Seattle Seahawks General Manager Speaks Highly of Now-Former Mariners Manager
Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider delivered some nice remarks on Saturday night about now-former Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais.
Servais was fired by the Mariners on Thursday afternoon. Schneider made the comments before the Seahawks preseason game against the Cleveland Browns at Lumen Field.
Per Brady Henderson, who covers the Seahawks for ESPN:
John Schneider ended his radio hit with @RaibleKIRO7 with a nod to Scott Servais, who was recently fired as Mariners manager. Both are from Wisconsin and have gotten to know each other here. "Everything he’s done for this community, he’s a great guy. We love him," Schneider said.
John Schneider ended his radio hit with @RaibleKIRO7 with a nod to Scott Servais, who was recently fired as Mariners manager. Both are from Wisconsin and have gotten to know each other here. "Everything he’s done for this community, he’s a great guy. We love him," Schneider said.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 25, 2024
That's not surprising given that Servais was with the Mariners for most of nine seasons. The two sides certainly would have come across each other at games and community events. Just recently, Servais was spotted at Seahawks practice hanging out with new Hawks coach Mike Macdonald. Multiple Seahawks players have thrown out ceremonial first pitches at M's games and multiple Mariners have been spotted at Hawks games over the years.
Servais leaves the Mariners as the second-most winning manager in team history. He's only behind Lou Piniella. He took the team to the playoffs in 2022.
The Mariners are 65-65 on the season heading into play on Sunday. They are 4.5 games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West race. They will take on the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. PT.
The Seahawks won that game against Cleveland, 37-33, and will open up the regular season on Sept. 8 against the Denver Broncos.
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