Article: ICHIRO MOVE MAC'S CALL MANAGER FEELS RIGHT FIELD 'WHERE HE BELONGS,' SAYS NO ONE DICTATED CHANGE.(Sports)

Byline: DAVID ANDRIESENP-I reporter

Ichiro Suzuki's sudden return to right field this week has raised plenty of questions, but on Wednesday, Mariners manager John McLaren emphatically answered one of the more prevalent ones: Coming as it did on the day general manager Bill Bavasi was fired, was the move directed by the team?

"Nothing whatsoever has been dictated from up top. Nothing. Ever," McLaren said. "They've left me alone, and I respect that and I appreciate that. The Ichiro thing is something I've been thinking about a long time, and I just went with it."

McLaren said he toyed with the idea last year after taking over as manager, but ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!