Pink Slips for GMs Bill Bavasi and Willie Randolph (With Farewell Rant Video)

Think of it as a future trivia question: Which two GMs got canned within days of one another in June 2008?

Indeed, Bill Bavasi of the Seattle Mariners and Willie Randolph of the New York Mets can now play golf the rest of the summer.

First up to bat: Bavasi. His Seattle Mariners have the worst record in the MLB, 24-45. (Wanna know why our face is red? Our beloved Boston Red Sox dropped 3 of 6 games to the Mariners, therefore supplying them with 1/8 of their wins. Yeah, we can’t believe it either). Interim GM Lee Pelekoudas has the task of turning this team, with its $117M payroll, around. 

Next at the plate is Randolph, whose Mets have a $138M payroll and yet have a head-scratching record that hovers at or below .500 (34-35 at post time). Jerry Manuel is The Chosen Replacement.

As a farewell to this pair of GMs, we’ve decided to post Seattle manager (who remains with the Mariners) John McLaren’s rant (50s) from earlier this month. Why? Because we employ any excuse to post two things 1) supermodel and/or hot athlete pictures and 2) rants. Enjoy!