A few links while honoring King Felix

...these next three seasons, whether it's because of his weight issues, Seattle's shaky bullpen, Mike Hargrove's penchant for blowing out young arms or whatever. You never know with young pitchers. But...

Mariners' Wakamatsu is first Asian-American manager in majors

Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.

Source: M's to name A's bench coach Wakamatsu as manager

A source tells ESPN's Peter Gammons that the Mariners are set to name Don Wakamatsu as their new manager.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PHRASE "MANNY BEING MANNY"

...PHRASE The very first usage of the phrase in print was attributed to then-Indians Manager Mike Hargrove in a 1995 Newsday story. By then, Manny had already developed a reputation for his singular...

Joe Dirt

J.J. Putz took his time growing into one of the game's best closers. But now, thanks to him, no one's looking down on the Mariners anymore

Trying times could await Ichiro in Seattle

...team meeting was called to clear the air. It was a repeat of May 2007, when Mike Hargrove was in charge and a team meeting had to be called during a series at Tampa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2008

Some teams in need of victories get them, others not as fortunate

...He gave up 10 hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings back on April 23. Mike Mussina (17-9, 3.63 ERA) had a chance to reach 20 wins this year, but that...

Angels' Lackey wins again as K-Rod posts 47th save

John Lackey earned his fourth straight win, Francisco Rodriguez tied his team record of 47 saves and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of four Cleveland errors to defeat the Indians 4 Saturday.

Hargrove says he 'misspoke' about passion, wants to manage again

A little over a year ago, Mike Hargrove shocked baseball by walking away from the Mariners. Now he says he's ready to manage again in the majors.

Mike Hargrove guided the Liberal Bee Jays to fourth place among 49 teams in the National Baseball Congress...

Fired McLaren claims tension, jealousy to blame for Mariners' woes

When the Seattle Mariners fired manager John McLaren at 9 a.m. on Thursday, he turned to the executives and friends who had just taken his dream job away -- and laughed.

Mariners fire McLaren; bench coach Riggleman takes over

The Seattle Mariners have fired manager John McLaren, replacing him with bench coach Jim Riggleman

Relief Efforts: Do managerial changes affect closers?

Eric Karabell looks at the effect of managerial changes on closers, especially in the wake of Willie Randolph's firing and Billy Wagner's slump.

LUNCH LINKS

...view on the situation: "Well obviously I have some talent." As always, enjoy the links. · Mike Hargrove is managing on a much smaller stage. · The Red Sox have another knuckleballer ready to...

Marquis, Cubs extend Penny's winless streak to seven starts

Jason Marquis took a two-hitter into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs extended Brad Penny's winless streak to seven starts with a 3-1 victory Sunday night, salvaging a split of the four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.