SEATTLE — After Howard Lincoln watched yet another Seattle Mariners news conference to introduce a new employee, the CEO of the organization said he would take another personal financial hit because of the club's losing season.
Lincoln, the CEO of the Mariners for the past 16 seasons, who rarely speaks, said on Tuesday that as a condition of Seattle having another losing season he would be taking less compensation for his role overseeing the club. Lincoln said he viewed taking less money as his way of being accountable when the club has not succeeded.
"Over the years when we've had losing seasons I had made some very painful and self-imposed financial hits in terms of compensation, in terms of bonuses as my way of trying to be accountable.