The National Disaster Story Continues: What About Jim Bowden?
The Washington Nationals have seemingly have had a lot of bad take place in their time in the Nation’s Capital, and there has been one underlying person at the center of everything — Jim Bowden.
Now, could his time be up?
Although cheating has been part of the game since time has began, it looks like MLB is taking the case of Bowden seriously, and now his employers may want to show him the door.
According to the Sport Digest, Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden responded to an SI.com report that he’s part of a federal investigation into the skimming of signing bonuses given to prospects from Latin America, saying he has done nothing improper.
Meanwhile, according to The Washington Post, sources, some within the team’s ownership group - which includes managing principal owner Theodore N. Lerner, seven principal owners and nine founding partners - are eager to cut ties with the GM they inherited almost three years ago, and see the investigation as a way of facilitating Bowden’s exit.
At this point, who knows what may happen. Bowden has survived three lackluster years in Washington; however, this time around, his hide may not be saved if he’s shown to have a role in this scandal…
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