Even as the media debated the merits of those rumored to be in contention for Seattle‘s GM post, team officials were furiously wrapping up negotiations with Howard Tomlinson.
In a mid-afternoon press conference, Tomlinson was trotted out to answer a flurry of questions from the startled media. Asked if he could handle the job, Tomlinson responded testily, “That’s why they hired me. I know the team has issues, but look around the Major League Daily Sim Baseball League and show me a team that doesn’t.”