Thursday, October 09, 2003
HOW ABOUT THIS GUY???
We've heard a lot of names come up for the vacant Mariners general manager position, but one name that has not come up yet is current Detroit Tigers president/GM Dave Dombrowski, who was the GM of the 1997 World Champion Florida Marlins.
Until today. MichiganLive.com has the story of Dombrowski possibly eyeing Seattle. Sure, some of you may think that "well, the Tigers suck, why hire this guy?" Well, if you knew baseball at all, you would know that the Tigers have sucked, dating all the way back to the days when Poison was a halfway legitimate rock band.
Dombrowski has been one of the best executives in baseball over the past decade. Look at this year's Florida Marlins ballclub. First baseman Derrek Lee was acquired from the San Diego Padres in the Kevin Brown deal. Third baseman Mike Lowell was acquired from the New York Yankees. Reliever Braden Looper, nephew of Mariners minor league big wig Benny Looper, came from St. Louis in the Edgar Renteria deal. In addition, Dombrowski drafted Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett. He was also involved in the 3-way deal last summer involving pitcher Jeff Weaver, which sent Weaver to the Yankees, pitcher Ted Lilly from the Yankees to the A's, first baseman Carlos Pena and pitcher Jeremy Bonderman from the A's to the Tigers.
Surely you would think that the situation in Seattle is much better than the situation in Detroit right about now. Don't blame Dombrowski for this year's 119-loss Tigers ballclub, that's not all his fault. Remember who his boss is: Mike $#^%&*@ Illitch.
Howard Lincoln is a saint compared to Mike Illitch when it comes to baseball. Hockey is a different story though, as Illitch owns the Detroit Red Wings.
Here's the point: Dave Dombrowski sounds a hell of a lot better than Benny Looper or Lee Pelekoudas. And if the M's want a "veteran" baseball executive, why not Dombrowski?
Until today. MichiganLive.com has the story of Dombrowski possibly eyeing Seattle. Sure, some of you may think that "well, the Tigers suck, why hire this guy?" Well, if you knew baseball at all, you would know that the Tigers have sucked, dating all the way back to the days when Poison was a halfway legitimate rock band.
Dombrowski has been one of the best executives in baseball over the past decade. Look at this year's Florida Marlins ballclub. First baseman Derrek Lee was acquired from the San Diego Padres in the Kevin Brown deal. Third baseman Mike Lowell was acquired from the New York Yankees. Reliever Braden Looper, nephew of Mariners minor league big wig Benny Looper, came from St. Louis in the Edgar Renteria deal. In addition, Dombrowski drafted Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett. He was also involved in the 3-way deal last summer involving pitcher Jeff Weaver, which sent Weaver to the Yankees, pitcher Ted Lilly from the Yankees to the A's, first baseman Carlos Pena and pitcher Jeremy Bonderman from the A's to the Tigers.
Surely you would think that the situation in Seattle is much better than the situation in Detroit right about now. Don't blame Dombrowski for this year's 119-loss Tigers ballclub, that's not all his fault. Remember who his boss is: Mike $#^%&*@ Illitch.
Howard Lincoln is a saint compared to Mike Illitch when it comes to baseball. Hockey is a different story though, as Illitch owns the Detroit Red Wings.
Here's the point: Dave Dombrowski sounds a hell of a lot better than Benny Looper or Lee Pelekoudas. And if the M's want a "veteran" baseball executive, why not Dombrowski?
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