Comments on: The season-ticket holder lunch early report

By: Hobo

Hobo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:41:50 +0000

So Jack Z bumped Greg Hunter from Director of Minor League Pperations to being a Pro Scout….

Looper, Fontaine, and now Hunter. He certainly should want to have top aides he trusts, but that does seem to be bumping off some of the folks that despite Big Bald Bill were really good at their jobs.

What do we know about Pedro Grifol and Tim Tolman other than what Gary Washburn wrote today (and what Geoff Baker wrote yesterday)?

By: MickieB

MickieB — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:23:06 +0000

I, too, was at the season ticket holder lunch. For the record: no-one was challenged about identifying themselves so anyone could have gone. Most people did waste their time asking stupid questions or just making speeches that were emotion-driven. That being said I think it was a primo PR stunt and very well delivered. We walked away saying that maybe we had been too hasty in deciding to give up our seats and feeling better for the future of Mariner ball. The rosy glow faded quickly, but anyone that give a fan hope for the future deserves a fair chance.

By: msb

msb — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:01:52 +0000

another interesting Zduriencik quote from the Times today:

Zduriencik added that it can often be easier for a new manager to earn respect than a veteran one who brings baggage from a previous job. The first thing players do in those cases, he said, is call each other up and swap gossip and stories about what the experienced manager did in his previous gig.

“Just because they’ve managed, doesn’t give them credibility,” he said. “Credibility is going to be established by this guy gaining the respect.”

By: Adam S

Adam S — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:38:48 +0000

Think we could get Zduriencik to come to an off-season pizza feed?

By: gwangung

gwangung — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:15:13 +0000

Wow, that’s pathetic….

No kidding. Then again, this is an organization that said they used statistical analysis and statistics “all the time”….

at least he wasn’t in his mom’s basement.

Hey, you can choose a VP that way….

By: JerBear

JerBear — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:12:56 +0000

at least he wasn’t in his mom’s basement.

Zing!

Although Dave did just say he worked “from home”…he didn’t specify who’s home…

By: msb

msb — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:58:31 +0000

at least he wasn’t in his mom’s basement.

By: BBOneFive

BBOneFive — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:51:46 +0000

Even that’s overstating his role – he didn’t have an office in Seattle. He worked from home and answered questions as asked. He was a consultant, and his influence in the organization was extremely limited.

Wow, that’s pathetic….

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:24:46 +0000

Even that’s overstating his role – he didn’t have an office in Seattle. He worked from home and answered questions as asked. He was a consultant, and his influence in the organization was extremely limited.

By: ThundaPC

ThundaPC — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:20:39 +0000

BBOneFive Mat Olkin was basically the M's one-man "Department of Baseball Research" under Bavasi. Yea, really.