Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider made some nice comments about former Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais on Saturday night.
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.
According to 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 manager of the Mariners. Both are Wisconsin natives and met here. “He’s done everything 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 met here. “He’s done everything for this community, he’s a great guy. We love him,” Schneider said.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) 25 August 2024
That’s not surprising considering Servais was with the Mariners for most of nine seasons. The two teams have certainly crossed paths at games and community events. Most recently, Servais was spotted at Seahawks practice, hanging out with new Hawks coach Mike Macdonald. Several Seahawks players have thrown ceremonial first pitches at M’s games and several Mariners have been spotted at Hawks games over the years.
Servais leaves the Mariners as the second most successful manager in team history. Only Lou Piniella is better. He brought the team to the playoffs in 2022.
The Mariners are 65-65 on the season heading into Sunday’s game, trailing the Houston Astros by 4.5 games in the American League West race. They will face the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. PT.
The Seahawks won that game against Cleveland 37-33 and will open the regular season on September 8 against the Denver Broncos.
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