Comments on: Times on ownership, hiring, related topics

By: greenwood ave

greenwood ave — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:22:18 +0000

Larson showed up to a meeting with the MLB ownership committee to buy the team wearing an actual Ty Cobb jersey.

Taking retro to a new level I suppose.

By: The Ghost of Spike Owen

The Ghost of Spike Owen — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:37:47 +0000

Lincoln: â€œChuck and I decide who the new GM will be.â€

Well, sure. Why not? They did such a great job of hiring the last guy.

By: G-Man

G-Man — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:50:45 +0000

Now my memory is questioning itself. It was another top HOFer if not the Babe.

By: G-Man

G-Man — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:44:37 +0000

…Larson, a baseball fanatic said to have an extensive memorabilia collection…

I can verify that he has some great stuff, or at least he did several years ago.

He and his wife had/have a house on Capital Hill (not their primary residence) where she sponsored an appreciation event annually for a childrens group that I volunteered with. He was already an M’s owner at this time.

There were some display cabinets with dozens of collectors items. The one I specifically remember was an original of a signed Babe Ruth contract.

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:32 +0000

Oh, and “all the authority he needs.” Looks like Armstrong’s the only one who got the memo on gender equality.

By: MrIncognito

MrIncognito — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:38:42 +0000

Buried towards the bottom was this nice line:

Lincoln said it’s unreasonable to expect owners to be completely hands-off when it comes to “multimillion-dollar, long-term contracts.” But he insists that, when it comes to the new GM, he and Armstrong “will give this person all the authority he needs.”

This is really where it all goes wrong. Even if they hire a really good GM, they still see their meddling as necessary, good, and reasonable.

By: terry

terry — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:52:21 +0000

I too expressed interest this summer in flying to Japan to interview Yamauchi and write a profile on him. But my interview request placed with the Mariners was declined.

Is the Times really an “insider” when it comes to the truly important issues surrounding the Ms FO?

By: msb

msb — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:12:53 +0000

The Times expressed interest this summer in flying to Japan to interview Yamauchi and write a profile on him. But an interview request placed with the Mariners was declined.

I sure hope they wanted to send Lefton.