Posted by: Cardsfan387 | November 18, 2008 at 06:45 PM

SCORE! Oquendo is still a Cardinal! I can't wait for Tony to retire so he can become the manager after next season...

Posted by: mtzxc | November 18, 2008 at 06:49 PM

Wakawho?

Posted by: Stephen Peele | November 18, 2008 at 06:53 PM

Hope this guy has patience because he's gonna need a ton.

Posted by: Coletrain | November 18, 2008 at 06:54 PM

Rangers, Mariners, A's. A classic AL West whore.

Posted by: BK | November 18, 2008 at 06:55 PM

Sweet! We still got Joey Cora! The M's are miserable.

Posted by: ballerwhiteboy | November 18, 2008 at 06:57 PM

sweet name to say 10 times fast!!

Posted by: pskip13 | November 18, 2008 at 06:57 PM

u can also beatbox his name...

Posted by: pskip13 | November 18, 2008 at 06:58 PM

Now all they need is Matsui And Fukudome and we can have one big party while we sit 30 games back in the division in july.

Posted by: Dj 26 | November 18, 2008 at 06:59 PM

"Wakawho?" Damn, beat me to it.

Posted by: themfightnwords | November 18, 2008 at 07:05 PM

I am surprised to see so many managers coming through the A's organization and getting jobs as team managers.

Posted by: FamousGrouse | November 18, 2008 at 07:22 PM

"Sweet! We still got Joey Cora! The M's are miserable."

And, as far as I'm concerned, you can keep him. He would have been a horrible choice as the new manager.

Why? Well..

a. He's been studying under Ozzie Guillen for a while now--ewww.

b. He would've been a sentimental choice at a time when that's not needed. Sure, M's fans love to remember 1995 and the picture of Joey Cora crying, but how does that help us now?

c. He doesn't have the best track record in his brief time as a manager in the Mets' minor league system--this was for a few years before the White Sox hired him as a coach.

All in all, I'm very pleased with the hiring of Wakamtasu.

And imagine the fun M's fans will have typing the names of the new Mariners'GM(Zduriencik) and manager(Wakamatsu).

I predict some nicknames will be coming(Dr. Zoinks and Wakka-Wakka are good for me).

Posted by: StarryEyed | November 18, 2008 at 08:01 PM

I think the M's sign administration people with the most ridiculous names out there...

Posted by: pskip13 | November 18, 2008 at 08:06 PM

great, so i cant pronounce the Gm's or the manager's name...excellent.

Posted by: Kramerica Industries | November 18, 2008 at 08:28 PM

I think Seattle management wanted to try to fool Ichiro into thinking that they hired a Japanese manager.

Posted by: RuffinTumble | November 18, 2008 at 08:40 PM

Dr. Zoinks

haha i think i might have to change my name to that

Posted by: 661dodgerblue | November 18, 2008 at 09:45 PM

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