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Sagging Mariners fire GM Bavasi

Seattle Mariners president Chuck Armstrong, left, and CEO Howard Lincoln address a news conference Monday, June 16, 2008, in Seattle. The Mariners fired general manager Bill Bavasi Monday morning, as Seattle lags along with the worst record in baseball after starting the season with playoff hopes. Vice president/associate general manager Lee Pelekoudas will take over in his place. Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln said in a release that new leadership was needed in the GM position.

It was Bill Bavasi’s last ditch effort, the desperation of a frustrated man trying to find a spark and save his job. Two weeks ago, Bavasi locked the doors in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse and forced his underachieving 25-man roster to sit together and be publicly held accountable for their spiraling season.

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