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Next M's Manager?

There is a recent article on fannation.com that speculates on future managers for the Mariners. Of course, the potential new GM would have to be hired first, but if you were the new GM, who would you want? (I didn't included a seventh option, Brad Mills, mainly because I've never heard of him, and six options are plenty).

(PS. I'm a visiting ANer, live in Portland, so I follow the Mariners quite a bit as well, when I'm not rooting for the A's :)

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Assuming Riggleman is only a temporary solution, who should the Mariners hire as their next manager?
Bobby Valentine (Managing in Japan)
80 votes
Joey Cora (White Sox Bench Coach)
47 votes
Ron Roenicke (Angels Bench Coach)
5 votes
Ken Macha (Former A's Manager)
13 votes
Buck Showalter (Former Yankees/D-Backs/Rangers Manager)
7 votes
Willie Randolph (Former Mets Manager)
11 votes

163 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm not sure how much the field manager matters (I mean look at your A's)

but I’ll take Joey Cora in the spirit of getting some new ideas into the org (we’ll see, I’m just not enamored with retreads for the most part)

by seattlebruin on Jun 20, 2008 3:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

True. Perhaps the solution is really getting the right GM.

JP Riccardi should be available soon. ;)

Anyway, here’s a better link to the original Seattle Times article that fannation quoted.

"I've never hit a ball that good and not have it go out" –Jack Cust

by PortlandPachyderm on Jun 20, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Joey Cora!

Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

by acblue on Jun 20, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe you're right...

He might be too soft…

"I've never hit a ball that good and not have it go out" –Jack Cust

by PortlandPachyderm on Jun 20, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Icon in Japan… embattled manager in America… icon in Japan… embattled manager in America…

I don’t blame Bobby for never wanting to come back here.

by Gomez on Jun 21, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Mariners do have ties to Japan though

Maybe Ichiro and Kenji could help recruit him? I mean Ichiro’s fame is Japan is still big as ever even though he plays in America now.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 21, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would they?

Ichiro and Kenji are probably not too thrilled with the Mariners themselves right now. And this never minds the fact that neither one ever worked with Bobby or knows him at all.

by Gomez on Jun 21, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tend to be a bit of an optimist.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 22, 2008 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joey Cora

Would be interesting but I doubt the team would REALLY go after him since he’s great friends with Guillen and Guillen speaks (too much) his mind. Doubt Armstrong or Lincoln can deal w/that type of manager. Lou was enough for them to never go that route again.

by MattoB on Jun 21, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My requirements for a new manager:

A) Doesn’t actively hinder the team’s chances of winning.

B) Has a pulse (optional).

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 21, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fine with me.

My standards are hilariously low at this point.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 21, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ready to look up Hargrove's number?

At some point we should have a recap of Lou, Melvin, Hargrove, and McLaren. It would be interesting to get some perspective on strengths and weaknesses. I seemed to really dislike Melvin but maybe he’s actually pretty good. I hated Hargrove until he left and then kinda missed him. McLaren wasn’t too bright and we lost alot so i guess its easy to explain why we didn’t really miss him when he got fired. Everybody liked Lou (if you didn’t you’re probably a douchebag who thought that an umpires shouldn’t have dirt kicked on them).

by Edgar for Pres on Jun 22, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll always have a soft-spot for Lou,

(pitcher abuse notwithstanding), and I think Melvin probably was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but Hargrove and McLaren definitely and repeatedly violated Requirement A—plus McLaren cried a lot, which was odd.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 22, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Melvin was probably the lowest-impact manager we've had over the last ten years.

God I miss having a manager who doesn’t hurt our chances to win.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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