Mariners fire GM Bavasi

by DSheppard on Jun 16, 2008 2:24 PM CDT

SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners Chief Executive Officer Howard Lincoln today announced that Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Bill Bavasi had been relieved of his duties with the club.

Vice President/Associate General Manager Lee Pelekoudas will take over as the interim General Manager, effective immediately. He is the eighth General Manager in club history.

"Change is in order." Lincoln said. "We have determined new leadership is needed in the GM position. With a new leader will come a new plan and a new approach. A search will begin immediately for a permanent GM, and Lee will be a candidate for the position."

Well, about time I guess.

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Why that team didn't sign Barry Bonds

I’ll always wonder….

by Agreen07 on Jun 16, 2008 2:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Bonds

The M’s are more image-conscious than just about any team I can think of. That’s why they didn’t sign Bonds.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 16, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Aww

Maybe I can get the job.

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 16, 2008 2:26 PM CDT 0 recs

Ya not much of a surprise...

Its only a matter of time befor McClarens gone too I guess

"I'll take Clemens over Millwood and Padilla anyday.." - bosoxsiempregirl

^^^^ Wow, I would too. I guess that makes me the next John Schuerholtz.

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by hinduplaya on Jun 16, 2008 2:29 PM CDT 0 recs

About time

Can McClaren be far behind? Long to do list there. I was hoping they’d just stick with Bavasi. We do not need another smart GM in the AL West. Let’s hope they hire another boob quickly, or that Pele-Pookas is no smarter than his predecessor.

...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Jun 16, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs

BZA want the job!

However, if he can explain OPS, he is over-qualified for the SEA position.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jun 16, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

Morrow for Gold

Think JD would take it?

by TheBZA on Jun 16, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

I say

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jun 16, 2008 2:31 PM CDT 0 recs

Lookout Landing

Is in a collective drunken stupor at the moment.

Hard Drive Manufacturer Hires Barkley

by BudLight on Jun 16, 2008 2:34 PM CDT 0 recs

I bet

Their nightmare is finally over. I remember singing Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead all day when Buck was fired, have to think they’re feeling out from under a big weight.

by zywica on Jun 16, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Buck?

For me, the Hart ‘seperation’ was a lot sweeter.

Hard Drive Manufacturer Hires Barkley

by BudLight on Jun 16, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

I imagine most would say that

I just felt like Buck had a dark cloud hanging over the organization that even eclipsed Hart’s mistakes.

by zywica on Jun 16, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

Now watch them hire

Steve Phillips

by FirebatM3 on Jun 16, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Hah!

That would be hilarious for us, but probably require a suicide watch over at LL.

...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Jun 16, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

For anybody who knows

And/or has the inclination to look it up…

Did he make a single good deal?

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well

He got Piazza for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz.

And these aren’t trades, but from his wikipedia page

He is also credited with drafting David Wright, Scott Kazmir, and Lastings Milledge, and signing Jose Reyes.

And a lot of people blame Phillips for trading Kazmir, but that was Duquette.

by TheBZA on Jun 16, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well

A lot of those guys were upper-end drat picks, but still—- that’s pretty impressive.

He still comes off as a complete boob, though.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Make no mistake

He is a complete tool.

by TheBZA on Jun 16, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Wouldn't it be smarter to hire someone outside the organization?

Rather than one of Bavasi’s understudies?

by venturafearsnolan on Jun 16, 2008 2:57 PM CDT 0 recs

That's what happens

When you get swept by the Nats.

JD drinks the Angels milkshake.

by WyoRanger on Jun 16, 2008 3:00 PM CDT 0 recs

No

This is what happens when you gut your meddling farm system for one guy and completely forget about your offense. The Nats sweep was just the icing on the cake

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 16, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

And

He would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn’t been for those meddling prospects!

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

I was going to do the same Scooby Doo reference

M’s president (5/25): “Same for the GM. Listen, he’s part of the solution, not the problem.”

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/06/mariners_foible.php

Not so much?

JD drinks the Angels milkshake.

by WyoRanger on Jun 16, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

It's all

A big clusterfuck. If Seattle weren’t such an awesome place, I’d say nuke it and be done with it.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Heh

My roommate is from Seattle—good to see his daily testimony corroborated.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Seattle

Owns.

Only two cities I’d live in besides Dallas: Seattle and Phoenix.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

I agree with that totally

by Dirk Diggler on Jun 16, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

I don't know,

Vienna seems nice, of course, I’m a musician. I do like Dallas, but I think I could come up with more than 2 other places that would be acceptable.

...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Jun 16, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well

I suppose I was only thinking of America.

Actually, I wouldn’t want to live in another country for more than a few months.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

P.S.

Because I have, and it sucked.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

What do you play?

Hard Drive Manufacturer Hires Barkley

by BudLight on Jun 16, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

piano, conducting

vocal coach, church musician, piano teacher, etc.

...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Jun 16, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

hippie.

by oc on Jun 16, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

My thoughts exactly.

Remember, he loves The Beatles, too, but that’s just good musical taste ;)

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 17, 2008 1:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

Have you been to a ton of big cities?

Phoenix appeals to me, also.

What do you think about Orlando or San Francisco? I assume it’s cheaper to live in Orlando, but I realize neither coast will end up “cheap” as opposed to Texas.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

Cheap

There are very few places that are as cheap as Texas, this is mostly due to the fact that there is no state income tax. It was a major shock going from Plano to the Boston area. A good deal will probably be equal to what I am paying in rent, though most places will most likely be higher.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 16, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Crap

That should read, “A good deal in San Francisco will probably be equal to…”.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 16, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

Would you mind sharing

what your rent is, total?

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

Rent

I live in a 1+, that is a one-bedroom plus another room that is not big enough to be considered a bedroom. It works great a place to study. Rent is $1,100 (plus utilities). I live in Somerville which is north of Boston, and east of Cambridge. It is not far from either, but certainly lacks the cachet of the two aforementioned towns. I know people in the Dallas are who pay less for a brand new house (a few bedrooms), and they did not put any money down for their mortgage.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 16, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Did you choose Somerville

because of the lack of cachet?

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nah,

The apartment had recently been renovated, which cannot be said for some of the other places we looked at.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 16, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

I've

Been in SF for a day. Thought it was pretty badass.

I’ve never been to Orlando, though. My Florida experience was pretty much just Miami. I’m sure I was too young to appreciate it.

I thought Boston was interesting, but I don’t see any way I’d want to live there. Same with NYC and especially Philly. Matter of fact, I’m not a big fan of the northeast, mostly due to weather, prices and people.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Though in all honesty

I could be going to school there in a few months.

I’ve wasted a lot of money on seat deposits while I debate internally.

by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

Likewise

I like Orlando a lot from the few times I’ve been.

It’s worth a visit, at least.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

Philadelphia ...

... blows. It’s fun to see someplace new but the people are RUDE! City of Brotherly Love my ass! And can the streets be anymore narrow? Anything bigger than a Ford Fiesta is gonna have trouble maneuvering through some of this streets.

I do admit, I love some of the architecture and there are some badass restaurants like Iron Chef Morimoto’s place but I would never live there.

by Melmart1 on Jun 16, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

San Francisco

It was a bit of an adjustment for me the first time I saw a gay couple making out on the sidewalk there. I’ve been lucky enough to never be accosted by a homeless guy there, though.

One piece of advice I actually listened to my grandmother on: never, ever attempt to drive a car with a manual transmission in San Francisco.

by Inkara1 on Jun 16, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Funny story...

Usually when me and my friends went to SanFran I would drive. One time I let my buddy drive his old beater that just happened to be a manual. He of course decided to take the scenic route and go down Lombard Street. At the top of one of the numerous hills his car stalled. I was sitting in the back seat just laughing and turned around and yelled “were going down”. Luckily no one was behind us because we rolled down a ways before he kicked his car over and it started. I laugh about it now, but it scared the shit out of us at the time. He never drove there again either. We always took my automatic every weekend after that.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

I lived in Orlando.

I liked it a lot, although I truthfully never saw that much of the city.

I worked for Disney World at the time and didn’t have a car. So I saw Disney World, some parts of town and my friends’ houses.

by philkid3 on Jun 16, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah ...

... I lived in Seattle for a year and absolutely loved it. I would go back in a heartbeat if self-employment taxes weren’t so high. Maybe in a couple of years, though.

by Melmart1 on Jun 16, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Haha, nice

What industry?

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

I do ...

... business writer and copy editing from home. I am a one-woman business and when I decided to go this route instead of a “real” job, I moved back home to Texas because there are no state income taxes here and that bodes well for a newbie freelancer. Moving to Seattle would SIGNIFICANTLY up my tax bill, not to mention that the cost of living is waaaay higher there than here in South Texas. I mean, it’s not even close.

by Melmart1 on Jun 16, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Awesome

I’m enjoying the cost of living here, too.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah ...

... it makes it really hard to leave, San Antonio is dirt cheap and my whole family is here except for one brother in the military, but he is at Ft Hood so not too far away at all. The benefits of being here are great, and I have been fortunate enough to live on both coasts (L.A., Virginia, New Jersey, Seattle and visited a ton of others) so I know how good I have it here!

by Melmart1 on Jun 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

As the only LSB regular I know of from Washington. . .

Yeah, Seattle is awesome. The rain nine months out of the year is obnoxious, but it’s still a great city.

I’ll get trashed by most of the group here I’m sure, but I love it MUCH more than Dallas.

Most underrated city I’ve been to is Albuquerque.

by philkid3 on Jun 16, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

Heh...

I’ll bet you save a lot of $ on your water bill by not having to water your lawn. =P

I on the other hand have about 3 months in the summer that I have a damn $200 a month water bill just to keep my lawn looking somewhat alive.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up 0 recs

Where you live?

San Antonio?

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 17, 2008 1:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

You really can't guess?

by brettgardner on Jun 17, 2008 8:23 AM CDT up 0 recs

Seattle

one of the best places I ever lived.

¡yo soy Horsedooty!

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on Jun 16, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'd been waiting for that other shoe to drop up there for so long that I'd forgotten I was waiting.

by Inkara1 on Jun 16, 2008 3:38 PM CDT 0 recs

for all JD bashers

Bavasi did the same thing JD did after the 2004 season. He overestimated his team and thought they were legitimate contenders. How long was Bavasi a GM?

Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY

by RangerMad on Jun 16, 2008 3:47 PM CDT 0 recs

Ummm

JD wasn’t the GM after the 04 season. He didn’t become GM until before the 06 season

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 16, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

My mistake

I was thinking about the San Diego trade. I recall JD saying that his motivation for that trade was his belief the Rangers only needed to add a few pieces in order to contend. He got Aki to stabilize the bullpen and a veteran pitcher for the rotation.

Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY

by RangerMad on Jun 16, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up 0 recs