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Mariners Blog

June 20, 2008

A couple of coaches tell all

Posted at 12:01 am by By Kirby Arnold

One thing I've learned during my time covering baseball is that players, coaches and managers may say one thing knowing their comments will appear in newspapers and on radio and TV, but the reality of a situation can be quite different.

That has never been more true than this season with the Mariners, who you'd believe are a "hard working" bunch of guys who "care" and have "passion" for their jobs, if you listen to what's being said.

Then you see with your own eyes a couple of infielders sprawled on the clubhouse couch watching a soccer game instead of doing extra work in the batting cage; or you hear that a guy would be a lot better if he worked as hard at baseball as he does at pouting about his role; or you're told of a supposed "team leader" never doing the extra work needed to pull himself from a slump; or you hear of a coach getting into a player's face and verbally challenging his heart.

Few want to be quoted with their names attached because their jobs could be at stake. So as a reporter, you take in what you see and hear from those you trust and make sure your BS meter is running when people are speaking on the record.

In Saturday's editions of the Tacoma News Tribune, there's a must-read story on the state of the Mariners by Larry LaRue. Larry talkes with a couple of current coaches about what's really taking the Mariners down. The quotes are anonymous in order to protect the coaches' identities, but they're dead-on accurate. I've known Larry LaRue more than a decade, and when Larry writes, you know it's true.

Here's where to read his story of what's really happening with these Mariners:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/394177.html

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