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Monday December 09, 2013

Quote of the Day

“I’m no great person but I do care about the right things. I work hard to do the right thing. And what’s happened here is wrong. What’s happened to the players and coaches here is wrong. What’s happened to this organization is wrong. It’s so wrong. I can’t put it any better than that. Seattle Mariners logoAt some point in time, somebody’s got to stand up to them.”

-- Eric Wedge, former Mariners manager, on the Mariners' front office, including especially general manager Jack Zduriencik, president Chuck Armstrong, and CEO Howard Lincoln, as reported in Geoff Baker's article, “Dysfunction at the Top: Eric Wedge, others point to trouble in Mariners’ front office,” in yesterday's Seattle Times.

Lincoln and Armstrong don't come off well here but Zduriencik comes off worse. A question I haven't seen raised yet about this article: Was the overpayment of Robinson Cano (10 years/$240 million) an attempt to head off these criticisms before they saw print? Imagine if this story had been published and we hadn't signed Cano. Would jobs be on the line? Are they now? Should they be?

Other insiders leveling charges at the front office:

  • Former Mariners special assistant Tony Blengino
  • Former professional scouting director Carmen Fusco
  • Patrick Guerrero, the M's former top Latin American scout
  • Various unnamed scouts still with the team
Posted at 02:58 PM on Monday December 09, 2013 in category Quote of the Day