Jack Zduriencik names Don Wakamatsu as Seattle manager (first Asian-American manager)

[valpocrewsader]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3712791

 

An unexpected move from Jack Z? Wakamatsu was not a name I was familiar with.

 

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[pogokat]

Slightly changing the subject, but i'm going to closely follow the mariners nd hope for Jack Z's success...

[tigerbrew]

Wow! A MLB team manager of Asian descent, I love it. Way to go Jack Z!

[mothershipconnection]

A few years ago, several local commentators thought Wakamatsu was going to get Washington's job in Texas, so Jack Z's definitely not the first to think highly of him.

[sbrylski]

I'm kind of surprised it took so long.

[fallingleaves]

Looks like a good Hire. It looks like Jack Z will be successful in rebuilding the Mariners, and in the process, confirm brewerfan's nightmeres that he is indeed a better GM than DM.

[Roscoe Chill]

I don't know anything about Wakamatsu. But I do think it's funny that none of the six candidates or so was named Ned Yost. I don't know if that means Yost wasn't interested, but I find it at least a little telling.

[berniebrewer4life]

Looks like a good Hire. It looks like Jack Z will be successful in rebuilding the Mariners, and in the process, confirm brewerfan's nightmeres that he is indeed a better GM than DM.

The guy has been there less than 2 months and you are already calling him better than DM? Let's see who he signs as free agents/trades for before we make that call.

[Brian the Automator]

Looks like a good Hire. It looks like Jack Z will be successful in rebuilding the Mariners, and in the process, confirm brewerfan's nightmeres that he is indeed a better GM than DM.

There's a pretty big difference between amateur scouting and general management. Jack Z's a smart guy, but a lot of time and deals need to pass before we can realistically do some sort of comparison.

[Invader3K]

Anyway, Jack Z has his work cut out for him. The Mariners are almost basically where the Brewers were about five years ago. It's going to be a couple years before they're probably realistic contenders, even in the weak AL West.