tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post114919028169073377..comments2023-07-27T05:23:37.837-07:00Comments on Seattle Mariners Musings: Job-Saving Victory?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-1149293339168869092006-06-02T17:08:00.000-07:002006-06-02T17:08:00.000-07:00It's hard to say if there is much evidence that th...It's hard to say if there is much evidence that the Mariners are seriously considering firing Hargrove. On one hand, there are not any obvious signs, like interviewing possible replacements (the Royals actually interviewed their new GM, Dayton Moore, and offered him the GM job before they fired their old one, Allard Baird) and Seattle certainly is not in as bad of shape as the Royals. Complicating things is that despite Seattle's struggles, they are one hot streak away from jumping right back in the AL West race.<BR/><BR/>However, where there's smoke, there's fire. To me, Raul Ibanez's blow up in Texas spoke volumes because he is such a quiet player. His ejection signaled to me that there is way more tension and frustration around the ballclub than what anyone (or atleast me) thought, and if things are really that bad around the clubhouse, change is needed/on the way. Also, with the scrutiny that Hargrove is facing from the media right now, you might expect for somebody in the Mariner front office to stand behind him. Instead, Mariner president Chuck Armstrong has said very recently that the team the Mariners have right now has the talent to win the AL West, but the M's may not win the division. It's an odd comment, but it seems to support GM Bill Bavasi's moves and hint that Mike Hargrove isn't getting what he should out of these players. The way I see it, the Mariners will fire Hargrove if this team goes into a tailspin, and if they can't beat the Royals, everyone would agree that they would be in a tailspin. However, that is purely my speculation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-1149195314065560502006-06-01T13:55:00.000-07:002006-06-01T13:55:00.000-07:00Is there any other evidence that you have found th...Is there any other evidence that you have found that would lead one to believe Hargrove will be fired, other than the Mariners losing? I mean, that's a pretty good reason but I'm wondering if there's perhaps more going on than what we see on tv, ya know?<BR/><BR/>-AllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com