Comments on: Mariner GM watch: Kim Ng article

By: BringUpBalentien

BringUpBalentien — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:37:22 +0000

[It's already been linked elsewhere, but here]

By: gwangung

gwangung — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:18 +0000

Yeah, yeah, we know itâ€™s tough for a woman working as an executive in MLB, but you donâ€™t have to pound your resume with the YANKEES over our heads.

Unfortunately Softy didnâ€™t ask the question I wanted answered: How well does she think she could do her job as Mariners GM working for Chuck Armstrong? Would she tell him to stop telling her how to do her job, and go find his golf clubs and get out of her hair?

Hm. Won’t the first point be relevant to the second?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:09:55 +0000

I was listening to Softy’s show with the Ng interview earlier today. She sure made a lot of references to her stint as assistant GM for the Yankees. She mentioned the position she held with them at least 3 times in 10 minutes….like it was some sort of cachet, a paid-my-dues-with-the-big-boys kind of thing.

Yeah, yeah, we know it’s tough for a woman working as an executive in MLB, but you don’t have to pound your resume with the YANKEES over our heads.

Unfortunately Softy didn’t ask the question I wanted answered: How well does she think she could do her job as Mariners GM working for Chuck Armstrong? Would she tell him to stop telling her how to do her job, and go find his golf clubs and get out of her hair?

By: gwangung

gwangung — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:55:04 +0000

Ms. Ngâ€™s biggest baseball related problem will have to do with her philosophy and organizational leadership. Not her gender.

Yuppers…that’s a bigger barrier, I think. The organizations that would be most open to her are the ones with smart candidates already lined up.

Her gender, by itself, would not be a hinderance in Seattle, I think (if anything, it would be a minor plus, as would her ethnicity). It’s her philosophy and view on what makes a player talented that will probably wash her out of the M’s job.

By: smb

smb — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:08:27 +0000

I don’t know that anyone has ever read more into so little.

By: hincandenza

hincandenza — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:05:36 +0000

[self-promotion]

By: xxtinynickxx

xxtinynickxx — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:40:53 +0000

I’ve read more about her. Im stoked that she could be here. I would love to see how she handles the Mariners. To me from what I’ve read and have heard about her philosophy and leadership they are what this team needs. Its amazing how much she just would not only be a great GM but a person that could be a role model! An M’s GM being a role model seems weird does it not?????? Go get her now! We need this person to come in and start fresh with fresh ideas. Thats what this team needs and I am convinced she could do it.

By: Replacement Level Blogger

Replacement Level Blogger — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:09:16 +0000

With Hillary Clinton coming as close to the Democratic nomination as she did I would find it hard to believe that Ms. Ng would receive as much hardship as some may think. Thats not to say she wont receive some undue hostility.

Ms. Ng has been around the league handling many jobs within the front office for more than one franchise. That does gain her some kind of credibility on the issue.

If a GM has the opportunity to make a move and doesnt because he has to deal with a woman do you not think that will get around? If this is truly an ol’ boys club then everyone knows everything thats happening and those GM’s that dont have a problem will react with hostility towards those that do. And if something like that were to leak to the media…. Good luck finding a new job!

With Seattle being as liberal as it is one would think that the fan base would not revolt at having a woman GM (assuming the fans have any influence on that type of decision…or any decision for that matter).

How Ms. Ng handled the Bill Singer incident shows she has backbone and will not put up with gender bias from anyone. Hillary Clinton shows strength through her actions and so has Ms. Ng.

Ms. Ng’s biggest baseball related problem will have to do with her philosophy and organizational leadership. Not her gender.

Getting a foot in the door will be hard but once there I forsee things being fairly normal because public perception is everything. Any ownership wouldnt want to be linked with someone that has an obvious gender bias…especially Seattle.

By: waitin_4_series

waitin_4_series — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:44:14 +0000

If you want to see Kim Ng speak there is a short video interview on the net done in Feb. 2007 by alanschwarz.com

http://www.alanschwarz.com/display_video.html?ID=168

Its interesting to see her talk and hear her thoughts on things.

By: killer_ewok18

killer_ewok18 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:22:22 +0000

I wish the M’s organization would have the balls to make a hire like this. /pun