Jerry Dipoto hit the ground running when he was hired as general manager of the Mariners. His new manager Scott Servais will do the same. While he has no previous managerial experience, Servais does have plenty of experience working with Dipoto, and in this day and age in baseball that may be just as important.
There will be no sitting down to learn each other's baseball, something Dipoto said was necessary before making a decision on Lloyd McClendon's future with the club. Dipoto and Servais speak the same language. There should be no surprises for the general manager -- or the manager, for that matter -- which is a good thing.