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BurgundyNGold
03-01-2009, 08:33 AM
The details are still coming in but Bowden is gone....

Bowden Statement
Jim Bowden's statement, released this morning by the Nats:

I am today resigning my position as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Washington Nationals. It is an emotional decision that saddens me, but one that I feel is in the best interests of two of the things I love most - baseball and the Washington Nationals.

My resignation is based upon my realization that my ability to properly represent the Washington Nationals has been compromised because of false allegations contained in the press. I am disappointed by the media reports regarding investigations into any of my professional activities. There have been no charges made, and there has been no indication that parties have found any wrongdoing on my part.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/03/bowden_statement.html
RedskinsDave
03-01-2009, 09:01 AM
He never should have been hired in the first place. His track record is simply abysmal.
LATrueRedskin
03-01-2009, 09:13 AM
Excuse me while I do a little happy dance....


:Partyred: :Partyup:


Ok. I know this probably won't mean much personnel-wise because the owners are cheap, but at least Bowden isn't at the negotiating table any more, signing ex-Reds who can't play. His deputy Rizzo seems to be able to fit the bill for the time being (he's a Kasten guy I believe), but I'd like to see the Nats open up a search.
LATrueRedskin
03-02-2009, 12:39 PM
Kasten has tabbed himself as interim GM for the time being:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090302&content_id=3905590&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

It's good to see his first order of business is working out a long-term deal with Ryan Zimmerman.
BurgundyNGold
03-02-2009, 04:24 PM
Kasten has tabbed himself as interim GM for the time being:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090302&content_id=3905590&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

It's good to see his first order of business is working out a long-term deal with Ryan Zimmerman.
Thank God a solid baseball executive is running the show now. For a while there, I thought we were going to lose Kasten after this season and be stuck with that idiot Bowden forever.
ShaggySkins
03-04-2009, 11:30 AM
He should have resigned when this first all became an issue and he was accused of skimming money. Hopefully Kasten will be able to hire a new proven GM and can start building this team.