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VIERA, Fla. — Jim Bowden resigned as general manager of the Nationals on Sunday morning. His replacement has not been named.
Though he was under fire for his possible, though denied, connection to the alleged skimming of bonuses of Latin American players, he has maintained his innocence.
In an emotional news conference, with team president Stan Kasten at his side and assistant general managers Bob Boone and Mike Rizzo in the background, Bowden said he is leaving the Nationals because he did not want to be a distraction to the club.
“I’m today resigning my position as the senior vice president, general manager of the Washington Nationals,” Bowden said. “It’s an emotional decision. It saddens me, but I feel it’s in the best interest of two of the things I love the most: That’s the Washington Nationals and baseball.
UPDATE (by Chad): Mark Sheldon has this tidbit…
Former Reds GM Jim Bowden resigned from the Nationals this morning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Marty Brennaman so giddy.
Heh.
“assistant general manager bob boone”
for some reason that made me chuckle.
i have a feeling he will be “former assistant general manager bob boone” in a few days.
marty spent half an inning getting his shots in during the game, maybe he’s thinking it might be a while before he gets another chance…
Should have been gone for baseball reasons years ago, but I hope the charges turn out to be untrue. Skimming money from latin american teenagers, that would just be pathetic.
Totally unrelated but it bears mentioning. A grammar fight has broken out on Hal McCoy’s blog.
I really wish scientists could clone Bowden so he be hired as GM by about a dozen teams.
None of them the Reds, though.
However disgraceful Bowden’s exit, he’ll probably find someone to take him on as a “special assistant to the executive assistant to the GM” somewhere.
With Bowden out, maybe the nationals will have a chance to finally have a chance to build a winning team. It may take a couple of years to undo what bowden has done. It has taken the Reds almost 8 years, and looks like maybe this year they will finally turn that corner.
Bowden out might give the Nats a chance to build a winning team. It might take a couple of years to undo the mess Bowden caused. It took the reds about 8 years, and finnally maybe this year the reds could turn that corner.
Just my fantasy. Yankees fire Cashman, hire Bowden. With all of his baseball wisdom, and all of the talent the yankees have bought, I’m sure Bowden could turn them into a .500 ball club by Aug.
Does he get to keep the segway?
I wish he could have done a Richard Nixon and said, “they aren’t going to have Jim Bowden to kick around anymore.”
haha bad news for any future ex-Red but good news for the Nationals…
They have a chance to hire someone who actually knows how to run a baseball team.
Wouldn’t it be interesting if they hired Wayne Krivsky?
That might be his last job in MLB. Even if the Feds don’t get him, Leatherpants might be too radioactive for anyone to touch. Karma has struck back hard.
Help me out here… someone asked me yesterday, why Marty hated Bowden so much. Besides the fact that he ruined the team and farm system, I couldn’t come up with a good answer. Did they have any personal disputes that I’m not remembering?
In the stories that have followed Bowden’s resignation it has become clear that Washington ownership was not pleased with his regime. Why on Earth did they not fire him way before this if that is true?