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Mariners Manager Burns Out

Posted Jul 2, 07 4:54 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – With his team on a seven-game streak, 11 games above .500, Seattle manager Mike Hargrove quit today, explaining that 35 years in the business had simply left him too depleted to continue. Bench coach John McLaren will take over. GM Bill Bavasi, while supportive, acknowledged that Hargrove's departure left the team in a state of uncertainty.

Said Hargrove of the accumulated strain:  "[The highs] were not high enough and the lows were too low." The surging Mariners, at any rate, seemed unaffected by the change at the helm, nipping Toronto in the final frame, 2-1, for their eighth straight. Ichiro Suzuki and closer J.J. Putz also learned of their selection for the 2007 All-Star Game.

Source Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Seattle Mariners bench coach John McLaren stands in the dugout before the start of the MLB game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He will replace current manager Mike Hargrove of the Mariners after their...   (Associated Press)
Seattle Mariners Manager Mike Hargrove(facing camera) hugs player Willie Bloomquist in the dugout after he announced his resigning as manager of the Mariners effective after today's MLB game against the...   (Associated Press)
Seattle Mariners general manager Bill Bevasi, left, looks on as outgoing manager Mike Hargrove talks to the media about his resignation as manager of the Mariners effective after their MLB game against...   (Associated Press)
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