http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners RSS Feed for KOMO - Sports - Mariners en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:48:22 GMT http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34749224.html The 14th manager in Mariners history, Don Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season. Before that he spent five years with the Texas Rangers. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34713229.html The Seattle Mariners picked Don Wakamatsu as their new manager, giving the job to the Oakland Athletics bench coach and filling the only opening in the majors. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34630224.html New Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik has made more changes to his executive staff, demoting director of player development Greg Hunter and promoting staffer Pedro Grifol to director of minor league operations. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34437199.html Seven interviews in four, whirlwind days. Early breakfast meetings, power lunches, late-dinner talks and reference calls. All that has apparently whittled the Mariners' search for a new manager down to three final candidates and one or two possible wild cards. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34375429.html "Another day at the office," the team's new general manager said Wednesday night after meeting with Oakland bench coach Don Wakamatsu for four hours in the morning and San Diego Triple-A manager Randy Ready into the evening. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34303264.html Joey Cora spoke quickly and with passion. "I know what the fans want. It was fun here when I played," he said Tuesday after interviewing to become manager of the Seattle Mariners. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34213414.html Boston bench coach Brad Mills gets the first shot, interviewing with Zduriencik in Seattle on Monday, and Zduriencik says other names may be added to the initial interview list that also includes former Mariner Joey Cora. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34230294.html The Seattle Mariners announced Monday they have hired 43-year-old Tom McNamara as their director of amateur scouting and 55-year-old Carmen Fusco as director of pro scouting. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/34046624.html It's the eighth straight for Ichiro, who has pulled down the award every year since the outfielder been with Seattle. http://www.komonews.com/sports/mariners/33654514.html Miguel Cairo and Willie Bloomquist also file; Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik has acknowledged he has a big decision to make on how hotly to pursue Ibanez.