In a surprise move, it was announced today that the Seattle Mariners have fired GM Bill Bavasi, and replaced him with former Orioles pitcher and co-GM Mike Flanagan. Flanagan, a former Cy Young Award Winner, served as the Baltimore Orioles co-GM along with Jim Beattie for several years, was brought in to improve a team that last year out-performed its Pythagorean (expected) record.
Flanagan (left) with co-Gm Jim Beattie
In his introductory speech, Flanagan pledged to revamp the team
while focusing on pitching and defense first, offense second. While he avoided specifically stating that the team would enter rebuilding mode, it was implicit that this was the case. He stated that there was a solid core of young players, notably Felix Hernandez and Jeff Clement, on the major league roster, but that the minor leagues were thin, and he promised to bring in young, exciting prospects that would create a powerhouse out of the Mariners for years to come.
Flanagan also announced that he wanted to maintain open lines of communication with both the press and fans, and would be open to any questions.
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Just a few notes about the franchise, I'm playing MLB2k8, using the July rosters (with a few tweaks to player ratings and added all of the trades not included in the roster update, like the Harden, Sabathia trades), SFGiantsPBA's sliders (once again with a few tweaks). I will be approximately playing one, simming two, not entirely sure, it will most likely be whichever I games I feel like playing around that round outline. I will post box scores (NOTE: does anybody have a nice template I could use for box scores? haha, just something basic, that would be stupendously awesome) and a short recap for each game, and will have statistics and standings on the first page. I also want to do a weekly or so recap, with highlights of the week, trade rumors, maybe even some Q&A. Anywhim, onto the season, yay!
Flanagan (left) with co-Gm Jim Beattie
In his introductory speech, Flanagan pledged to revamp the team
while focusing on pitching and defense first, offense second. While he avoided specifically stating that the team would enter rebuilding mode, it was implicit that this was the case. He stated that there was a solid core of young players, notably Felix Hernandez and Jeff Clement, on the major league roster, but that the minor leagues were thin, and he promised to bring in young, exciting prospects that would create a powerhouse out of the Mariners for years to come.
Flanagan also announced that he wanted to maintain open lines of communication with both the press and fans, and would be open to any questions.
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Just a few notes about the franchise, I'm playing MLB2k8, using the July rosters (with a few tweaks to player ratings and added all of the trades not included in the roster update, like the Harden, Sabathia trades), SFGiantsPBA's sliders (once again with a few tweaks). I will be approximately playing one, simming two, not entirely sure, it will most likely be whichever I games I feel like playing around that round outline. I will post box scores (NOTE: does anybody have a nice template I could use for box scores? haha, just something basic, that would be stupendously awesome) and a short recap for each game, and will have statistics and standings on the first page. I also want to do a weekly or so recap, with highlights of the week, trade rumors, maybe even some Q&A. Anywhim, onto the season, yay!
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