Monday, October 04, 2004
MELVIN FIRED
Seattle Times
Obviously, Bob Melvin wasn't the only problem with this trainwreck of a season. But in order for the Mariners to go forward, they had to fire him.
The Mariners also released hitting coach Paul Molitor, bench coach Rene Lachemann, third base coach Dave Myers, first base coach Mike Aldrete and bullpen coach Orlando Gomez. Pitching coach Bryan Price is the only coach retained for the 2005 season.
(In a non-Melvin related sidenote, THANK GOD MYERS IS GONE!)
"The decision not to bring back Bob as Mariners' manager was a difficult one," (Mariners GM Bill) Bavasi said. "The players played hard through the final day of the season. Bob and his coaches worked hard to win while trying to develop young players during this season of transition.
"But this decision is not meant to place blame completely on Bob. There is plenty of blame to go around for all of us."
Sure, and I'm getting paid to write for Sports and Bremertonians.
I have never been a fan of Melvin, but at the same time, I also realize that this 2004 season wasn't entirely his fault. Blame the Mariners front office for giving him a 63-99 roster. So as Bavasi said, there's plenty of blame to go around.
Who will be the next Mariner manager? Well, at this point, who knows. But the pessimist in me thinks that Jimy Williams is a lock to become Mariners manager. If that happens, I'm going to leave a vomit trail that stretches from Arkansas all the way to the corner of First Avenue South and Edgar Martinez Drive.
As for Melvin's future, the Diamondbacks' managerial position is open. He is a former D-Backs bench coach. He does live in Arizona. I'm just sayin'...
Will the Mariners make the right moves this offseason? I hope so.
However, I don't want to listen to all the talk about how they're going to make a big splash or two. I speak for the majority of Mariners fans here and say...
PROVE IT OR SHUT THE F**K UP.
It's as simple as that, folks.
Good luck to Melvin. He's not a bad guy. But he wasn't the answer in Seattle. Oh well.
Obviously, Bob Melvin wasn't the only problem with this trainwreck of a season. But in order for the Mariners to go forward, they had to fire him.
The Mariners also released hitting coach Paul Molitor, bench coach Rene Lachemann, third base coach Dave Myers, first base coach Mike Aldrete and bullpen coach Orlando Gomez. Pitching coach Bryan Price is the only coach retained for the 2005 season.
(In a non-Melvin related sidenote, THANK GOD MYERS IS GONE!)
"The decision not to bring back Bob as Mariners' manager was a difficult one," (Mariners GM Bill) Bavasi said. "The players played hard through the final day of the season. Bob and his coaches worked hard to win while trying to develop young players during this season of transition.
"But this decision is not meant to place blame completely on Bob. There is plenty of blame to go around for all of us."
Sure, and I'm getting paid to write for Sports and Bremertonians.
I have never been a fan of Melvin, but at the same time, I also realize that this 2004 season wasn't entirely his fault. Blame the Mariners front office for giving him a 63-99 roster. So as Bavasi said, there's plenty of blame to go around.
Who will be the next Mariner manager? Well, at this point, who knows. But the pessimist in me thinks that Jimy Williams is a lock to become Mariners manager. If that happens, I'm going to leave a vomit trail that stretches from Arkansas all the way to the corner of First Avenue South and Edgar Martinez Drive.
As for Melvin's future, the Diamondbacks' managerial position is open. He is a former D-Backs bench coach. He does live in Arizona. I'm just sayin'...
Will the Mariners make the right moves this offseason? I hope so.
However, I don't want to listen to all the talk about how they're going to make a big splash or two. I speak for the majority of Mariners fans here and say...
PROVE IT OR SHUT THE F**K UP.
It's as simple as that, folks.
Good luck to Melvin. He's not a bad guy. But he wasn't the answer in Seattle. Oh well.
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