Bill Bavasi on the Unemployment Line...

Since you can't fire the players...

The Seattle Mariners decided to from GM Bill Bavasi this afternoon due to their lack of success in 2008 and having the worst record in baseball. Currently at 24-45, they are worst team in the sport, and after a sweep by the Washington Nationals changes were in order.

Although the Mariners won 88 games in 2007, and acquired Erik Bedard from the Orioles via trade and Carlos Silva, the deals have no translated into additional victories.

Considering that they were expected to contend, the writing was on the wall after two and a half months of ineptitude.

Again, I ask, do you think Mariners fans are happy with Jones and Sherrill in an Oriole uniform, along with three of their former prospects in the farm system?

I think not, and from the beginning I knew the Mariners gave way too much for Bedard.

Even the Seattle papers out there at the time said this deal would kill the team (ok, this has not so much done that -- it's the fact their high priced players can't hit, their pitching sucks, as does their 'pen)

Now Bavasi paid the price and Andy MacPhail has come off looking like a genius so far.

Um, John McLaren, you might want to start updating your resume...

Packing It In - Welcome the Rebuilding Process; O's Lose 13-8...

Folks, it looks like 2007 is over and we all should look forward to next year.

In light of the Orioles' solid play, we all knew they were not getting to the playoffs, much less the wild card, but there was a glimmer, I mean a glimmer of hope that Orioles might make something of this season.

Let's kiss it goodbye.

Yesterday, John Parrish was traded to the Mariners, and Chris Gomez was taken off waivers and thus will go to the Cleveland Indians.

Not that Gomez and Parrish were world-beaters and perhaps not part of future; however, Gomez had a role on the team. The good news is the two guys are playing for reason now and can take solace that they are on winning teams right now.

These moves mark a new future for the Orioles, and expect to see a lot of evaluation for next year.

With the move, Tike Redman has been called up to the majors along with Jim Hoey.

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Well, the Orioles got beat and badly by the Mariners, 13-8. In the end, the Orioles' fielding, an inconsistent Daniel Cabrera (again), and the hot bats of the Mariners did the team in again and led Seattle to the season sweep.

The Orioles have lost third straight game.

Miguel Tejada hit a dramatic grand slam in the 3rd inning during the middle of a rainstorm to give the Orioles a 5-4 before the delay, but they coughed up the lead -- badly.

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The Washington Post has a recap of the game, as does the Baltimore Examiner and Baltimore Sun.

The Orioles' MLB & Washington Post site has news on the moves made on Thursday.

Columnist Rick Maese has a column of his own on the moves, and I think the Orioles need to do something at this point. It's been a decade of losing, and right now they should take out the time and see what they have at the lower levels. I think it will be interesting to see what the team does on the market in terms of luring free agents.

The Examiner has an article on the Orioles' All You Can Eat section...

Cal Ripken, Jr. has been appointed a "special sports envoy" by the State Department, and will act as a good-will ambassador to promote baseball & sports around the world.

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