Comments on: Game 60, Angels at Mariners

By: joser

joser — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:15:27 +0000

God I hope those are the last words I hear Mac speak as manager of this team. Well, it is the perfect setup:


SEATTLE (June 5) - Saying his "family-unfriendly comments" were the last straw, the Mariners fired John McLaren today, one day after he began an after-game press conference with a obscenity-laden rant, the beginning of which was carried live on TV and radio.  Citing "other issues with the performance of the team," General Manager Bill Bavasi made the announcement as the team departed to begin a weekend series in Boston...

By: Tom in Edmonds

Tom in Edmonds — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:54:37 +0000

Here’s a link to the censored version…

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/2008/06/mclarens_postgame_statement_ce.html

By: msb

msb — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:51:38 +0000

on the walk home, I switched over to KJR to hear if they had Mac’s rant up yet (KOMO was still editing) and Furness was teasing the postgame show …. by once again ranting about Bedard and the media.

huh?

it is rapidly assuming obsessive proportions.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:40:18 +0000

Our DH has an OPS of .599. How is that possible? Most teams would be looking for a solution if that production was coming from shortstop. It’s coming from the D-EFFING-H.

One of our first basemen has an OPS of .677, and he’s being subbed out on occasion with our other 1B who has an OPS of .507. FIVE OH SEVEN. That’s … that’s … that’s ….

FIVE OH SEVEN.

What in the name of Ned makes that happen?

By: pgreyy

pgreyy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:13:05 +0000

Oh, Matt, as a CrackBerryist myself, I feel ya…

I was just being silly about how foolish is the urge to be FIRST.

I couldn’t be mad at you. We’re all brothers in Mariner misery.

By: MattThompson

MattThompson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:54:07 +0000

pgreyy-yeah, but I’m tapping these out on a Blackberry. Not conducive to high-speed touchtyping.

By: Henry Reed

Henry Reed — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:47:10 +0000

Maybe if he yells loud enough, Mac won’t hear the words “You’re fired.”

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:39:16 +0000

oh, that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day, radio feed:

“McLaren’s post-game comments, even though we can’t let you hear them, are brought to you by BECU. the Employee owners of…”

By: pgreyy

pgreyy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:38:30 +0000

Regarding Dickey going into the line-up.

You’d put your trust in a disgruntled Washburn to be the long relief guy for when Silva (or Bedard or Batista) digs himself too deep to get out of himself?

I’m of the mindset that we make the rotation: Felix, Dickey, Dickey, Dickey.

Yeah, that wouldn’t really work because Felix would probably get too tired.

(Semi-serious question: If the M’s end up bringing Freddy back…is that good or bad for Felix?)

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:37:58 +0000

God I hope those are the last words I hear Mac speak as manager of this team.