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Article: Mariners Hire Mike Hargrove As Manager
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JIM COUR, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-20-2004
Dateline: SEATTLE
New Seattle Mariners manager Mike Hargrove talks to reporters Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in Seattle. Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi announced the hiring of Hargrove, who will replace Bob Melvin, who was fired at the end of the 2004 season. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Mike Hargrove knows just what he's getting into as the new manager of the last-place Seattle Mariners.
After all, he lost 98, 95 and 91 games in his final three years with the Baltimore Orioles.
The Mariners aren't looking for a quick fix after going 63-99 this season, their worst finish in the franchise's 28-year history and the worst since the 1983 Mariners ...