That's Just Seattle.

My Mariners from my lovely and liberal hometown of Seattle are going to hire the first woman General Manager in Major League Baseball history. It isn't definite but the comments by the Mariner's team president in the following article suggests that she's in. That's Seattle for you. I love our city for that. Just so free and accepting of everyone. It's clean the air is fresh. Oh I love that place. (But I ain't moving back! Aha!) There is plenty of Northern racist politics played up there but for the most part a great place to live. I liken the spirit of Seattle to that of a smaller San Francisco.

Hopefully the new GM can fix those bums. I can't believe they're this dreadful. 101 and losses? I thought for sure they were going to be in the race to win the American League West. We need a GM who knows how to spend and knows who to spend money on. Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson? Erik Bedard? The only players that belong on the Mariner's roster are Ichiro and Felix Hernandez. Felix needs a better pitching coach, he has way too much talent and it's being squandered away by the shitty Mariners. Ichiro needs some hitters that are going to drive him home. I think this is a one season fix. Next year we'll be in the hunt for October.

Dodgers assistant GM Ng considered an option for 'gender blind' Mariners

Associated Press

SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said his team is vetting a wide range of general manager candidates, pointedly leaving open the possibility of Seattle hiring the first female general manager in major league history.

Highly regarded Los Angeles Dodgers assistant GM Kim Ng is considered an option.

The 39-year-old Ng has had her job for seven seasons and was a top adviser to New York Yankees' GM Brian Cashman before that. She was believed to be the final candidate beaten out by Ned Colletti when Los Angeles selected a new GM in 2005, and the Dodgers say she is the first woman to ever interview for a GM job.

She may be getting a second interview soon.

"It's time for some fresh thinking," Armstrong said at the end of his 23rd season with the team -- what he called his worst and most "miserable" one.

"We're color blind, gender blind," he went on to say. "We just want the best person that we think would be the best person for the Mariners as we move forward," Armstrong said.

He and team CEO Howard Lincoln said the replacement for Bill Bavasi, fired June 16, and temporary in-house fill-in Lee Pelekoudas will be an outsider with new ideas to resurrect the franchise.

This week Seattle became the first major league team with a $100 million player payroll to lose 100 games. The Mariners began the season expecting to win the AL West but entered Friday night's game against Oakland at 58-101, their most losses since 1983. They must win one of their final three games to avoid matching their worst season of 104 losses, set in 1978.

"Inside, we have our own thoughts. But it's good, I think, to go outside and get some fresh views," Armstrong said. "We are looking for a new, fresh perspective and some good leadership."